Hybrid API Test Engineer — Automation & CI/CD Focus

Eliassen Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Híbrido; USD 92 000 - 106 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced API Test Engineer for a contract-to-hire role. The position is hybrid with 4 days onsite in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL, focusing on REST API testing and automation in Java/Spring Boot environments.

You will design test plans, execute test cases, and expand automation within CI/CD pipelines, using Postman, JMeter, and Python to ensure reliability and secure, production-ready APIs.

Qualificações

• 3+ years of API testing experience with REST services.
• Proficiency with HTTP methods, status codes, headers, and JSON validation.
• Hands-on with Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, Ping API, vREST, or Insomnia.
• Ability to write test cases and automation scripts, preferably in Python.
• Experience with SQL databases and API clients.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and automation frameworks.
• Experience testing Java/Spring Boot services, AKS/containerized deployments.
• Financial services experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Playwright or Selenium and Zephyr Scale is a plus.
• Ability to work in high-stress, tight timelines; occasional nights/weekends.

Responsabilidades

• Design, execute, and automate REST API tests for bi‑directional integrations.
• Develop and maintain test plans, strategies, and traceable test cases.
• Perform service-level testing for HTTP methods, status codes, headers, and JSON payloads.
• Validate API connectivity, processing logic, payload transformations, and backend database outcomes.
• Lead test planning in a real‑time build environment and iterate plans as requirements change.
• Execute manual testing initially and expand automation as the project progresses.
• Create and run Python or tool‑based API automation scripts and integrate with CI/CD and DevOps workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and product to triage defects and improve API reliability and security.
• Document results, report defects with clear reproduction steps, and track to closure.
• Contribute to framework selection and best practices for tools such as Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, or similar.

Conhecimentos

API testing

REST

Postman

SoapUI

JMeter

Python

SQL

CI/CD

DevOps

AKS

Java/Spring Boot

Playwright

Selenium

Zephyr Scale

Ferramentas

Postman

SoapUI

JMeter

Ping API

vREST

Insomnia

Playwright

Selenium

Zephyr Scale

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Eliassen Group is seeking an experienced API Test Engineer for a contract-to-hire role. The position is hybrid with 4 days onsite in Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL, focusing on REST API testing and automation in Java/Spring Boot environments.

You will design test plans, execute test cases, and expand automation within CI/CD pipelines, using Postman, JMeter, and Python to ensure reliability and secure, production-ready APIs.