Quality Engineer in Training: Automation & Testing

Vizient; Missouri; On-site; USD 60,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Vizient is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to join our Agile teams, focusing on testing and improving applications across the SDLC. You will gain hands-on experience in manual and automated testing, learn modern delivery practices, and contribute to high-quality solutions for clients.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, product owners, and QA specialists, with opportunities to develop automation frameworks and testing assets in a fast-paced technology environment.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of software testing concepts and software development lifecycle methodologies.
• Willingness to learn new technologies, tools, testing methodologies, and quality engineering practices.
• Familiarity with Playwright, Selenium, or similar test automation tools preferred.
• Interaction with cross-functional Agile teams to achieve quality goals.

Responsibilities

• Review user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria to identify testing objectives and quality risks.
• Create and maintain test cases, test data, and test scenarios that validate business and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain automated UI and functional tests using approved testing frameworks and tools.
• Execute manual and automated test suites and analyze results to identify defects and quality concerns.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and exploratory testing activities.
• Validate application data and test outcomes through SQL queries and database analysis.
• Document, prioritize, track, and verify software defects throughout the defect lifecycle.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product owners, and quality engineers to investigate and resolve issues.
• Support improvements to test coverage, test environments, automation reliability, and overall quality processes.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and team planning activities.
• Contribute to test documentation, quality metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of reusable test automation frameworks, utilities, and testing assets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Agile

Education

Relevant degree

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Git

Job description

Vizient is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to join our Agile teams, focusing on testing and improving applications across the SDLC. You will gain hands-on experience in manual and automated testing, learn modern delivery practices, and contribute to high-quality solutions for clients.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, product owners, and QA specialists, with opportunities to develop automation frameworks and testing assets in a fast-paced technology environment.