QA Automation Engineer

ECS Corporate Services; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Active Secret Clearance

UAT experience

SW QA background

Job summary

ECS Corporate Services is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join our Professional Services team, working remotely with a focus on end-to-end testing, automation, performance testing, and UAT across web apps, APIs, and data platforms.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Selenium, Playwright, Python-based testing, and tools like Jira, Confluence, and Locust, collaborating with engineers and stakeholders to ensure release readiness and robust quality.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks and testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Python-based testing solutions, Jira, Confluence, and Locust.
• Experience validating web applications, APIs, data platforms, and third-party integrations.
• Ability to coordinate with engineers, TPMs, product owners, and customers throughout the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, end-to-end, performance, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Define test strategies, scenarios, acceptance criteria, and release readiness metrics with stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test suites for web apps, APIs, and integrated workflows.
• Perform end-to-end testing across frontend, APIs, Databricks environments, and third-party integrations.
• Validate role-based access controls, security requirements, and data access restrictions.
• Coordinate and facilitate multiple rounds of UAT, document findings, and support final release approvals.
• Design and execute performance and load testing using Locust and identify bottlenecks under concurrent load.
• Conduct regression testing to ensure quality and stability prior to production releases.
• Produce testing reports, quality metrics, defect summaries, and release recommendations.
• Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage testing activities and track defects.

Skills

Selenium

Playwright

Python-based testing

Performance testing

UAT

API testing

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Locust

Databricks

Job description

ECS is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to work remotely . We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer with experience in end-to-end testing, test automation, performance testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to join the Professional Services team. This role will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive testing strategy across functional, integration, automation, performance, security, regression, and user acceptance testing activities.The ideal candidate will have experience validating complex web applications, APIs, data platforms, and third-party integrations. This individual will work closely with engineering teams, technical leadership, and customer stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional requirements, performance expectations, security controls, and release readiness criteria.Candidates should have hands‑on experience with automation frameworks and testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Python-based testing solutions, Jira, Confluence, and performance testing tools such as Locust.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, end-to-end, performance, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Define test strategies, test scenarios, acceptance criteria, and release readiness metrics in collaboration with project stakeholders.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test suites for web applications, APIs, and integrated workflows.
• Perform end-to-end testing across frontend applications, APIs, Databricks environments, and third-party platform integrations.
• Validate integrations spanning web applications, backend services, data platforms, and external systems.
• Execute functional testing across multiple user personas and business workflows.
• Coordinate and facilitate multiple rounds of User Acceptance Testing (UAT), document findings, validate remediation efforts, and support final release approvals.
• Design and execute performance and load testing using tools such as Locust, validating system behavior under concurrent user activity and identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Perform regression testing to ensure software quality and system stability prior to production releases.
• Validate role-based access controls, security requirements, governance controls, and data access restrictions.
• Identify, document, classify, and track software defects through resolution.
• Collaborate with engineers, TPMs, product owners, and customer stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Produce testing reports, quality metrics, defect summaries, and release recommendations.
• Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage testing activities, document results, and track defects and remediation efforts.

Salary Range: $140,000-$165,000

General Description of Benefits

• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience with UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
• Strong background in Software Quality Assurance (SW QA)
• Ability to translate business requirements into effective test cases
• Experience identifying and documenting defects clearly and concisely
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Effective communication skills for cross - team collaboration