Quality Assurance Engineer — Drive Quality & Automation

Vistex; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan

401(k) and PTO

Volunteer days

Job summary

Vistex is a global enterprise software and services company hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer to own quality outcomes from test planning through release validation. The role balances design and execution, and mentoring junior team members within a defined technical scope.

The position requires strong QA methodologies, automation, SQL, and API testing skills, with the ability to translate requirements into robust test strategies and collaborate with development and product teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 3 years of software quality assurance experience.
• Strong proficiency in SQL (data validation queries).
• Experience with API testing (REST/SOAP) using tools like Postman.
• Strong working knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and QA tooling.
• Demonstrated ability to own quality for features or components independently.

Responsibilities

• Own quality for assigned features from test planning through release validation.
• Design comprehensive test strategies covering functional, integration, regression, and edge cases.
• Write and maintain automated tests within the team's testing frameworks.
• Identify quality risks early and propose mitigation approaches.
• Collaborate with developers on testability, defect resolution, and integration validation.
• Conduct exploratory testing to find issues beyond planned tests.
• Mentor associate-level QA team members on testing techniques and tools.
• Contribute to test infrastructure improvements and process refinements.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the team leader or manager.

Skills

Test methodologies

Test automation

SQL

API testing

CI/CD

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Postman

Job description

Vistex is a global enterprise software and services company hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer to own quality outcomes from test planning through release validation. The role balances design and execution, and mentoring junior team members within a defined technical scope.

The position requires strong QA methodologies, automation, SQL, and API testing skills, with the ability to translate requirements into robust test strategies and collaborate with development and product teams.