QA Automation Engineer (Selenium) with Strong Automation Framework Development (BDD/Data-driven) - ONLY LOCAL CANDIDATE ONLY -Strictly Local to Austin, TX (within 50 miles)

Urgent Hiring – QA Automation Engineer (Selenium)Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid – Local Only)Duration: Long TermJob Description – QA Automation Engineer (Selenium)Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium WebDriverBuild and enhance automation frameworks (data-driven, hybrid, BDD)Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testingAnalyze business requirements and create detailed test scenarios and test casesCollaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders for requirement clarityConduct API testing using tools like Postman and RestAssuredIntegrate automation suites with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)Perform defect tracking, root cause analysis, and impact assessmentEnsure test coverage, quality metrics, and reportingWork in Agile/Scrum environments and participate in sprint ceremoniesPerform backend validation using SQLIndependently own testing for features/modules and ensure timely deliveryRequirements:7+ years of experience in QA and automation testingStrong expertise in Selenium WebDriver with Java (preferred)Experience in automation framework development from scratchHands-on with TestNG/JUnit/NUnit, Maven/Gradle, and GitStrong understanding of testing principles and test design techniquesExperience with CI/CD integration and API testingGood problem-solving skills and end-user perspectiveNice to Have:BDD tools like Cucumber / SpecFlowSelenium Grid / parallel executionCloud testing experience (AWS/Azure)Performance testing (JMeter)Docker and DevOps exposureMicroservices and basic security testing knowledge