Katalon Architect and Senior Engineer

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Katalon Automation SME to Architect, lead and execute test automation activities using Katalon Studio. The successful candidate will be responsible for architecting, developing scalable and reusable automation scripts, automating web applications and APIs, maintaining regression test suites, and integrating automated testing into the software delivery lifecycle. The ideal candidate will possess strong programming and debugging skills, a solid understanding of software testing methodologies, and the ability to work independently with business analysts, developers, QA teams, and project stakeholders.

CANDIDATE Evaluation
Candidates should be able to demonstrate their hands-on expertise through a technical interview or practical assessment covering Katalon Studio, Groovy scripting, framework development, web automation, API testing, mobile automation, database validation, CI/CD integration, and troubleshooting.

Mandatory Qualifications and Skills

• MUST have a master's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology with 5+ years of experience.
• If no master’s degree, Bachelor’s degree with 9+ years of referenceable in Katalon automation tool experience is acceptable 
• MUST have referencable experience in any state / federal project.
• MUST have at least one Salesforce Certification.
• MUST have referencable Nintex experience in any state / federal project. 
• Strong hands-on experience with Katalon Studio and automated test script development. Must be able to Architect, Develop reusable and maintainable Katalon automation framework and scripts
• Proficiency in Apache Groovy programming.
• Experience developing and maintaining reusable test automation frameworks.
• Practical experience in web UI automation, including XPath/CSS selectors, dynamic elements, and synchronization.
• Experience automating REST APIs and validating JSON/XML responses.
• Strong understanding of functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with test case design, test data management, defect tracking, and root-cause analysis.
• Working knowledge of Git or equivalent version control tools.
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent test/defect management platforms.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience with Katalon TestOps and advanced Katalon features.
• Experience integrating automation suites with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Knowledge of SQL and database validation.
• Experience with mobile application automation using Katalon and/or Appium.
• Experience with cross-browser testing and distributed execution.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and enterprise application testing.
• Experience mentoring automation engineers and establishing automation standards.
• Technical documentation and knowledge transfer to the QA team.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts using Katalon Studio.
• Build and enhance reusable automation frameworks, custom keywords, test objects, and test suites.
• Automate functional, integration, smoke, and regression testing for web applications and APIs.
• Develop API automation scripts for REST/SOAP services, including request, response, authentication, and data validations.
• Write and troubleshoot Groovy/Java-based scripts and reusable automation utilities.
• Design data-driven test cases and manage test data across multiple environments.
• Integrate automation execution into CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
• Analyze execution results, investigate failures, identify root causes, and report defects.
• Collaborate with development and business teams to understand requirements and improve test coverage.
• Maintain test automation documentation, execution reports, and traceability.
• Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentoring to other QA engineers.

This is a remote position.