Dutech’s Job

Job Title: Senior QA Automation Engineer (Selenium/Java)

Job Type: Contract
Location: 100% Remote (within the United States)
Start Date: 09/15/2025

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Engineer to join our Quality Assurance (QA) team within IT-SEDS (Information Technology – Statewide Education Data System). This role will support the Client  and collaborate with the FSP development team to deliver high-quality, reliable software applications through advanced testing practices.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with automation frameworks, SQL, and Java while also excelling in manual testing, performance testing, and accessibility testing. This is a critical role in ensuring the smooth implementation of statewide education data applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, design documents, and technical documentation to develop detailed test cases.

• Create, execute, and maintain automated functional and regression test cases using Selenium and TestNG.

• Conduct manual testing and data validation for web-based applications and reports (HTML, PDF, Excel).

• Perform SQL queries to validate and manipulate test data.

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and customers to clarify functionality and ensure effective test coverage.

• Execute performance testing with tools such as JMeter or WAPT Pro.

• Perform accessibility testing to ensure compliance standards.

• Report and document defects, test execution results, and testing summaries in detail.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years testing complex web applications.

• 7+ years testing across all phases of the SDLC.

• 7+ years automation testing with Selenium and TestNG.

• 5+ years advanced SQL/database testing experience.

• 3+ years hands-on experience with Java programming.

• 2+ years working with Apache POI and Apache PDFBox.

• 2+ years using WAPT Pro, JMeter, or other performance testing tools.

Preferred Skills

• Experience parsing WebTables to verify results.

• Prior experience with Zephyr Scale.

• Previous experience with JIRA for defect tracking and project management.

Work Hours & Location

• Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (Central Time), excluding state holidays.

• Location: 100% Remote – Candidates must be based within the United States.