QA Engineer Specialist

**QA Engineer** **Target Profile:** * **5\+ years of experience in software and quality assurance**, with a demonstrated track record in manual and automated testing within complex, high\-traffic systems. * Proficiency in **project management tools** like Jira and familiarity with Agile methodologies. * Strong understanding and experience with **Behavior Driven Development (BDD)** and **Test Driven Development (TDD)** methodologies. * Excellent **oral and written communication skills**, with the ability to clearly convey technical information to both technical and non\-technical stakeholders. * Expertise in both manual and automated test frameworks, and experience with **automation tools like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress**, or similar. * A **quality\-driven mindset** with a passion for improving processes, preventing defects, and enhancing overall system reliability. * Deep understanding of **cloud deployments**, **release management**, **environment management**, and proven experience optimizing production deployments. * Experience developing and testing with these technologies is a plus: * + Frontend using React + Backend using Python Web Frameworks (Flask, Django, FastAPI, etc.) + Data Management Systems (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Kafka, etc.) + Cloud Deployment using Kubernetes (with observability) **Project Overview \& Deliverables:** * Quality Maturity Initiative * + Perform a gap analysis of the current quality posture vs the expected one on teams across the company + Deliverplan to address the identified gap, such as writing functional test cases, implementing functional test automation, load and stress tests, etc + Execute the plan, helping each service raise to the desired level of QA maturity **Description of Services:** * Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and testing frameworks for both manual and automated testing. * Execute complex manual testing scenarios and develop automation scripts where feasible to improve efficiency and consistency. * Proactively identify, log, and track bugs and issues using Jira and observability tools, ensuring prompt and effective resolution. * Offer input on product requirements and feature designs to engineering and product teams to enhance testability and reliability. * Evaluate and implement new tools, frameworks, and testing methodologies to keep our QA practices up\-to\-date and aligned with industry standards. We offer a pay range of $30\+ per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating your experience, expertise, and geographic location. Final offer amounts may vary from the pay range listed above. As a contractor you'll supply a secure computer and high‑speed internet; company‑sponsored benefits such as health insurance and PTO do not apply. **Important:** All candidates must pass an interview as part of the contracting process. We are looking for independent consultants \& contractors who run/operate their own business**:**