Software Quality Assurance Tester (Automation)

Job Title: QA Engineer Automated 2

Market Title: Software Quality Assurance Tester (Automation)

Work Type: Remote (Telework, within U.S.)

Location: Remote, United States

Rate Range: $51/hr

Work Authorization: GC, USC, All valid EADs except H1B

Department: Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Solicitation Number: 70126016and017

Response Deadline: 09/02/2025, 5:00 PM CT

Overview

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) seeks two QA Engineer Automated 2 resources to support the IT-SEDS (Statewide Education Data System). These individuals will provide advanced software testing services, including automation, performance, accessibility, and manual validation, supporting the implementation of all agency applications and projects. All deliverables are considered “works made for hire” and property of TEA.

The QA Engineers will collaborate closely with the FSP development team and stakeholders to ensure high-quality application delivery.

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements, design documents, and related artifacts to develop detailed test cases.
  

• Create and execute automated functional and regression test cases for HTML, PDF, and Excel reports.
  

• Document all issues, executed test cases, test results, and testing summaries.
  

• Perform SQL queries for data analysis and validation.
  

• Collaborate with developers and business users to define, implement, and communicate test case automation.
  

• Execute performance and accessibility testing.
  

• Conduct manual testing and end-to-end data validation.
  

Candidate Skills and Qualifications

Minimum Requirements (Required):

• 7 yrs – Testing complex web applications.
  

• 7 yrs – Testing across all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.
  

• 7 yrs – Automation testing with Selenium and TestNG .
  

• 5 yrs – Advanced Database/SQL language experience.
  

• 3 yrs – Java programming experience.
  

• 2 yrs – Experience using Apache POI and Apache PDFBox .
  

• 2 yrs – Experience with WAPT Pro, JMeter, or similar performance testing tools .
  

Preferred Skills:

• 3 yrs – Parsing web tables to verify results.
  

• 2 yrs – Prior Zephyr Scale experience.
  

• 2 yrs – Prior JIRA experience