Senior QA Engineer – Onsite (Philadelphia) | API & Automation

Groupe Kardol; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Smartwork IT Services in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a QA Engineer to own test lifecycle activities. You will lead test planning, execute both manual and automated testing, and validate backend data integrity across systems using SQL and Unix/Linux commands.

You will work with Jira, Zephyr, and CI/CD tooling in an Agile environment, mentoring junior QA engineers and contributing to process improvements. This onsite role requires strong collaboration with development teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years strong experience in SDLC/STLC and test lifecycle ownership.
• Hands-on expertise in manual testing, API testing, backend validation, and test automation.
• Proficiency with SQL, Unix/Linux commands, and data validation techniques.
• Experience with Jira, Zephyr, CI/CD tools, and Agile methodologies.
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problemsolving skills.
• Excellent documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute comprehensive test plans, test strategies, and test scenarios aligned with requirements.
• Develop and maintain RTM to ensure full test coverage.
• Identify testing risks early and drive risk mitigation strategies.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, GUI, batch, and backend testing.
• Validate data integrity across backend systems using SQL and Unix/Linux commands.
• Design and maintain automation scripts using Selenium and Playwright; integrate tests into CI/CD.
• Log, track, and manage defects using Jira and verify fixes with RCA.
• Collaborate with devs, PMs, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.

Skills

SDLC/STLC ownership

Analytical thinking

Documentation & collaboration

QA mentoring

Tools

Jira

Zephyr

CI/CD

Selenium

Playwright

Postman

REST Assured

Git

Splunk

Kibana

Job description

Smartwork IT Services in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a QA Engineer to own test lifecycle activities. You will lead test planning, execute both manual and automated testing, and validate backend data integrity across systems using SQL and Unix/Linux commands.

You will work with Jira, Zephyr, and CI/CD tooling in an Agile environment, mentoring junior QA engineers and contributing to process improvements. This onsite role requires strong collaboration with development teams.