Quality Assurance Engineer II

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Jobtailor is seeking a QA Engineer to execute functional, regression, and accessibility testing across sprints, ensuring stories meet acceptance criteria. You will author manual and automated tests with Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright, run Axe and Pa11y scans, and document findings in Jira/Confluence following WCAG 2.1 AA standards.

Responsibilities include API validation with Postman or Rest Assured, collaboration with developers to craft test cases, CI/CD instrumentation in GitLab, and

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of QA engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment
• Proficiency with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Experience developing test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing scenarios
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman or Rest Assured
• Working knowledge of accessibility testing tools including Axe and pa11y
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and working within GitLab or equivalent version control environments
• Familiarity with load and performance testing concepts and tools
• Solid understanding of agile testing methodologies and how QA integrates into a sprint-based delivery model
• Prior experience with federal agency digital services or government contracting environments
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and Section 508 compliance testing
• Experience with manual assistive technology testing using JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver
• Exposure to SAFe or scaled Agile delivery frameworks
• Familiarity with Cucumber Gherkin or behavior-driven development testing approaches
• Experience with performance testing tools such as NeoLoad, JMeter, or Taurus

Aufgaben

• Execute functional, regression, and accessibility testing every sprint, validating stories against acceptance criteria and flagging merges that fail automated test gates
• Write and maintain manual and automated test cases using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Run Axe and pa11y accessibility scans on merge requests and document findings in Jira and Confluence aligned to WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Validate API behavior using Postman or Rest Assured as part of sprint-level testing coverage
• Collaborate with developers to write boilerplate and exploratory test cases for new functionality
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline test instrumentation in GitLab
• Participate in load and performance testing activities
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Ask questions during design and architecture discussions to ensure systems are built with testability in mind

Kenntnisse

Test Automation

API Testing

Accessibility Testing

CI/CD

Agile Testing

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Postman

Rest Assured

Axe

Pa11y

GitLab

Jira

Confluence

Jobbeschreibung

Execute functional, regression, and accessibility testing every sprint, validating stories against acceptance criteria and flagging merges that fail automated test gates
Write and maintain manual and automated test cases using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
Run Axe and pa11y accessibility scans on merge requests and document findings in Jira and Confluence aligned to WCAG 2.1 AA standards
Validate API behavior using Postman or Rest Assured as part of sprint-level testing coverage
Collaborate with developers to write boilerplate and exploratory test cases for new functionality
Contribute to CI/CD pipeline test instrumentation in GitLab
Participate in load and performance testing activities
Participate in SAFe ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
Ask questions during design and architecture discussions to ensure systems are built with testability in mind

Requirements

• 3+ years of relevant QA engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment
• Proficiency with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Experience developing test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing scenarios
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman or Rest Assured
• Working knowledge of accessibility testing tools including Axe and pa11y
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and working within GitLab or equivalent version control environments
• Familiarity with load and performance testing concepts and tools
• Solid understanding of agile testing methodologies and how QA integrates into a sprint-based delivery model
• Prior experience with federal agency digital services or government contracting environments
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and Section 508 compliance testing
• Experience with manual assistive technology testing using JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver
• Exposure to SAFe or scaled Agile delivery frameworks
• Familiarity with Cucumber Gherkin or behavior-driven development testing approaches
• Experience with performance testing tools such as NeoLoad, JMeter, or Taurus

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, along with proficiency in API testing using Postman and Rest Assured. Familiar with accessibility standards including WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 compliance, contributing to quality assurance in agile environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Test Automation Frameworks
• API Testing Tools
• Accessibility Testing Tools
• CI/CD Pipeline Integration
• Agile Testing Methodologies

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Test Automation
• Manual Testing
• API Testing
• Accessibility Testing
• Load Testing
• Performance Testing
• Test Case Development
• Test Plan Development
• Agile Methodologies
• Behavior-Driven Development

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• WCAG 2.1 AA
• Section 508 Compliance
• SAFe
• Federal Agency Digital Services
• Government Contracting

Tools & Technologies

• Selenium
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Postman
• Rest Assured
• Axe
• Pa11y
• GitLab
• Jira
• Confluence