Senior Functional QA

The ideal candidate will have exposure to Azure environments and Azure DevOps pipelines, with wealth management / financial services domain knowledge considered a strong added advantage. AI-Assisted Testing: Use AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Copilot agents, AI assistants) to: Accelerate test case creation.

Job Title: Senior Functional QA / SDET
Location: Hamilton, NJ
Duration: 6 Months
Salary Range: $30.00 - $35.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
Applicants must be willing to work on W2

Work Arrangement: Local candidates required; candidate must be able to come to the office for an F2F interview.
 
Role Description

• We are seeking a Junior SDET with strong fundamentals in Python and Java, hands-on test automation experience, and a growing interest in AI-assisted quality engineering.
• The ideal candidate will have exposure to Azure environments and Azure DevOps pipelines, with wealth management / financial services domain knowledge considered a strong added advantage.
• This role provides an opportunity to work on enterprise-grade applications, modern CI/CD pipelines, and AI-enabled QA practices under the guidance of senior SDETs.

Key Responsibilities:
Automation & Quality Engineering:

• Design, develop, and maintain test cases based on project requirements.
• Participate in requirement review, defect triages and represent QA.
• Execute test cases, report bugs using Azure DevOps/Jira or similar tools.
• Automate test scripts using Python and/or Java as required.
• Contribute to UI automation using Selenium / Playwright.
• Execute automated regression suites and analyze failures.

AI-Assisted Testing:

• Use AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Copilot agents, AI assistants) to:
  • Accelerate test case creation.
  • Improve automation code quality.
  • Analyze test failures and logs.
• Apply AI responsibly with human review and validation.
• Learn prompt-engineering best practices for QA use cases.

Backend & Data Validation

• Perform basic data validation using SQL and Python.
• Validate API responses, database records, and file-based data (CSV/JSON).
• Support senior SDETs in backend and data quality testing efforts.

Required Skills & Qualifications
Core Technical Skills
Programming:

• Hands-on experience with Python and Java.

Automation Testing:

• Experience with Selenium / Playwright or similar tools.
• Familiarity with test frameworks (PyTest, JUnit, TestNG).

API Testing:

• Basic understanding of REST APIs and JSON.

Databases:

• Working knowledge of SQL for validation and troubleshooting.

CI/CD & Version Control:

• Git fundamentals.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps pipelines is a strong plus.

AI & Modern QA Mindset

• Experience or strong interest in AI-assisted development/testing.
• Ability to use AI tools to improve productivity and test coverage.
• Clear understanding that AI supports—not replaces—engineering judgment.

Azure & DevOps (Added Advantage)

• Work within Azure environments (Azure App Services, Azure SQL, storage, etc.).
• Integrate and execute tests using Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Understand build/release workflows, test execution stages, and reporting.
• Assist with test result publishing and defect traceability in Azure DevOps.

Domain Knowledge (Added Advantage):
Wealth Management / Financial Services experience, including exposure to:

• Investment platforms.
• Client onboarding / account opening.
• Financial data validation and reporting.
• Regulatory or compliance-driven systems.

Skills:

• Must Have 4 to 7 years in Data Migration Testing.
• Modern Functional Quality Engineering.