QA Engineer II: Automation, AI-Driven Testing & Performance

Menards; Eau Claire (WI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Sharing & 401K

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Team Member Discount

Collaborative culture

Mon-Fri schedule

Coffee shop on campus

Job summary

Menards seeks a QA Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain manual, automated, API, and performance tests. This mid-level role partners closely with developers and business analysts to raise software quality through automation and modern testing practices.

You will mentor QA Engineer I teammates, contribute to automation architecture, and help integrate testing within CI/CD pipelines. A strong background in Playwright, SQL, APIs, and Agile environments is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years hands-on experience in software testing with progressively increasing responsibility.
• 3+ years experience with JavaScript/TypeScript.
• 3+ years of automated test frameworks using Playwright or similar modern automation frameworks.
• Experience using Playwright MCP/CLI or AI-assisted development tools to improve automation productivity.
• Strong knowledge of test planning, execution, and documentation across functional, regression, integration, API, and performance testing.
• Strong understanding of APIs, web services, backend validation, and service-level testing strategies.
• Strong SQL skills with relational databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or Progress).
• Experience with Git source control and CI/CD platforms (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Experience with automated performance testing tools (NeoLoad, BlazeMeter, JMeter).
• Experience in Agile/DevOps environments.
• Experience with commercial automation tools (Tosca, QF-Test) preferred.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated test suites using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright.
• Participate in code reviews, source control best practices, and CI/CD pipeline improvements for automated testing.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and deployment confidence.
• Design, develop, execute, and analyze automated performance and load tests to validate application stability and scalability.
• Mentor QA Engineer I team members and promote quality engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with Development, Product, and QA leadership to improve testing processes and shift-left quality initiatives.
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to automation frameworks and tools.
• Perform other duties as assigned by QA management.

Skills

3+ years testing

JavaScript/TypeScript

Playwright

AI-assisted tools

Test planning

API testing

SQL

Git & CI/CD

Performance testing

Agile/DevOps

Commercial automation tools

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree in CS/related

Tools

Playwright MCP/CLI

Job description

Menards seeks a QA Engineer II to design, develop, and maintain manual, automated, API, and performance tests. This mid-level role partners closely with developers and business analysts to raise software quality through automation and modern testing practices.

You will mentor QA Engineer I teammates, contribute to automation architecture, and help integrate testing within CI/CD pipelines. A strong background in Playwright, SQL, APIs, and Agile environments is required.