Quality Assurance Specialist

About the Role

Our Client is seeking a dedicated Quality Assurance Specialist to join their Columbus, Ohio team. In this role, you will transform business and functional requirements into reliable automated tests, ensuring high-quality software delivery. You will work closely with development and product teams, building reusable automation components and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines. Your work will directly impact the reliability and performance of our Client’s critical applications, helping to reduce defects and accelerate release cycles. This position is fully onsite at the Columbus headquarters, offering a collaborative environment for continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into detailed automated test scenarios and cases.
• Design, develop, and maintain reusable automation components such as Page Objects, API clients, data factories, and custom assertions.
• Debug and troubleshoot test failures, identifying root causes across application code, automation scripts, environment, and data.
• Manage test data creation, cleanup, and parallel‑safe execution to support robust test coverage.
• Participate in code reviews, defect triage, test planning, regression execution, and release validation activities.
• Link automated test results to Azure DevOps work items and Test Plans to provide traceability.
• Continuously improve automation reliability, execution speed, maintainability, reporting, and overall coverage.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless execution on each build.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to incorporate UI, API, and database validation into end‑to‑end workflows.
• Document test strategies, best practices, and lessons learned for knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5 years of QA/testing experience, with a strong focus on automation.
• At least 2 years of hands‑on test automation development using Playwright or Selenium.
• Proficiency in UI automation and REST API automation, with experience creating reusable fixtures and Page Objects.
• Solid SQL/database validation skills to verify data integrity during tests.
• Deep understanding of test design techniques, including negative, boundary, role/access, and regression testing.
• Experience with Git for version control and collaborative code review processes.
• Hands‑on experience running automation in CI/CD pipelines and integrating with Azure DevOps.
• Familiarity with Docker or containerization, performance testing, or accessibility testing is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently in a fast‑paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Tools & Technologies

• Playwright (TypeScript) and Selenium for UI automation.
• REST API testing frameworks and custom API clients.
• SQL for database validation and data factory creation.
• Azure DevOps for work item tracking, test plans, and pipeline integration.
• Git for source control and collaborative code reviews.
• CI/CD tools (e.g., Azure Pipelines, Jenkins) for automated test execution.
• Docker for containerized test environments.
• TypeScript and JavaScript for scripting automation logic.
• Performance and accessibility testing tools (optional).

Work Schedule & Duration

• Contract length: 9 months (Start: 09/14/26 – End: 06/30/27).
• Work arrangement: Fully onsite at 30 W Spring Street, Columbus, Ohio.
• Regular business hours with occasional overtime for release cycles.

Interview Process

The selection process typically includes an initial phone screening, followed by a technical interview focused on automation design and problem‑solving, and a final interview with the QA lead and development manager. Interviews will be conducted onsite at the Columbus headquarters.

Position Details

• Employment Type: Contract
• Duration: Approximately 12 months (with potential for extension)
• Work Authorization: Must be authorized to work in the United States