Automation Engineer
Posted: 09/12/2026
Job Number: akxsbUt3RnpTS1lDWG9SRVV2S2psUT09
Pay Rate: 50-60 Hourly USD
Job Description
Title: Senior Quality Assurance Analyst / Automation Engineer
Location: Phoenix, AZ 85003
Type: Temp-to-Hire
Duration: ~6 months, potential conversion to permanent
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hrs/week
Experience: 5–10 years functional testing + 5 years automatio
Position Description
The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst / Automation Engineer provides the strategic mind and technical means for testing all aspects of a software solution, balancing both deep functional analysis and robust technical automation. In this hybrid role, you will be a key driver on a team responsible for both functional testing and expanding the automation infrastructure of our state-of-the-art web-based judicial case management system. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional who loves diving into business requirements, designing thorough test cases, and translating them into code. You will plug directly into a well-established automation framework utilizing the latest Selenium WebDriver, delivering continuous automated testing and reporting throughout the development cycle.
Skills Required
Functional & Testing
- Advanced Functional Testing
- Black Box Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- ADA Testing (WCAG)
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- UI Testing and Automated Testing strategies
- Web Service testing (SOAP/REST/JSON)
- Agile development lifecycle (Scrum/Agile)
- Balancing hands-on Functional Testing with Automated UI Testing seamlessly on a single project cycle
- Advanced test case design, requirements traceability matrices, and translating complex business rules into structured test scenarios
Automation Engineering
- Building and maintaining POM-based automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, and C#/Java
- Utilizing relative XPath language/expressions and object-oriented design principles
- Automation Engineering: Utilize Selenium WebDriver and/or Playwright to create, execute, and maintain smoke and regression tests
- Framework Analysis: Interpret daily automated test reports to isolate application defects versus script maintenance issues
Database & Backend Testing
- Writing SQL queries for data verification and back-end testing
Tools & Source Control
- Azure DevOps
- GitHub
- Git
- Source control using Visual Studio 2022 or above
Communication & Collaboration
- Effective verbal and written communication with all levels of the organization
- Act as both the analytical gatekeeper of business logic and the technical automation developer on a project
- Work efficiently with minimal supervision as a highly motivated self-starter
- Collaboration: Partner with developers, fellow testers, and business stakeholders to ensure complete test coverage (positive/negative, cross-browser, integration) and meet strict sprint deadlines
Test Planning & Execution
- Create comprehensive test plans and articulate successful measures for evaluating software
- Dual-Role Execution: Actively perform hands-on functional testing, black box testing, and manual exploratory testing while simultaneously writing and maintaining automated UI scripts for the same feature sets
- Test Design: Translate complex business and functional requirements into highly structured, reusable test cases in Azure DevOps, maintaining a rigorous regression suite
- Defect & Data Tracking: Articulate defects with concise, technical steps enabling development teams to rapidly reproduce a condition
AI-Driven Testing
- AI-Driven Testing: Leverage AI utilities, including GitHub Copilot, Modern Requirements, and Copilot for DevOps, to accelerate the development of test scenarios, test case documentation, and automated script execution
Experience Required:
- 5-10 years in functional testing
- 5 years in automated testing
Education Required:
Education: Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
OR
Experience: Five (5) years of combined experience in both software functional analysis/testing and test automation engineering.