QA Automation Engineer- Onsite Overland Park, KS

NetSmart Technologies; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Netsmart is seeking a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer in the United States. You will build, scale, and maintain automated testing solutions across UI, API, and integration layers, while collaborating with engineers, product managers, and QA teammates to ensure quality coverage.

You will develop robust automation libraries, participate in design reviews, and contribute to test strategy improvements. This role involves on-call rotation and a strong focus on reliability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 1+ year of experience developing and executing automated test scripts.
• 1+ year of experience writing and executing manual test cases and test plans.
• Solid understanding of software QA best practices, testing methodologies, and SDLC.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and nontechnical teams.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities with a focus on identifying gaps, risks, and root causes.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into test cases, scenarios, and automation opportunities.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within highly collaborative, deadlinedriven teams.

Responsibilities

• Set up, configure, and maintain test automation environments, frameworks, and supporting tools.
• Architect, design, and develop modular, reusable, and extensible automated test harnesses and scripts.
• Maintain and expand automation infrastructure to support UI, API, integration, and performance testing.
• Develop accurate, efficient, and scalable automated test cases that support functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Build and manage a comprehensive test automation library mapped to requirements and regression needs.
• Evaluate and execute automated suites across multiple environments and platforms.
• Participate in design and requirements reviews, providing insights on testability, automation feasibility, and quality risks.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teammates to identify defects, clarify requirements, and ensure alignment on test coverage.
• Communicate test estimates, progress, risks, and blockers clearly and proactively.
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects with clear, concise reporting.
• Create and maintain test documentation including test plans, procedures, and coverage analyses.
• Assist with manual functional, regression, and integration testing when necessary to support product releases.
• Participate in a rotational oncall schedule, occasionally requiring availability outside standard business hours.

Skills

Automated testing

Manual testing

QA best practices

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Selenium

Job description

Role Overview

As a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in building, scaling, and maintaining automated testing solutions that ensure the delivery of reliable, highquality software. You'll work hands-on with automation frameworks, collaborate across engineering and product teams, and help shape our test strategy through continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities

Automation Framework & Environment

• Set up, configure, and maintain test automation environments, frameworks, and supporting tools.
• Architect, design, and develop modular, reusable, and extensible automated test harnesses and scripts.
• Maintain and expand automation infrastructure to support UI, API, integration, and performance testing.

Test Development & Execution

• Develop accurate, efficient, and scalable automated test cases that support functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Build and manage a comprehensive test automation library mapped to requirements and regression needs.
• Evaluate and execute automated suites across multiple environments and platforms.

Quality Advocacy & Collaboration

• Participate in design and requirements reviews, providing insights on testability, automation feasibility, and quality risks.
• Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teammates to identify defects, clarify requirements, and ensure alignment on test coverage.
• Communicate test estimates, progress, risks, and blockers clearly and proactively.

Defect Management & Documentation

• Identify, document, track, and retest defects with clear, concise reporting.
• Create and maintain test documentation including test plans, procedures, and coverage analyses.
• Assist with manual functional, regression, and integration testing when necessary to support product releases.

Operational Support

• Participate in a rotational oncall schedule, occasionally requiring availability outside standard business hours.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.
• 1+ year of experience developing and executing automated test scripts.
• 1+ year of experience writing and executing manual test cases and test plans.
• Solid understanding of software QA best practices, testing methodologies, and SDLC.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and nontechnical teams.
• Strong analytical and problemsolving abilities with a focus on identifying gaps, risks, and root causes.
• Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into test cases, scenarios, and automation opportunities.
• High attention to detail with strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to work both independently and within highly collaborative, deadlinedriven teams.

Preferred

• Experience with structured or Agile delivery methodologies.
• Experience across web, desktop, or mobile applications built with technologies such as Java, .NET, JavaScript, Linux, and relational databases.
• Working knowledge of where and how test automation is best applied, including maintenance strategies.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium or equivalent automation tools.
• Ability to interpret and write scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript) used within automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Node.js, XPath, and web element identification techniques.

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Netsmart is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer, providing equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all associates. All employment decisions at Netsmart, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion and transfer, are based on performance, qualifications, abilities, education and experience. Netsmart does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, past or present military service, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Netsmart desires to provide a healthy and safe workplace and, as a government contractor, Netsmart is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace in accordance with applicable federal law. Pursuant to Netsmart policy, all post-offer candidates are required to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, including a drug screen, which is provided at Netsmart's sole expense. In the event a candidate tests positive for a controlled substance, Netsmart will rescind the offer of employment unless the individual can provide proof of valid prescription to Netsmart's third party screening provider.

All applicants for employment must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Netsmart does not provide work visa sponsorship for this position.