Full Description

Akkodis is seeking a QA Automation Engineer for a Hybrid Contract role in Austin, TX, requiring onsite presence three days per week. The ideal candidate will have strong manual and automation testing experience, hands‑on scripting expertise, and the ability to lead QA efforts across multi‑geography teams.

Rate Range: $50/hour to $56/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

QA Automation Engineer Job Responsibilities Include

Supporting manual QA activities including test design, test planning, exploratory testing, and end‑to‑end validation Automating UI and API test scenarios using Selenium, Playwright, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Page Object Model (POM) frameworks Performing code reviews for automation coverage and maintaining regression test suites and frameworks Working in a Shift‑Left environment, enabling early testing within development cycles Executing API testing using tools such as Postman and contributing to CI/CD integration through Jenkins or Azure DevOps Enhancing automation frameworks, maintaining code quality metrics via SonarQube and Grafana, and managing scripts in Git Leading QA activities across distributed teams and ensuring efficient communication and collaboration Designing new automation frameworks from scratch when required and writing SQL queries for validation Supporting performance testing efforts with tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or Sitespeed (good to have)

Desired Qualifications

Strong automation experience using Selenium, Playwright, Java, TypeScript/JavaScript Deep understanding of POM frameworks, CI/CD tools, and Shift‑Left practices Experience executing, maintaining, and enhancing regression automation suites Familiarity with SQL, Git, SonarQube, Grafana, and API testing tools Experience working as QA lead across multi‑geography teams Strong manual testing skills with experience in E2E testing Excellent communication, analytical abilities, and organizational skills

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Shubham.Vasishtha@akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $50.00 to $56.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled