Senior Testing Analyst

CEI; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

CEI in Columbia, SC is seeking a Senior Cloud Test Analyst to validate cloud-native, containerized, and legacy apps as they migrate to AWS. This hands-on role collaborates with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure quality, performance, security, and accessibility before deployment.

The ideal candidate brings extensive cloud-testing, Agile, test automation, CI/CD experience, and compliance-focused QA. Hybrid/Onsite schedule with a $48/hour W2 rate, based in Columbia, SC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 9+ years of IT experience, including experience developing test plans and/or test matrices.
• Experience testing cloud-hosted applications and supporting cloud migration initiatives.
• Strong Agile testing and CI/CD experience.
• Experience with TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, or ALM.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium Grid, JUnit, TestNG, Apache JMeter, SoapUI, and/or Postman.
• Strong understanding of REST/SOAP API testing, SQL, and test automation frameworks.
• Experience with test data strategy, version control, defect triage, and test metrics reporting.
• Experience implementing automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience testing applications utilizing AWS services including EC2, IAM, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and CodeBuild.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for applications migrating to AWS.
• Lead functional, regression, integration, system, failover, and performance testing across cloud environments.
• Validate cloud migration efforts, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming initiatives.
• Identify, track, and manage defects using TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, or ALM.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and test suites.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, and AWS CodePipeline.
• Perform REST and SOAP API testing, SQL validation, and end-to-end application testing.
• Support security, compliance, and accessibility testing efforts.
• Maintain testing documentation, test metrics, execution results, and defect reporting.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate closely with development and business teams.
• Analyze testing results and support continuous process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Cloud testing

Test automation

CI/CD

REST API testing

SQL validation

Selenium Grid

Agile testing

AWS testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

TestRail

JIRA

Confluence

ALM

Jenkins

GitHub

CodePipeline

Job description

Back Senior Testing Analyst
Cloud Solutions Columbia , South Carolina Contract On-Site Aug 13, 2026

Role: Senior Cloud Test Analyst
Rate: $48/hour W2
Location: Columbia, SC
Schedule: Hybrid/Onsite

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Test Analyst to support a large-scale AWS cloud migration initiative. This role will focus on validating cloud-native, containerized, and legacy applications as they are migrated into AWS environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud-hosted application testing, Agile delivery, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and compliance-focused QA practices. This is a hands-on role that will partner closely with developers, business analysts, and project stakeholders to ensure applications meet quality, performance, security, and accessibility standards prior to deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for applications migrating to AWS.
• Lead functional, regression, integration, system, failover, and performance testing across cloud environments.
• Validate cloud migration efforts, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming initiatives.
• Identify, track, and manage defects using TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, or ALM.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and test suites.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, and AWS CodePipeline.
• Perform REST and SOAP API testing, SQL validation, and end-to-end application testing.
• Support security, compliance, and accessibility testing efforts.
• Maintain testing documentation, test metrics, execution results, and defect reporting.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate closely with development and business teams.
• Analyze testing results and support continuous process improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 9+ years of IT experience, including experience developing test plans and/or test matrices.
• Experience testing cloud-hosted applications and supporting cloud migration initiatives.
• Strong Agile testing and CI/CD experience.
• Experience with TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, or ALM.
• Hands-on experience with Selenium Grid, JUnit, TestNG, Apache JMeter, SoapUI, and/or Postman.
• Strong understanding of REST/SOAP API testing, SQL, and test automation frameworks.
• Experience with test data strategy, version control, defect triage, and test metrics reporting.
• Experience implementing automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience testing applications utilizing AWS services including EC2, IAM, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and CodeBuild.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and resolve complex technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Healthcare, Medicare, or regulated-industry experience.
• Experience with HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST security and compliance standards.
• Accessibility testing experience including Section 508 and WCAG compliance.
• Experience using Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, WAVE, or similar security testing tools.
• Knowledge of Java, WebSphere, Oracle, DB2, IMS, VSAM, or other enterprise technologies.
• Experience with white-box testing, static testing, integration testing, or JAWS accessibility testing.

Ideal Candidate

The strongest candidates will bring a blend of AWS cloud testing, cloud migration experience, test automation, API testing, CI/CD pipeline integration, and compliance-focused QA expertise. This is not a pure performance/load testing role. Candidates should be comfortable leading testing efforts across complex cloud environments while ensuring high-quality application delivery.