Senior QA Automation Engineer C#

ESG Consulting; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ESG Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Developer to design, write, and maintain automation code using C#, Selenium WebDriver, and Visual Studio. This development-focused role emphasizes building testing frameworks and automated solutions for enterprise .NET web apps.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA automation, strong debugging skills, and the ability to mentor a QA team, collaborate across disciplines, and participate in Agile processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on QA automation experience.
• 2 Hands-on C# programming, Selenium WebDriver, and Visual Studio.
• 3 Experience designing, developing and executing automated testing solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, execute, and maintain automated test scripts.
• Develop and enhance automated testing frameworks for enterprise .NET web applications.
• Perform manual testing to verify processes before automation.
• Create test plans, test cases, scripts, and testing documentation.
• Execute smoke, regression, integration, functional, API, and web services testing.
• Use Postman to test APIs and validate functionality.
• Perform SQL queries and DB validation with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Analyze defects, troubleshoot automation failures with developers.
• Lead QA team members and mentor in manual and automated testing.
• Collaborate across developers, analysts, PMs, DBAs throughout SDLC.
• Participate in Agile development activities.

Skills

C#/.NET

Selenium WebDriver

Visual Studio

QA Automation

Automation Framework

Postman

Git

MVC/MVP

SQL Server

XML/XSD

Agile

QA Leadership

Education

Bachelors in CS/Software

Equivalent experience

Tools

Selenium WebDriver

Visual Studio

Microsoft SQL Server

Postman

Git

Entity Framework

XML/XSD

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior QA Automation Developer with strong hands-on coding skills in C#, Selenium WebDriver, and Visual Studio.

IMPORTANT: This is a development-focused QA automation position, NOT a traditional manual QA testing role. The ideal candidate must be an experienced developer capable of designing, writing, debugging, and maintaining automation code and testing frameworks.

Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years of QA automation experience, with demonstrated hands-on expertise in C#, Selenium WebDriver, and Visual Studio.

Candidates should be prepared for technical interviews and coding assessments evaluating their C# programming, automation development, and problem-solving abilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, debug, execute, and maintain automated test scripts using C#, Selenium WebDriver, and Visual Studio.
• Develop and enhance automated testing frameworks for enterprise .NET web applications.
• Perform manual testing to verify application processes before developing automated test scripts.
• Create comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and testing documentation based on business and technical requirements.
• Execute smoke, regression, integration, functional, API, and web services testing.
• Use Postman to test APIs and validate application functionality.
• Perform SQL queries and database validation using Microsoft SQL Server and T-SQL.
• Analyze application defects, troubleshoot automation failures, and collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
• Implement risk-based testing strategies and maintain QA standards and best practices.
• Lead and train QA team members in manual testing and automation development.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, project managers, database administrators, and other technical teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile development activities, requirements analysis, system design, testing, and production support as needed.
• Document QA process flows, test results, defects, and recommendations.
• Independently manage assigned development and testing tasks while meeting project deadlines.

Required Technical Skills

• C# / .NET Development: Strong hands-on C# programming skills, including writing, debugging, and maintaining automation code.
• Selenium WebDriver: Extensive experience developing automated test scripts and designing automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver with C#.
• Visual Studio: Advanced experience using Visual Studio for automation development, debugging, and execution.
• QA Automation: Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience designing, developing, and executing automated testing solutions.
• Automation Framework Development: Ability to build, maintain, and enhance reusable automated testing frameworks.
• Postman / API Testing: Hands-on experience testing APIs using Postman.
• Git Source Control: Experience with Visual Studio Git source control.
• .NET Entity Framework: Experience working with .NET Entity Framework.
• MVC / MVP: Experience with MVC and MVP application architectures.
• SQL Server / T-SQL: Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server, SQL queries, and T-SQL.
• XML / XSD: Experience working with XML and XSD schemas.
• QA Testing: Experience performing smoke, regression, integration, functional, web services, and automated testing.
• QA Leadership: Experience leading, mentoring, and training QA teams in manual and automated testing.
• Agile: Experience working within Agile software development environments.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree or technical degree in Computer Science, Software Development, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of professional QA automation experience.
• Proven experience developing automation code using C#, Visual Studio, and Selenium WebDriver.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Must be available for onsite work as required.
• Occasional weekend work may be required.