Quality Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Quality Engineer who will support our NYS client. This role will ensure the quality and reliability of a large-scale, mission-critical child support platform being modernized from a legacy monolith to an AWS-deployed microservices architecture spanning web applications, REST APIs, batch processing, and system integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web, API, batch, and integration components.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and exploratory testing across microservices.
• Design and implement automated test suites for REST APIs and web applications.
• Validate Spring Batch jobs for data accuracy, completeness, and performance under high-volume scenarios.
• Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps and severity classification.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Participate in sprint planning, story grooming, and definition of done discussions.
• Conduct performance and load testing for APIs and batch processes.
• Verify deployments across development, QA, staging, and production environments.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline quality gates by maintaining and improving automated test coverage.
• Review and provide feedback on technical and functional documentation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working on complex projects, including 2+ years in a leadership role as a Tester.
• 5+ years of software quality assurance experience with strong experience testing Java-based applications, particularly Spring Boot microservices.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems testing challenges.
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools.
• 1-5 years of experience executing SQL queries for data validation; PostgreSQL is preferred.
• 1-5 years of experience with test automation frameworks, defect tracking and test management tools, and Git version control.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with government or public sector projects, particularly child support or social services systems.
• Experience with performance/load testing tools.
• Familiarity with AWS services including ECS, RDS, SQS, and CloudWatch, and testing cloud-deployed applications.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes.
• Experience with contract testing for microservices.
• Knowledge of BDD frameworks and testing batch processing systems and scheduled jobs.
• Experience with accessibility testing and monitoring/log analysis for defect investigation using CloudWatch or Splunk.
• Understanding of security testing fundamentals, including OWASP.
• IstQB or similar QA certification.

What We Offer

Opportunities to lead impactful transformations in the public sector infrastructure.
Engagement with high-profile government initiatives, supporting meaningful change.
Professional development through exposure to innovative Agile practices and leadership collaboration.
A collaborative environment that values ownership, initiative, and continuous learning.