Senior QA Engineer

Cerebra Consulting Inc; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebra Consulting Inc. is seeking a QA Engineer to design and execute test coverage plans, build and maintain test cases, and drive defect resolution across the lifecycle. You will run API and UI automation, perform database checks, and validate authentication flows including MFA/2FA, with a focus on security risk assessment.

Agile teams and CI/CD are involved. The role emphasizes API testing (REST/SOAP), security awareness, and end-to-end production readiness, in a US-based environment with

Qualifications

• Experience in functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Knowledge of authentication protocols (TOTP, HOTP, RADIUS, OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect).
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 security risks.
• Experience with UI and API automation frameworks.
• Database testing and SQL proficiency.
• API testing (REST/SOAP).
• Agile and sprint-based delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyze specifications and design comprehensive test coverage plans.
• Develop, document, and maintain test cases, regression suites, and QA artifacts.
• Track, manage, and drive resolution of defects across the testing lifecycle.
• Perform database testing to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Conduct API testing (REST/SOAP) using Postman, SoapUI, or Swagger.
• Execute end-to-end testing and provide final sign-off for production readiness.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for UI and API testing.
• Validate authentication and identity flows such as MFA/2FA.
• Assess features from a security perspective, identifying potential risks.

Skills

Test planning

Automation testing

API testing

UI testing

SQL/DB testing

Security testing

Tools

Azure Pipelines

GitLab CI/CD

Postman

SoapUI

Swagger

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

• Analyze specifications and design comprehensive test coverage plans
• Develop, document, and maintain test cases, regression suites, and QA artifacts
• Track, manage, and drive resolution of defects across the testing lifecycle
• Perform database testing to ensure data accuracy and integrity
• Conduct API testing (REST/SOAP) using Postman, SoapUI, or Swagger
• Execute end-to-end testing and provide final sign-off for production readiness
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks for UI and API testing
• Validate authentication and identity flows such as MFA/2FA
• Assess features from a security perspective, identifying potential risks

Requirements

• Functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing expertise
• Understanding of authentication protocols (TOTP, HOTP, RADIUS, OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect)
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 security risks
• UI and API automation framework experience
• Database testing and SQL
• API testing (REST/SOAP)
• Agile and sprint-based delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines, GitLab CI/CD)
• Cloud environments (OCI, AWS)
• Performance/load testing (JMeter)
• Containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)