Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Our client operates a cloud-based big data analytics platform and requires a Senior Quality Assurance Test Automation Engineer to advance automated testing, data validation, and quality practices within an agile team. The role focuses on AWS-native data processing, complex querying, and collaboration with engineering and data science stakeholders to ensure resilient services.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $65.00 to $80.00/hr. w2

• Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks and scripts for cloud-based applications using tools and languages such as Python, R, and Java.
• Build and troubleshoot tests across AWS data services including Lambda, Glue, Redshift, EMR, Quick Sight, and Sage Maker.
• Create comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate cloud infrastructure, services, complex data, and applications across multiple environments.
• Monitor and analyze test results to identify patterns and areas for improvement in product quality and testing methodology.
• Create reusable test data and test artifacts, and participate in scrum ceremonies for planning and estimation.
• Execute requirement validation, integration, regression, API, performance, usability, load, and scalability testing to establish baselines and identify enhancements.
• Collaborate with team members to troubleshoot issues, validate fixes, and ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle.
• Provide technical thought leadership and partner with QA peers, developers, data engineers, architects, operations, and data scientists to ensure application and service quality.
• Conduct peer test script reviews, support defect remediation, and track status to ensure features meet requirements.
• Identify and implement improvements to testing processes and mentor QA peers in cloud-native testing capabilities.

• 5+ years of experience writing and analyzing complex data queries and automation scripts for testing.
• Hands-on experience with relational SQL databases, especially Amazon Redshift.
• Proficiency with Java, Selenium, and Python, including use of Jupyter Lab and tools such as Jira and Xray.
• Experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, Step Functions, Sage Maker, Quick Sight, Config, Security Hub, and Inspector.
• Proficient with API and performance testing tools such as Postman and Gatling.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code tools.
• Knowledge of security testing methodologies for cloud environments is preferred.

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or commensurate experience.
• AWS-related certifications are considered a plus.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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