QA Tester

Overview

Our client a multinational financial services company is seeking a QA Tester to join their team! This is a long-term, hybrid role, Wed, Thurs in the office each week Mon, Fri work from home, located in Fayetteville.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute and maintain automation tests cases and test scenarios – for high volume, low latency web applications
• Implement test automation framework for web services, APIs, and web-based applications
• Ensure automation is constantly running, analyzing, documenting, and promptly reporting on failures
• Partner with scrum team members to build out automation solutions to advance Schwab SDLCs and meeting critical business objectives
• Write and execute performance and load tests for multiple applications to measure scalability and stability • Design test cases and test plans for given acceptance criteria
• Coordinate with scrum team members, Product Owners and Scrum Masters to integrate project plans, testing schedules, and metrics reporting.
• Understand the application architecture, hosting infrastructure, interaction with dependency apps and complete feature workflow to assess all the risk around integration points before developing good test cases.
• Provide complete testing coverage including manual testing when automation is not possible
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills to provide detailed root cause analysis.

Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a closely related field.
• 6+ years’ experience in Quality Assurance for highly complex projects related to cloud, distributed systems, REST Services, Web Services / Microservices, and/or data processes.
• 6+ years of experience with a subset of the following:
• Writing test automation with C#/.NET, Java, or Javascript. • Web service automation using tools like RestAssured, RestSharp, SoapUI, or Parasoft SOAtest.
• Experience with databases such as Oracle, SQL, MongoDB. • Proven experience with black box and white box testing techniques and tools.
• Strong written and verbal communications, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact and communicate successfully with business partners and technology teams.
• Experience with Agile Development Practices, Scrum and supporting apps.
• Self-starter who can grasp difficult concepts and large architectures quickly and stay on top of new and emerging technologies.
• Ability to think outside the box and come up with creative solutions when tools don’t work.
• Experience working with resources in different geographical locations and offshore vendors.
• Knowledge of the software development lifecycle and processes such as SCRUM and Agile.

Tues, Wed, Thurs in office each week Mon, Fri work from home. Much be local to Raleigh area in commuting distance to Fayetteville office

The target hiring compensation range for this role is the equivalent of $36.56 to $40.62 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location. Additional benefits offered may include; medical health insurance and dental insurance, life insurance, and eligibility to participate in 401k plan with company match.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.