Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Forbes Technical Consulting LLC in Chicago seeks a hands-on QA engineer to test web-based financial applications, validating critical workflows, usability, responsiveness, and accessibility across internal and customer interfaces.

You will develop and execute detailed test cases for standard and edge cases, identify defects, and collaborate with Product and Engineering to uphold quality standards. The role requires strong analytical skills and experience with modern tooling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or test automation.
• Hands-on experience with modern web application testing and automation.
• Experience with Playwright, Cucumber, and JUnit or comparable testing frameworks.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Working knowledge of Java and Python.
• Experience with SQL and database validation.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and WebSocket testing.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD environments.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on manual and exploratory testing of web apps across internal and customer interfaces.
• Develop, execute, and maintain detailed test cases for standard and edge scenarios.
• Identify defects and work with dev teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to uphold quality standards.
• Contribute to test strategy for new features and integrations.
• Monitor app behavior, data integrity, performance, and security.
• Analyze results and report defects and quality trends to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous QA improvements and test automation.

Skills

Hands-on testing

Automation testing

Java

Python

SQL

REST APIs

WebSocket testing

CI/CD integration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Playwright

Cucumber

JUnit

CI/CD tooling

Job description

• Perform hands-on manual and exploratory testing of web-based applications supporting financial operations and instrument management validating critical user workflows, functionality, usability, responsiveness, and accessibility across internal and customer-facing interfaces.
• Develop, execute, and maintain detailed test cases covering standard functionality, complex scenarios, and edge cases.
• Identify defects and work closely with development teams to troubleshoot, document, and resolve issues.
• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to establish and maintain comprehensive quality standards.
• Contribute to test strategy and planning for new features, products, integrations, and system enhancements.
• Monitor application behavior, data integrity, system performance, and security requirements.
• Analyze test results and communicate defects, risks, and quality trends to technical and business stakeholders.
• Help drive continuous improvements in QA processes, automation, and overall testing effectiveness.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or test automation.
• Hands-on experience with modern web application testing and automation.
• Experience with Playwright, Cucumber, and JUnit or comparable testing frameworks.
• Experience with both manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Working knowledge of Java and Python.
• Experience with SQL and database validation.
• Familiarity with REST APIs and WebSocket testing.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD environments.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in financial services, capital markets, FinTech, trading, or exchange technology.
• Familiarity with FIX protocol or other financial messaging technologies.
• Knowledge of financial markets and instruments, including futures and options.
• Experience testing high-performance, high-volume, or low-latency applications.
• Exposure to performance, security, accessibility, or load testing.
• Experience testing complex workflows across distributed systems.