Senior QA Lead: Manual & API Testing (Hybrid)

KellyMitchell Group; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance

Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)

401K offered

Job summary

KellyMitchell is seeking a Quality Engineer Lead in Charlotte, NC, offering hybrid work. The role emphasizes end-to-end and manual testing, with exposure to API/web services and offshore/onsite coordination across distributed QA teams.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of QA experience, strong log analysis skills, and familiarity with Java/Selenium automation, with a focus on complex, multi-system integrations and customer-facing transactional platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA testing with a strong focus on manual testing.
• Experience testing complex, end-to-end system integrations.
• Strong ability to write and execute test cases based on technical documentation.
• Experience with API/web services testing (SoapUI or similar tools).
• Ability to analyze system behavior through logs and debugging tools.
• Experience with defect tracking and triage processes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across distributed teams.
• Hands-on experience with automation frameworks (Java, Selenium).
• Experience with SQL for basic data validation.
• Background in integration testing across multiple systems.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end testing across ordering and transactional workflows.
• Write and execute detailed test cases based on requirements and system design documentation.
• Perform manual testing across multiple system components including front-end and back-end integrations.
• Conduct API and web services testing using tools such as SoapUI.
• Analyze request and response data to validate system behavior and identify defects.
• Review logs using tools such as Splunk to support troubleshooting and validation efforts.
• Perform defect identification, documentation, and triage with clear reproduction steps.
• Direct onshore and offshore QA teams to support test execution and coverage.
• Perform testing for large-scale initiatives tied to transactional systems and customer-facing experiences.

Skills

Manual testing

End-to-end testing

API testing

SQL

Selenium

Java

Defect tracking

Communication

Log analysis

Tools

SoapUI

Splunk

Job description

KellyMitchell is seeking a Quality Engineer Lead in Charlotte, NC, offering hybrid work. The role emphasizes end-to-end and manual testing, with exposure to API/web services and offshore/onsite coordination across distributed QA teams.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of QA experience, strong log analysis skills, and familiarity with Java/Selenium automation, with a focus on complex, multi-system integrations and customer-facing transactional platforms.