**Role & seniority: ** QA Engineer (mid-level implied) | Contract: 6 months, Contract-2-Hire

**Location & work type: ** Hybrid, Cincinnati, OH | W2 only during contract period | No visa sponsorship

**Stack/tools: **

Automation: Playwright
API testing: Postman or REST Assured
API/contract testing: OpenAPI, mocking, schema validation
Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript (Python/Java helpful)
UI testing support: HTML/CSS
DB: SQL, PostgreSQL
Top 3 responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions (UI, APIs, backend, data workflows)
- Execute targeted manual testing when automation is not sufficient
- Validate APIs and support contract testing using OpenAPI specs (mocking/schema validation)
Must-have skills:
- Strong QA experience with automated testing
- Hands-on Playwright automation
- REST API testing (Postman/REST Assured)
- API validation/contract testing concepts (OpenAPI, mocking, schema validation)
- JavaScript or TypeScript; HTML/CSS basics; SQL + PostgreSQL
Nice-to-haves:
- Experience with Python or Java
- Broader coverage across UI + backend + data workflow testing beyond core areas

Full Description

Role: Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Hybrid, Cincinnati OH

Duration: 6 months Contract-2-HIre

Salary: $90-100K/year W2 Only during contract period. This role does not provide visa sponsorship.

As QA Engineer, you will help ensure the quality, reliability, and performance of a wide variety of software products and projects. You will design, develop, and maintain automated test solutions across user interfaces, APIs, backend services, and data workflows, while also supporting targeted manual testing when appropriate.

Experience in software quality assurance, including automated testing
Hands-on experience building and maintaining testing automation with Playwright
Experience testing REST APIs using tools or frameworks such as Postman or REST Assured
Understanding of API validation and contract testing concepts, including OpenAPI specifications, mocking, and schema validation
Proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript; experience with Python or Java is beneficial
Working knowledge of HTML and CSS for user interface testing and troubleshooting
Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including PostgreSQL

Please send resume ASAP.