Lead QA Automation Engineer for Institutional Services

Acara Solutions, Inc.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 68,000 - 97,000; Part time

Job summary

Acara Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Lead Institutional Services Automation Quality Control Analyst on a 9-month contract.

You will design and build scalable automated testing solutions across UI, API, and performance areas, partnering with development and product teams throughout the SDLC to ensure quality. The role emphasizes hands-on test automation, implementation of testing strategies, and collaboration in sprint planning to translate requirements into reliable test coverage, with

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Test case management in Zephyr and Automation Framework Development (UI, API, Integration Testing).
• Minimum 2 years of experience in CI/CD, Scripting, and Test Automation Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Business Process Validation and Quality Assurance Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance automation frameworks across UI, API, performance, load, and other non-functional testing areas, ensuring solutions are scalable, reliable, and maintainable.
• Define and implement test automation strategies, including tooling, scripting, architecture, test data, and environment management, while identifying opportunities to improve coverage and efficiency.
• Partner with Development and Product teams during sprint planning, backlog refinement, and solution design to translate requirements and acceptance criteria into comprehensive automated test coverage.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines, review test code and scripts, monitor automation KPIs, and provide clear reporting on feature-level test coverage and execution status.
• Drive continuous quality improvement by evaluating emerging testing technologies, including AI-assisted tools, contributing to performance and security testing, resolving complex technical challenges, and supporting less experienced team members.

Skills

Zephyr

Automation framework

CI/CD

Scripting

QA Analysis

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Acara Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Lead Institutional Services Automation Quality Control Analyst on a 9-month contract.

You will design and build scalable automated testing solutions across UI, API, and performance areas, partnering with development and product teams throughout the SDLC to ensure quality. The role emphasizes hands-on test automation, implementation of testing strategies, and collaboration in sprint planning to translate requirements into reliable test coverage, with