QA Engineer — Automated Testing & Quality Assurance

Apex Systems; Greenwood Village (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a QA Engineer in Colorado to design, develop, and execute automated tests for an enterprise data and automation platform. You will identify defects, collaborate with developers, and contribute to improving testing methodologies to ensure functional, performance, and security standards before release.

The role involves creating automated test scripts in Python and JavaScript, executing E2E plans, and maintaining documentation while working within an agile team environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance or test automation.
• Hands-on experience writing automated tests with Python.
• Exposure to both manual and automated testing across the SDLC.
• Experience working in agile development environments with cross-functional teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and agile software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Python and JavaScript.
• Implement automated tests to cover functional, regression, and performance scenarios.
• Create and execute E2E test plans and test cases based on requirements and specifications.
• Validate software applications against functional and performance expectations.
• Identify, document, and track defects in a bug-tracking system.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Analyze test results and provide quality reports for stakeholders.
• Track and report on quality metrics such as defect density and open defects.
• Partner with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to align on quality goals.
• Participate in design reviews and requirement analysis meetings to provide QA input.
• Recommend and implement improvements to testing practices.
• Stay up to date with QA trends, tools, and best practices.
• Maintain testing documentation including test cases, plans, and scripts.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and security testing.
• Use automation to streamline repetitive tasks, especially regression testing.

Skills

Automated Testing

Python

JavaScript

Manual Testing

Agile

CI/CD

Debugging

Test Automation

Tools

Pytest

Playwright

JMeter

Jira

Qmetry

GitLab

Postman

Job description

Apex Systems is seeking a QA Engineer in Colorado to design, develop, and execute automated tests for an enterprise data and automation platform. You will identify defects, collaborate with developers, and contribute to improving testing methodologies to ensure functional, performance, and security standards before release.

The role involves creating automated test scripts in Python and JavaScript, executing E2E plans, and maintaining documentation while working within an agile team environment.