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SOAZ-Req # 8737- AZASRS - Software QA Technical Lead
(Local Only/80% Remote/Hybrid)
Contract-to-Hire (eligible for FTE conversion after ~6 months)
Closing: 11/14/2025 @ 3 PM
What You’ll Do:
Own the quality platform: Set strategy, architecture, and standards for automation—Java today, with pragmatic evolution to modern UI/API automation where it improves reliability.Embed quality early: Drive PR-level tests, contract/API checks, and CI/CD quality gates for rapid, trusted developer feedback. Apply AI where it counts: Use AI/LLM-assisted test generation, self-healing locators, flake triage, and test-impact analysis to reduce toil and raise signal.Simplify the SDLC: With DevOps, streamline pipelines, test data management, environment provisioning, and release guardrails for faster flow. Solve hard problems with architects: Tackle cross-cutting issues (auth, data, performance, flakiness) and retire tech debt with durable solutions.Build the right tests: Expand reliable web/UI, API, and integration coverage; harden environments and test data. Coach and elevate: Mentor QA engineers, review automation code, and set standards for readability, reliability, and maintainability.Measure what matters: Stand up live dashboards (coverage, pass/fail, flakiness, MTTR) to inform decisions and continuously raise the bar. Own root cause: Lead deep-dive debugging across test and prod, driving prevention—not just fixes.Your Toolbox (What We Use & Value)Languages/Frameworks: Java, JUnit, Maven; BDD with Cucumber/Gherkin.
Automation: Selenium WebDriver (today); informed experience with Playwright (Java/TypeScript) a plus.CI/CD & SCM: Jenkins, GitHub Actions; GitHub for collaboration. Observability & Metrics: Grafana (quality and performance dashboards).Backend/Platform context: Spring Boot/Spring Security; Oracle DB; FileNet/content systems. Scripting: PowerShell or similar for utilities.Quality practices: Testing pyramid, risk-based design, code reviews, and environment parity.Where We’re Headed (And Where You’ll Lead) GitHub-native CI/CD: Standardize on GitHub pipelines for frequent, automated deployments—define branch strategy, environment promotions, and reusable workflows that make shipping safe by default.Reliable testing for high velocity: Build a strategy that scales with cadence—PR checks, contract/API tests, fast UI smoke suites, test-impact analysis, deterministic data & ephemeral envs, parallelization, and rigorous flake control. AI-assisted, data-driven quality: Apply LLM-assisted test generation/self-healing and enforce quality gates backed by live dashboards (coverage, flakiness, MTTR, DORA) to boost signal and confidence.Framework evolution (tool-agnostic): Evaluate and pilot modern UI/API automation options against clear criteria (reliability, speed, parity, maintainability, ROI) and recommend phased adoption that protects delivery.
What You Bring 10+ years in QA/automation with 5+ years leading/architecting frameworks.Proven success embedding automated quality gates into CI/CD for high-velocity releases. Track record mentoring engineers and raising the bar on code quality and test design.Comfort collaborating with architects and senior engineers on systemic quality problems.
Nice-To-Have Experience introducing AI tooling (e.g., Copilot, test-gen, self-healing) into real teams.Performance, security, or contract-testing exposure.
Work Setup & Logistics Hybrid: Mostly remote; design/whiteboard sessions in Phoenix as needed.Equipment: Personal laptop required; Windows workstation provided for remote access. Eligibility: Must be AZ-local and able to work for any U.S. employer (no sponsorship).Required Skills
3+ years in a technical leadership or lead automation engineer role. MUST have Leadership experienceBehavior-Driven Development (BDD) using Gherkin or CucumberJavaScript, PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Ruby experienceExperience with Spring Framework
- Preferred Skills
- Grafana experience
- Container Architecture: Docker or Kubernetes
- Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
- Maven
- AI experience
- Jira
- Confluence
Compensation: $60.00 per hour
About SR International INC.
SR International has been a leading name among the IT consulting companies with offices in US and India. For past 16 years, our industry experience and domain knowledge have enabled us to provide innovative solutions to our customers.Who We Are
We Are Leading IT Based Solution Providers
Today, the world of business information represents the realization of our collective efforts toward improving the future. Held only by the limits of our imagination, the business world is accelerating at an ever-increasing pace. Imagine a better way of doing business, of implementing the perfect software, of refining practice or business integration. All it takes are benchmark standards in service, support, and technical know-how, which have been our bread and butter.Our Vision.
Established in 2002, SR International Inc is one of the fastest growing and reputed provider of Information Technology Services and Solutions in the USA. Since our inception, we have been a trusted IT partner for our clients. We take pride in our highly skilled IT Resources and unique engagement model. We have been consistently delivering on our promises as a high-performance team. Our expertise in Cloud Computing, Mobility, Web Technologies, ERP and CRM are second to none. Our industry-leading flagship product iMathSmart is re-defining math learning experience for school students.
Career At SR International
At SR International, we treat our consultants like family. Our business and our reputation have been built and maintained by quality resources working onboard, so it’s important for us to maintain the quality resource pool.
