QA Automation Engineer (Required Local Candidates With Public Sector Experience)
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Overview
Job Description
Respond by: 05/21/2026
Rate: DOE
Type: Contract
Work Mode: hybrid
Location: Austin TX
Please respond with resume and 3 references preferably supervisor (name, title, company, email, phone number)
Background Check will be performed if a candidate is selected for placement and will have to be passed'
Job Description
Level Description
8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.
Job Description
QA automation engineers design automated tests by creating scripts that run testing functions automatically. This includes determining the priority for test scenarios and creating execution plans to implement these scenarios. Designing documentation for automated processes.
Additional job details and special considerations
This QA Engineer Automated 3 contractor position performs Quality Assurance activities for an application for the (PCS) Contract Operations team. This application is part of an initiative to enhance and update the System Contract Operating and Reporting application to create a more robust and comprehensive system for agency contract management, monitoring, and compliance activities.
This position is part of the Administrative Applications Software Quality Assurance team and is responsible for developing and maintaining automated test cases using Playwright or similar technology, and for developing and maintaining test scripts for both manual and automated testing. Perform manual testing as required. Track test case execution. Establish regular automated schedules for test cases and required reporting. Use Jira to log and track defects. Develop and maintain requirements traceability matrices. Must have experience working in an Agile environment. Support the development team as needed in dev, test, UAT, and production, and troubleshoot test cases as required. Lead UAT testing activities as needed. Available for on-call support as needed.
II. CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity. | ||
Years | Required/Preferred | Experience |
10 | Required | Manual Test Script Execution Experience |
8 | Required | Automated QA Testing Experience |
8 | Required | QA Test Script Creation Experience |
8 | Required | Performance Testing Experience |
5 | Preferred | QA Automated Test Case Reporting Experience |
5 | Preferred | JavaScript, HTML Experience, Playwright, WebdriverIO, JMeter |
3 | Preferred | Agile, Scrum, Jira, XRay, or Zephyr Experience |
3 | Preferred | Accessibility Testing Experience |
III. TERMS OF SERVICE Services are expected to start 06/02/2026 and are expected to complete by 08/31/2026. Total estimated hours per Candidate shall not exceed 600 hours. This service may be amended, renewed, and/or extended providing both parties agree to do so in writing.
TERM OF SERVICE
Services are expected to start on or around June 3, 2026, and are expected to be completed by August 31, 2026. Total estimated hours per candidate shall not exceed 600 hours for FY26.
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