Status: Full Time/USA Remote Experience: 2-4 years Required: Public Trust – Sensitive Level (U.S. Citizen or Green Card) Benefits: Competitive Pay, Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule, Comprehensive Health Plan, 401(k), and Collaborative Team Atmosphere, Salary Range Salary Range: $95K - $105K Summary: Assurety is an industry leader in the postal and parcel ecosystem, with 21+ years of experience serving government and commercial sectors, including postal/parcel, marketing, finance, retail, and higher education. We leverage data and technology to solve complex problems, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and ownership. Our solutions help clients save lives, cut costs, boost revenue, strengthen the U.S. economy, and enhance customer experiences. This QA Automation Engineer – Level 2 role is a mid-level position focused on supporting enterprise QA initiatives, developing automation frameworks, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions across complex enterprise applications. This role is ideal for a QA professional with strong technical skills, hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing, and an interest in working on large-scale Payroll and USPS-related systems. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure software quality, regulatory compliance, and delivery excellence. Key Responsibilities - Develop, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks and test scripts for functional, integration, end-to-end (E2E), regression, smoke, API, and transactional testing across enterprise applications.
- Collaborate with developers, QA leads, business analysts, and product teams to define, document, analyze, execute, and interpret testing activities that align with business and technical requirements.
- Review business and functional requirements, develop comprehensive test plans, prepare test scenarios, and transform them into reusable automated and manual test scripts.
- Prepare and maintain test data required for validating complex business workflows, integrations, and payroll processing scenarios.
- Execute manual and automated test cases, document test execution results, log defects, and support root cause analysis and resolution activities.
- Analyze testing outcomes, document findings, and provide recommendations supported by test evidence to improve overall software quality.
- Ensure testing activities, documentation, and deliverables comply with USPS Technology Solution Life Cycle (TSLC) standards and established QA processes.
- Support functional validation across critical business processes, including smoke testing, regression testing, system integration testing, and end-to-end workflow validation.
- Contribute to API, database, performance, security, and integration testing efforts under the guidance of senior QA engineers.
- Assist in planning, tracking, and reporting QA deliverables across multiple concurrent projects.
- Participate in system design and solution reviews to improve application testability, automation opportunities, and overall product quality.
- Maintain QA documentation including test strategies, test plans, test cases, automation assets, execution reports, and defect tracking records.
- Support post-deployment validation, production verification, and defect triage activities.
- Identify testing risks and contribute to mitigation strategies throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve QA practices.
- Utilize AI-assisted testing tools to accelerate test case generation, improve automation coverage, and enhance testing efficiency where appropriate.
Qualifications Required - 2–4 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with hands-on experience in both manual and automation testing across enterprise applications.
- Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), testing methodologies, and Agile/Scrum practices.
- Experience developing automation scripts and frameworks for functional, API, integration, regression, and data-driven testing.
- Experience reviewing business requirements, developing test plans, preparing test data, and executing comprehensive testing activities.
- Working knowledge of SQL/PLSQL, database validation, Excel (including Pivot Tables), and reporting tools.
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and exposure to DevOps or DevSecOps practices.
- Experience using AI-assisted testing tools or AI-generated test scripting solutions to improve testing productivity.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field.
Preferred - Experience working on Payroll, HRIS, Finance, ERP, or other highly transactional enterprise applications.
- Knowledge of payroll concepts including payroll processing, gross-to-net calculations, taxes, deductions, benefits, garnishments, retro pay, and payroll lifecycle workflows.
- Familiarity with federal, state, and local payroll regulations and payroll compliance principles.
- Experience with Agile project management tools such as VersionOne, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
- Certifications in QA or Automation (e.g., ISTQB Foundation, Selenium, Postman).
- Experience with performance, security, and integration testing tools.
- Familiarity with USPS systems or other large-scale government or enterprise transactional platforms.
- Exposure to enterprise architecture, software product lifecycle management, and AI/ML-assisted testing solutions.
- Mainframe testing experience is considered an advantage.
What Success Looks Like in This Role - Automation scripts are reliable, reusable, and contribute to faster release cycles.
- QA deliverables are completed on time and meet quality standards.
- Defects are identified early and resolved efficiently through collaboration.
- QA documentation is clear, organized, and accessible to stakeholders.
- You contribute to continuous improvement in QA processes and tools.
- You are viewed as a dependable team member who supports quality across the SDLC.
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