Encore Consulting ยท 10 hours ago
Senior QA Automation Engineer - Alpharetta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expEncore Consulting is seeking a results-driven Senior Automation Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust test automation solutions. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Java, Kafka, API testing, and database testing, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure software quality and performance.
ConsultingCRMInformation Technology
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks and libraries using Java
Architect and implement end-to-end automated test suites for APIs, microservices, and data pipelines
Build and maintain Kafka-based messaging test scenarios, including producer/consumer flows, message schemas, and end-to-end validation
Perform thorough API testing (REST/GraphQL) including contract testing, negative testing, performance/load testing, and error-handling validation
Conduct comprehensive database testing across SQL/NoSQL systems: data integrity, migrations, ETL validation, stored procedures, and data quality checks
Integrate test automation with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent) for nightly/continuous testing
Collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and product owners to define testing strategies, acceptance criteria, and quality gates
Identify, track, and drive remediation of defects; provide clear, actionable defect reports and dashboards
Champion testability improvements and help shape architecture decisions to facilitate reliable testing
Mentor and coach junior automation engineers; share best practices and code reviews
Monitor and optimize test performance, test data management, and environment provisioning
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of hands-on experience in test automation engineering
Strong proficiency in Java (JUnit/TestNG), design patterns, and best practices for test automation
Extensive experience with Apache Kafka: producing/consuming messages, topics, schemas (Avro/JSON), and end-to-end message flow testing
API testing expertise (REST, GraphQL) with tools like Postman, REST-assured, or equivalent; experience with contract testing (e.g., Pact) is a plus
Deep knowledge of database testing: SQL query writing, data validation, integrity checks, and experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) and/or NoSQL where applicable
Strong SQL skills: complex joins, aggregations, window functions, data normalization/denormalization validation
Experience with test data management, test doubles/makes, and mock services
Familiarity with performance and load testing concepts and tools
CI/CD experience and experience integrating automated tests into pipelines
Debugging skills, strong problem-solving, and attention to detail
Company
Encore Consulting
Founded in 2000, Encore Consulting Services, Inc.
51-200 employees
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