Software Test Engineer

Job Description Title: Test EngineerLocation: Work from Home – candidates must work on CST hoursNote: This is a W2 contract role; C2C, 1099 & 3 rd Party Candidates WILL NOT be consideredThe Test Engineer will;· Lead efforts in drafting test scenarios and writing tests to cover functional use cases for each feature· Collaborate with teams to triage bugs and investigate failures in various environments· Monitor and maintain test pipelines, and use observability tools and test logs to identify and fix failures· Clearly communicate bugs and proactively initiate discussions to aid issue discovery and resolution· Leverage cutting-edge AI tools to enhance the development workflow and improve delivery velocityPosition Qualifications:· 3-5 years of relevant Software Testing experience· Solid proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript; experience with test runners, such as Mocha· Experience testing MQTT or similar Pub/Sub interfaces (WebSockets, RabbitMQ, SSE, etc.)· Experience testing GraphQL APIs, including writing and maintaining tests for complex queries· Working knowledge of cloud environments and containerized deployments, including Docker images and container registries· Working knowledge of Git and Git-based workflows, including CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)· Experience analyzing and correlating application and service logs across multiple services (tracing errors, debugging test failures, etc.)· Experience using Jira (or similar tools) for task and issue tracking· Hands-on experience with UI test automation frameworks, including Playwright, preferred· Familiarity with Android test automation using frameworks such as Appium preferred· Experience with AI tools, such as Claude, preferred· A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field