API QA Lead

Experis Technology Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

401(k), Plus Match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup seeks an experienced API QA Lead to guide quality engineering for Costco’s migration-focused platform modernization. You will lead API testing strategy, govern readiness and defects, and coordinate with onshore/offshore teams across multiple waves.

Candidate will own governance, provide risk-based Go/No-Go decisions, and drive production-readiness through robust metric reporting and evidence-based decisions. Onsite in Seattle, WA.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Quality Engineering, API/integration or cloud modernization testing.
• Experience leading customer-facing QE governance for large migration programs.
• Hands-on with REST APIs, microservices, and modern cloud tech.
• Knowledge of JWT, OAuth 2.0, Entra ID, RBAC and API security validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead API Quality Engineering for migration-focused validation of up to 257 in-scope APIs and repositories across migration waves.
• Serve as the primary testing point of contact for Costco QE, architects, application teams, APIM or Apigee, platform teams, and the offshore QE team.
• Ensure testing stays aligned to SOW boundaries, including API integration testing, API-level regression checks, and limited API performance testing.
• Own test governance: scope alignment, readiness reviews, defect governance, quality reporting, and production-readiness recommendations.
• Provide quality-based recommendations for migration-wave progression, including risk reviews, Go/No-Go discussions, and timely clarification coordination.

Skills

Test strategy leadership

Customer-facing governance

API testing

REST APIs

Microservices

Azure

AKS

APIM/Apigee

CI/CD

Security validation

Stakeholder management

Tools

APIM/Apigee

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Our client is seeking an API QA Lead to join their team. As an API QA Lead, you will be part of the Quality Engineering workstream supporting the modernization of the Costcos Global Membership Platform. The ideal candidate will have strong test strategy leadership, customer-facing governance, and defect and release readiness accountability which will align successfully in the organization.

Job Title:API QA Lead

Location:Seattle, Washington (Onsite)

What's the Job?

• Lead API Quality Engineering for migration-focused validation of up to 257 in-scope APIs and repositories across planned migration waves.
• Serve as the primary testing point of contact for Costco QE, architects, application teams, Apigee teams, platform teams, and the offshore QE team.
• Ensure testing stays aligned to agreed SOW boundaries, including API integration testing, API-level regression checks, and limited API performance testing.
• Own test governance: scope alignment, readiness reviews, defect governance, quality reporting, and production-readiness recommendations.
• Provide quality-based recommendations for migration-wave progression, including risk reviews, Go/No-Go discussions, and timely clarification coordination.

What's Needed?

• 10+ years of Quality Engineering experience, including API, integration, or cloud-modernization testing.
• Proven experience leading customer-facing QE governance for large, multi-team migration or transformation programs.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs, microservices, Azure, AKS, APIM or Apigee, CI/CD, and production-release governance.
• Knowledge of JWT, OAuth 2.0, Entra ID, RBAC, and API security validation.
• Experience defining API performance-test scope, NFRs, and readiness criteria is preferred; strong stakeholder management and analytical reporting skills are required.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to lead quality engineering governance for a high-impact platform modernization program.
• Visibility with key stakeholders across onshore and offshore teams during North America business hours.
• Accountability for test strategy, quality gates, defect governance, and production-readiness recommendations.
• Clear focus on migration-wave validation, traceability, and evidence-based decision making.
• Motivating chance to drive alignment, risk management, and quality outcomes across complex API ecosystems.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

• Possible 3 Month CTH
• Onsite work site: Seattle, WA USA.
• Background check is mandatory.