QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer

Job Location:- Denver, CO

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Position Summary

• We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented QA

Automation Engineer (Contractor) to join our IT department.

• This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in

building and maintaining automated test frameworks using SpecFlow, C#, and

Gherkin, and who thrives in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• The QA Automation Engineer will play a critical role in

ensuring the quality and reliability of our next-generation cloud-native

enterprise applications by driving automation strategy, collaborating with

cross-functional teams, and championing best practices in behavior-driven

development (BDD).

• This is an exciting opportunity to shape testing

standards, modernize legacy frameworks, and contribute directly to the

success of a strategic technology transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Extend and troubleshoot automated testing and

behavior-driven development (BDD) frameworks for .NET applications.

• Analyze existing libraries of executable specifications

(e.g., Gherkin) to improve test resilience and refactor incorrect or

unnecessary steps. Contribute to defining standards for test cases to

ensure clarity, consistency, and effectiveness.

• Use established standards to design and implement a

modern cloud-native test framework to replace legacy SpecFlow-based

automation.

• Participate in the design and architecture of a

next-generation, cloud-native enterprise application to: Ensure adherence

to test automation standards,

• Ensure test automation is developed in parallel with

application components.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers, product

owners, and QA team members in an Agile Scrum environment to ensure

high[1]quality software delivery.

• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and

exploratory testing for critical application workflows, with a focus on

automated execution.

• Ensure coverage of usability, accessibility, and

security testing as part of automation strategy.

• Coordinate with internal business stakeholders and QA

peers to facilitate user acceptance testing (UAT), including data

validation and business rules alignment.

• Actively identify inefficiencies in test automation

pipelines or regression coverage and propose improvements to increase test

robustness and execution speed.

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Requirements

Mandatory Skill Sets Required

• Proven experience with SpecFlow, Gherkin, and C# for

building and maintaining automated test frameworks.

• Hands-on experience migrating or upgrading legacy test

frameworks to cloud-native solutions.

• Strong understanding of executable specifications and

their value in aligning business and technical teams.

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and cloud platforms,

particularly Azure DevOps.

• Exposure to performance, load, or security testing in

cloud environments.

• Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, qTest, or UiPath

Test Manager for test planning and execution.

• Experience working in Agile environments, including

Scrum or Kanban frameworks.

• 7+ years of experience in automated software testing

with emphasis on BDD and cloud-based environments.

• 5+ years of experience with Selenium / ChromeDriver.
• 5+ years building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in

Azure DevOps.

• 5+ years using Visual Studio / VS Code

Nice to Have

• Experience with non-functional testing such as

accessibility, performance, or security automation.

• Familiarity with tools like Tosca or alternative test

orchestration platforms.

• Exposure to test data management tools or synthetic

test data generation.

Skills

Acceptance Testing, Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Framework, Atlassian JIRA, Automation, Automation Engineering, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Data Management, Data Quality, Detail Oriented, DevOps, Enterprise Applications, Functional Testing, Home Automation, Kanban, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Windows Azure, Performance Testing, Quality Assurance, Refactoring, Regression Testing, Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Selenium, Software Testing, Standards Development, Technical Strategy, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Data, Test Harness, Testing, Usability Engineering

About the Company

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