QA Engineer

Dexian; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Application Development QA team in New York. The role is hands-on, focused on manual testing with exposure to test automation, ensuring quality across web, desktop, and API products.

You will design test plans, execute detailed test cases, and collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders. Experience with Playwright/Cypress/WebDriverIO and Jira/Azure DevOps is expected, along with strong problem-solving and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Software QA experience.
• Strong background in manual testing with proven experience creating and executing test cases.
• Experience performing functional, regression, smoke, integration, and exploratory testing.
• At least 1 year of hands-on automation experience using Playwright, Cypress, WebDriverIO, or similar tools.
• Ability to write and maintain automation scripts using JavaScript, TypeScript, or Node.js-based technologies.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect management platforms.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, SDLC, and Agile development practices.
• Experience testing web-based applications; desktop and API testing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web, desktop, and API applications.
• Perform hands-on manual testing, including functional, regression, smoke, integration, and exploratory testing.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, WebDriverIO, or similar technologies.
• Validate applications against business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.
• Document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Partner closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure software quality throughout the SDLC.
• Execute regression testing activities prior to production releases.
• Provide testing status, quality metrics, and risk assessments to leadership and project teams.

Skills

Manual testing

Test automation

Playwright

Cypress

WebDriverIO

JavaScript/TypeScript

Jira

Azure DevOps

Agile

SDLC

Tools

Playwright

Cypress

WebDriverIO

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Application Development QA team. This position is ideal for a hands-on QA professional with strong manual testing experience and exposure to test automation. We are looking for someone who enjoys finding defects, validating business requirements, and ensuring software quality throughout the development lifecycle.

What You'll Do

• Create, maintain, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web, desktop, and API applications.
• Perform hands-on manual testing, including functional, regression, smoke, integration, and exploratory testing.
• Design and maintain automated test scripts using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, WebDriverIO, or similar technologies.
• Validate applications against business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.
• Document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.
• Partner closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure software quality throughout the SDLC.
• Execute regression testing activities prior to production releases.
• Provide testing status, quality metrics, and risk assessments to leadership and project teams.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of hands-on Software QA experience.
• Strong background in manual testing with proven experience creating and executing test cases.
• Experience performing functional, regression, smoke, integration, and exploratory testing.
• At least 1 year of hands-on automation experience using Playwright, Cypress, WebDriverIO, or similar tools.
• Ability to write and maintain automation scripts using JavaScript, TypeScript, or Node.js-based technologies.
• Experience using Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect management platforms.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, SDLC, and Agile development practices.
• Experience testing web-based applications; desktop and API testing experience is a plus.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a genuine hands-on tester who has spent the majority of their career performing manual QA while developing some automation capabilities along the way. We are seeking someone who can confidently discuss testing methodologies, test case design, defect management, and automation tools they have personally used in production environments. This is not a role for a pure automation engineer, framework architect, or QA manager. It is a hands-on testing position requiring strength in both manual QA fundamentals and automation scripting.

Dexian stands at the forefront of Talent + Technology solutions with a presence spanning more than 70 locations worldwide and a team exceeding 10,000 professionals. As one of the largest technology and professional staffing companies and one of the largest minority-owned staffing companies in the United States, Dexian combines over 30 years of industry expertise with cutting-edge technologies to deliver comprehensive global services and support. Dexian connects the right talent and the right technology with the right organizations to deliver trajectory-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. To learn more, please visit https://dexian.com/. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.