Senior QA Automation Engineer - Python & API Automation

HEITMEYER CONSULTING INC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HEITMEYER CONSULTING INC. is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer in Columbus, OH. You will develop and maintain automation frameworks using Python and Pytest, and automate REST API testing across the full testing lifecycle.

You will validate API endpoints, gateways, OAuth/JWT scenarios, and database checks with SQL. The role requires collaboration with developers, product owners, and QA teams, plus experience with Postman/SoapUI and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA automation experience.
• Strong Python and Pytest experience.
• REST API testing and automation using Python libraries (e.g., requests).
• Experience with Postman or SoapUI.
• CI/CD experience with Jenkins or similar.
• Experience with Allure or Pytest HTML reporting.
• SQL/database validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks and test scripts using Python and Pytest.
• Perform REST API automation and validate requests, responses, JSON/XML, status codes, and errors.
• Test API gateways and downstream integrations, including OAuth/JWT/401/403.
• Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Use Postman/SoapUI for API testing and troubleshooting.
• Run automated tests through Jenkins/CI-CD and review reports (Allure/Pytest HTML).
• Maintain automation scripts in Git and analyze failures for root-cause fixes.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and QA teams and support releases.

Skills

Python

Pytest

REST API testing

SQL

Git

Agile

Root cause analysis

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Postman/SoapUI

Jenkins

Allure

Pytest HTML

Job description

HEITMEYER CONSULTING INC. is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer in Columbus, OH. You will develop and maintain automation frameworks using Python and Pytest, and automate REST API testing across the full testing lifecycle.

You will validate API endpoints, gateways, OAuth/JWT scenarios, and database checks with SQL. The role requires collaboration with developers, product owners, and QA teams, plus experience with Postman/SoapUI and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins).