Test Engineer

*NOT OPEN TO C2C OR W2 REFERRALS AT THIS TIME*Position: Test EngineerLocation: Arlington, VA (occasional onsite as needed, need to be local to the DMV)Introduction : The Temporary Test Engineer is a member of the IT/QA Division, responsible for testing the next generation of proprietary internal testing tool and a Web‑based interface enabling states to independently trigger unsolicited transactions on their scheduleKey responsibilities include:Create, execute, and maintain test cases, and contribute to test plans for the application and their underlying REST services and microservices.Conduct functional, system, integration, and regression testing based on business and technical specifications.Build and maintain automated test scripts across UI, API/REST, and service layers, and run them within CI/CD pipelines.Perform API testing of RESTful services — request/response and schema validation, status codes, and authentication.Use existing service-virtualization and mocks to test components in isolation and manage test data (create/modify/reset) so tests are atomic and repeatable.Validate data across relational and NoSQL data stores (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB).Log, track, and manage defects through resolution using established tracking systems (e.g. Jira, Azure DevOps).Communicate issues clearly to technical teams and stakeholders, with steps to reproduce and supporting detail.Experience & Technical Skills Required:5 years of software quality assurance and testing experience with a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.Hands on experience in writing automation scripts using Selenium or similar automation tools.Proficient in testing and reporting on ETL pipelinesSolid test-design ability — creating and executing test cases and contributing to test plans, including basic edge and negative cases.Working knowledge of functional, system, integration, regression, and REST/API testing.Working, hands-on knowledge of databases and SQL, including validating data across relational and NoSQL stores (Azure SQL, Cosmos DB).Hands-on experience with test management and defect tracking tools (Jira, Azure DevOps/ALM, or similar).Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and tools (Selenium, Postman, Playwright, or similar).Hours: Core 8 hr. workday - Monday-Friday- east coast operating schedule.