API Test Engineer

Veterans Sourcing Group

Pittsburgh, PA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apache JMeter, Application Programming Interface (API), Error Handling, Functional Testing, HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol), JSON, Mail Services, REST (Representational State Transfer), System Integration (SI), System Test, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Requirements, Test Scenario, Test Tools, Testing
LOCATION
Pittsburgh, PA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Title: API Test Engineer
Duration: 12+ Months (Possible extension)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15258
Onsite Role (4 days a week)

Responsibilities:
  • Seeking an experienced API Test Engineer to design, execute, and automate testing for REST based APIs supporting mission critical, bi directional system integrations.
  • This role focuses on service level testing and plays a key part in ensuring API reliability, security, and readiness for production.
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs, hands on experience with API testing tools, and the ability to translate technical requirements into robust test scenarios across functional, negative, and integration cases.
Scenarios include:
  • Positive scenarios (valid inputs)
  • Negative scenarios (invalid/missing data)
  • Boundary conditions
  • Error handling and edge cases
An API tester needs to understand:
  • HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
  • Status codes (200, 201, 400, 401, 403, 404, 500, 429)
  • Request/response headers
  • JSON request and response bodies
Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree
  • 5+ years of system testing, writing and executing test cases
  • Application testing experience related to REST API
  • Software/Tools: Postman, SoapUI, JMeter, Ping API, vREST

About the Company

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Veterans Sourcing Group