Selenium Automation Tester

About the role

Charlotte, NC – Full‑time position. Only independent visa holders are considered.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD).
• Drive UI, API strategies across web platforms.
• Lead test planning, framework enhancement, and integration of automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Conduct end-to-end API testing and backend integration validations using tools like Postman, Rest Assured, and SoapUI.
• Validate Kafka-based event-driven systems with real-time message verification techniques.
• Perform ETL testing and data validation using advanced SQL queries on Oracle and SQL Server.
• Lead test efforts for Salesforce Sales & Service Cloud, including workflows, case management, and data validation.
• Ensure high-quality deliverables through cross-browser, functional, regression, and UAT testing.
• Execute mobile automation testing using Appium and real devices/emulators in varying network conditions.
• Mentor and lead QA teams, perform code reviews, and align testing goals with Agile sprint cycles.
• Engage in defect triage, maintain traceability matrices, and report on automation ROI and quality metrics.

Requirements

10+ years of professional hands‑on experience in Selenium Automation with Java development; banking experience required, payments processing experience a plus. Proven background as a QA Architect or similar role, with hands‑on design and development of automated testing systems and frameworks. Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes; experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus. Excellent problem‑solving skills, ability to document and troubleshoot errors, and working knowledge of agile frameworks and regression testing.

Skills

• Manual testing: Functional, Regression, Integration, UAT, System, Sanity, Cross‑Browser
• Automation: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Cypress
• API testing: Postman, REST Assured, SOAP UI, Ready API
• Performance testing: JMeter
• Domain‑specific: ACH and card transaction validations, Kafka messaging validation, ETL/data testing via SQL
• Programming & tools: Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, C#, SQL, Spring Boot, RESTful services, Microservices, Hibernate, AngularJS, jQuery, Oracle 12c, SQL Server
• DevOps & CI/CD: Jenkins, DevOps, Git, Bitbucket, Maven, Gradle
• Test management: JIRA, HP ALM, QMetry, Confluence
• Reporting: Allure, TestNG Reports