Senior Quality Assurance Engineer : CenterPoint Energy

Interview : Video

Visa : USC, GC, GC EAD, H4

This is onsite from day-1 ( Must be local to Houston )

Description

Please note – Utility industry experience is needed.About the job

Our client is looking to hire a Sr. QA Engineer to their team on a 12 month contract basis. This is onsite in Downtown Houston - must be local to Houston. The QA/Automation support Engineer will help test and validate the products. The role focuses on building automated tests, improving test coverage, and integrating testing into our CI/CD pipelines.

Work will involve both functional and cross browser testing using Selenium (C#) and cloud testing platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium & Appium with C#.
• Build and support test frameworks following best practices (page object model, reusable libraries, etc.).
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps preferred).
• Execute and manage cross browser and device testing using BrowserStack or Digital.ai.
• Create and manage test plans, regression suites, and smoke tests.
• Perform manual/exploratory testing when needed.
• Identify defects, provide troubleshooting details, and support root-cause analysis

Required Skills

• The QA Engineer MUST HAVE experience with working on External Customer applications
• Experience with Selenium WebDriver, Appium WebDriver using C#/.NET.
• Experience integrating automated tests into Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD tools.
• Familiarity with BrowserStack or Digital.ai automation environments.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, regression testing, and test planning.
• Ability to troubleshoot test failures and work with developers to resolve issues.
• API testing experience (RestSharp/HttpClient) a PLUS.
• Knowledge of accessibility/basic performance checks a PLUS.
• Experience with SpecFlow/BDD frameworks a PLUS.

Deliverables

• Automated UI test suite for high priority user flows.
• API and functional regression tests where applicable.
• Integrated CI/CD pipeline with automated test execution and reporting.
• Cross-browser/device test setup using BrowserStack/Digital.ai.
• Documentation of framework structure, execution steps, and environment setup.

Activities

• Analyze requirements/user stories and create relevant test scenarios.
• Develop automation for new features and maintain existing test suites.
• Monitor nightly/CI test runs, analyze failures, and maintain test stability.
• Provide regular test reports and quality status updates.

Skills

Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Browser Testing, Customer/Client Research, Debugging Skills, DevOps, Documentation, Energy Engineering, Failure Analysis, Functional Testing, Home Automation, Identify Issues, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Windows Azure, Object Modeling, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Regression Testing, Root Cause Analysis, Selenium, Smoke Testing, Software Testing, Status Reports, Technical Support, Test Automation, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Scenario, Test Scripts, Test Suite, Testing

About the Company

Shiftcode Analytics, Inc