QA AUTOMATION / APPLICATION TESTER

Location: HARTFORD, CT || REMOTE || CONTRACT

We are looking for an experienced Application Tester / QA Automation Engineer to support testing for a large integrated information-sharing system.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform system, UAT, functional, and integration testing.
• Create test cases, test scenarios, and test result reports.
• Test APIs/web services using Postman and SoapUI.
• Validate backend data using SQL Server and complex SQL queries.
• Test XML-based data and integrations.
• Identify, document, and track defects.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites.
• Integrate automation testing with DevOps/GitHub.
• Develop automation scripts using C# or Java.
• Prepare test reports and communicate results to project stakeholders.

Required Skills:

• 5–7 years of software testing experience.
• Strong manual and automation testing experience.
• Experience with Postman/SoapUI, SQL Server, XML, C# or Java.
• Experience with automation frameworks and data-driven testing.
• Knowledge of GitHub/DevOps and automation reporting tools such as Extent Reports.
• Experience with NIEM XML or another complex XML standard is highly preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and analytical skills.

Preferred:

Experience with SOA technologies, IBM Rational Jazz, and large integrated systems.