Senior Automation QA Engineer – APIs & Azure

TEKsystems; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Contract Quality Engineer to drive automation and quality across APIs and services in Pittsburgh, PA. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD, and lead quality gates while collaborating closely with engineers and product teams.

The role emphasizes Python-based test automation, REST/OpenAPI validation, and experience with event-driven data pipelines. On-site work with competitive hourly compensation is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering with strong automation expertise.
• Strong programming skills in Python for test automation and API testing.
• Experience testing event-driven systems, data pipelines, or distributed architectures.
• Hands-on Azure experience (e.g., Service Bus, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, AI Search, Azure OpenAI, DevOps).
• Experience with REST API testing, OpenAPI contracts, and integration validation.
• Understanding of data quality, metadata validation, and complex system testing.
• Experience testing security and compliance controls (RBAC, audit logs, data protection).
• Exposure to AI/LLM testing or prompt validation is a strong plus.
• Experience in regulated environments (financial services preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated test frameworks and suites for APIs and services; expand coverage while keeping tests deterministic and fast.
• Create reusable automation patterns to reduce duplication and improve maintainability.
• Own regression automation health: flake reduction, runtime optimization, and clear failure triage signals.
• Define and implement a layered test strategy aligned to change risk and payment criticality.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD and enforce quality gates for merge/promo readiness.
• Drive defect prevention by analyzing defect leakage trends and implementing systemic fixes.
• Partner with engineers, architects, and BSAs/POs to clarify acceptance criteria and translate behavior into checks.
• Provide quality feedback during design and PR review cycles; promote testability and observability.
• Support release readiness by validating test evidence and coordinating with change/release processes.
• Contribute to performance and resiliency validation approaches and ensure test failures are actionable.

Skills

Automation

Selenium

Agile

Automated testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS or equivalent

Tools

Azure services

OpenAPI testing

REST API testing

Job description

TEKsystems is seeking a Contract Quality Engineer to drive automation and quality across APIs and services in Pittsburgh, PA. You will design and maintain automated test frameworks, integrate tests into CI/CD, and lead quality gates while collaborating closely with engineers and product teams.

The role emphasizes Python-based test automation, REST/OpenAPI validation, and experience with event-driven data pipelines. On-site work with competitive hourly compensation is offered.