Senior QA Engineer: AI & Cloud Test Automation

SMX; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 86,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid leave

Retirement plan

Job summary

SMX is seeking a QA Tester/Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise software applications and cloud-native solutions. You will design test strategies, execute manual and automated tests, and collaborate with developers and product owners in a fast-paced, high-tempo environment.

The role requires 5+ years of QA experience, strong automation skills (Selenium/Playwright), API testing, and SQL data validation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of professional QA/testing experience.
• Experience developing and executing test plans for enterprise apps.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, testing types, and quality processes.
• Experience with bug tracking and test management tools (Jira, Bugzilla, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Experience with API testing using Postman or similar tools.
• Experience with SQL for database testing and data validation.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans and test scripts for web apps, APIs, and cloud-native solutions.
• Execute manual and automated testing including functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Test and validate AI-enabled applications and LLM integrations.
• Support automated test frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, or similar tools.
• Perform API testing using Postman and REST clients.
• Identify and track defects through resolution using Jira, Bugzilla, or similar tools.
• Collaborate with developers and product owners to ensure quality objectives are met.
• Validate data integrity and perform database verification using SQL.
• Track QA metrics and support Agile/Scrum ceremonies.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

TriCentis

Postman

Jira

Bugzilla

TestRail

Zephyr

SQL

Job description

SMX is seeking a QA Tester/Engineer to ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise software applications and cloud-native solutions. You will design test strategies, execute manual and automated tests, and collaborate with developers and product owners in a fast-paced, high-tempo environment.

The role requires 5+ years of QA experience, strong automation skills (Selenium/Playwright), API testing, and SQL data validation.