ECCO Select is a talent acquisition and consulting company specializing in people, process and technology solutions. We provide the talent behind the technology enabling our clients to achieve their goals. For more information about ECCO Select, visit us at www.eccoselect.com.
Position Title: Software Quality Engineer
Location Information Remote
Position Responsibilities:
We are seeking a Software Quality Engineer to drive quality engineering practices for our organization. This role operates strategically and hands-on, working closely with engineering, product, and QA teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable software solutions.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Quality Strategy & Leadership
- Define and implement quality engineering strategies across multiple teams and projects.
- Establish and promote standardized best practices and scalable testing methods.
- Collaborate with engineering and product leadership to embed quality early in the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Test Automation & Framework Design
- Design, develop, and scale automation frameworks using Karate or Rest Assured.
- Build and maintain comprehensive API and UI automated test suites, utilizing Playwright for UI automation.
- Ensure automation frameworks are seamlessly integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
- API, Microservices & Integration Testing
- Lead comprehensive testing efforts for distributed and microservices-based architectures.
- Validate REST/JSON/XML APIs, including authentication mechanisms (OAuth/JWT), and key integrations.
- Support test strategy for mocking and validating asynchronous systems.
- Performance Engineering
- Design and execute performance test scenarios using JMeter and BlazeMeter.
- Analyze system metrics like latency, throughput, and error rates.
- Identify bottlenecks and provide actionable recommendations for optimization and improved performance.
- Data & Backend Validation
- Perform thorough data validation across UI, API, and database layers.
- Write, execute, and optimize complex SQL queries (Oracle preferred).
- Ensure data accuracy, reliability, and integrity across integrated systems.
- Manual & Exploratory Testing
- Conduct risk-based and exploratory testing for complex workflows and edge cases.
- Ensure robust defect detection, documentation, and reporting of software issues.
- DevOps & Continuous Integration
- Integrate and maintain automated testing processes within CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitLab, Jenkins).
- Support quality engineering across multiple environments and deployment stages.
- Mentorship & Collaboration
- Mentor fellow QA engineers and contribute to elevating team-wide testing capabilities.
- Serve as a technical leader and advocate for quality best practices across scrum teams.
- Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release readiness activities.
Essential Skills, Experience
- 5+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with exposure to senior or staff-level responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience driving quality strategy and improvement across engineering teams.
- Strong hands-on expertise in:
- Test automation frameworks such as Karate or Rest Assured.
- UI automation using Playwright.
- Performance testing tools including JMeter and BlazeMeter.
- Writing and optimizing SQL queries (Oracle database experience preferred).
- Extensive experience in API and microservices testing, including REST API validation and authentication protocols.
- Proven track record integrating automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, or similar).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, combining technical insight with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, supporting cross-team collaboration and mentoring.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and practices.
ECCO Select is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. Our policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Veterans of our United States Uniformed Services are specifically encouraged to apply for ECCO Select opportunities.