OVERVIEW
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior QA / Test Automation Engineer to join a contractor program supporting a critical customer engagement: a state government professional licensing and regulatory compliance platform built on Google Cloud. This role is ideal for a senior QA engineer who owns the full test lifecycle, from test strategy and case design through automated regression, across web, API, and mobile surfaces. The successful candidate will work closely with the client technical lead, the development team, and customer stakeholders to ensure project success from initial definition through final delivery.
REQUIRED CREDENTIALS
• 5+ years of professional QA / test automation experience
• Experience testing cloud-hosted, service-based applications in production environments
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Web E2E test automation with Playwright or a comparable framework (Cypress, Selenium)
• API test automation for REST services (REST Assured, Karate, or Postman/Newman)
• Test strategy, test case design, and defect lifecycle management
• Manual and exploratory testing alongside automation
• SQL for test data setup and validation (PostgreSQL)
• Testing asynchronous, event-driven behavior (queues, webhooks, scheduled jobs)
• Integrating automated suites into CI/CD pipelines
USEFUL QUALIFICATIONS
• Mobile test automation for React Native (Detox, Maestro, or Appium)
• Performance and load testing (k6, JMeter, or Gatling)
• Accessibility testing (WCAG 2.1 AA)
• Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform services
• Experience in government or regulated environments
• Experience testing workflow- or rules-driven systems (BPMN engines, decision tables)
SCOPE AND SOLUTION EXPECTATIONS
Below covers the scope of work we anticipate the contractor supporting throughout the project timeline.
• Define and maintain the test strategy and test plans for the platform's web portals, backend services, and external integrations
• Build and maintain automated E2E suites for the public citizen portal and staff operations console
• Build and maintain automated API test coverage for the platform's microservices
• Validate dynamic intake forms and business rule outcomes through data-driven regression suites
• Test payment, notification, and document upload flows, including webhook and failure scenarios
• Integrate automated suites into CI/CD pipelines and report on coverage and release quality
• Support performance and load testing of high-traffic endpoints such as public license search
• Extend automation coverage to the React Native field inspection application
• Support UAT cycles, defect triage, and release readiness sign-off
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional QA or test automation experience
- Experience testing cloud-hosted, service-based applications in production environments
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Web end-to-end test automation experience with Playwright or a comparable framework such as Cypress or Selenium
- REST API test automation experience using REST Assured, Karate, or Postman/Newman
- Experience with test strategy, test case design, and defect lifecycle management
- Manual and exploratory testing experience
- SQL experience for test data setup and validation, preferably PostgreSQL
- Experience testing asynchronous, event-driven behavior including queues, webhooks, and scheduled jobs
- Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines
- Mobile test automation experience for React Native using Detox, Maestro, or Appium
- Performance and load testing experience using k6, JMeter, or Gatling
- Accessibility testing experience with WCAG 2.1 AA
- Familiarity with Google Cloud Platform services
- Experience in government or regulated environments
- Experience testing workflow- or rules-driven systems, including BPMN engines or decision tables
What We Do
Ontrac Solutions helps organizations adopt emerging technologies to scale smarter. We build GenAI platforms, predictive analytics solutions, and drive cloud adoption. We're also a HubSpot partner, supporting landing page design, website development, CRM integration, workflows, and automation. From infrastructure to marketing ops, we deliver strategy and execution that drives growth.
