Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid) LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY Duration: 4-Month Contract Interview Process: In-Person
We are seeking an experienced Systems Analyst II with a strong background in Quality Assurance and test automation to support a Texas state agency in Austin. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a structured environment and enjoys building scalable, high-quality testing solutions.
This position requires local Austin-area candidates and offers a hybrid schedule with a mix of onsite and remote work.
Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium • Build and enhance automation frameworks (data-driven, hybrid, or BDD) • Perform functional, regression, integration, and system testing • Analyze business requirements and create detailed test scenarios and test cases • Collaborate with developers, product owners, and technical teams • Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, grooming, retrospectives) • Perform API testing (manual and automated) • Conduct defect tracking, root cause analysis, and impact assessment • Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines • Provide test coverage analysis and quality metrics reporting
Required Qualifications • 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and software testing • Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and automation tools • Experience with Java (preferred), or C# or Python for automation scripting • Proven experience building automation frameworks from scratch • Strong understanding of functional testing principles • Experience with TestNG, JUnit, or NUnit • Experience with Maven or Gradle and version control (Git) • Experience integrating automation with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) • Experience with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured, etc.) • Strong SQL skills for backend validation • Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments • Strong knowledge of test planning, test case design techniques, and regression strategy • Ability to independently own testing for a feature or module • Strong defect lifecycle management experience • Ability to think from an end-user perspective
Preferred Qualifications • Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow) • Experience with Selenium Grid or parallel execution • Experience testing cloud-based applications (Azure or AWS) • Experience with performance testing tools (JMeter) • Experience with containerization (Docker) • Exposure to DevOps practices and shift-left testing • Experience testing microservices architectures • Knowledge of security testing basic