Role: Senior Cloud Test Analyst
Rate: $48/hour W2
Location: Columbia, SC
Schedule: Hybrid/Onsite
We are seeking a
Senior Cloud Test Analyst to support a large-scale AWS cloud migration initiative. This role will focus on validating cloud-native, containerized, and legacy applications as they are migrated into AWS environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud-hosted application testing, Agile delivery, test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and compliance-focused QA practices. This is a hands-on role that will partner closely with developers, business analysts, and project stakeholders to ensure applications meet quality, performance, security, and accessibility standards prior to deployment.
Key Responsibilities- Design, develop, and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases, and automated test scripts for applications migrating to AWS.
- Lead functional, regression, integration, system, failover, and performance testing across cloud environments.
- Validate cloud migration efforts, including lift-and-shift and re-platforming initiatives.
- Identify, track, and manage defects using TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, or ALM.
- Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and test suites.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, and AWS CodePipeline.
- Perform REST and SOAP API testing, SQL validation, and end-to-end application testing.
- Support security, compliance, and accessibility testing efforts.
- Maintain testing documentation, test metrics, execution results, and defect reporting.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate closely with development and business teams.
- Analyze testing results and support continuous process improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- 9+ years of IT experience, including experience developing test plans and/or test matrices.
- Experience testing cloud-hosted applications and supporting cloud migration initiatives.
- Strong Agile testing and CI/CD experience.
- Experience with TestRail, JIRA, Confluence, or ALM.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium Grid, JUnit, TestNG, Apache JMeter, SoapUI, and/or Postman.
- Strong understanding of REST/SOAP API testing, SQL, and test automation frameworks.
- Experience with test data strategy, version control, defect triage, and test metrics reporting.
- Experience implementing automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience testing applications utilizing AWS services including EC2, IAM, S3, RDS/Aurora, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and CodeBuild.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and resolve complex technical issues.
Preferred Qualifications- Healthcare, Medicare, or regulated-industry experience.
- Experience with HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST security and compliance standards.
- Accessibility testing experience including Section 508 and WCAG compliance.
- Experience using Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, WAVE, or similar security testing tools.
- Knowledge of Java, WebSphere, Oracle, DB2, IMS, VSAM, or other enterprise technologies.
- Experience with white-box testing, static testing, integration testing, or JAWS accessibility testing.
Ideal CandidateThe strongest candidates will bring a blend of AWS cloud testing, cloud migration experience, test automation, API testing, CI/CD pipeline integration, and compliance-focused QA expertise. This is not a pure performance/load testing role. Candidates should be comfortable leading testing efforts across complex cloud environments while ensuring high-quality application delivery.
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