Junior Test Analyst, API Testing

Based in Rockville, Westbury IT also runs a small colocation rack for clients who want local backups. From the Rockville office, we cover clients within about a two-hour drive and support remote sites through RMM tools. Certification exams are paid for, and passing one comes with a raise.

Role overview:

Our team is growing and we are hiring a Junior Test Analyst, API Testing. QA role embedded in a product squad. You'll review stories before development starts, not just test them at the end. This hire will build out our Playwright suite and get it running reliably in CI. You will join as an independent contractor on a long-term agreement. Payment is monthly in USD. You will need at least 4 hours of overlap with US Eastern time. We ship you a laptop and accessories before your first day.

Duties:

• Build API test suites with Postman, REST Assured or pytest.
• Check accessibility basics with axe and keyboard-only testing.
• Report on test coverage, escaped defects and release readiness.
• Create test plans and regression checklists for major releases.
• Run exploratory testing on new features and document findings with clear repro steps.
• Integrate test suites into GitHub Actions, Jenkins or Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Write and maintain automated UI tests with Playwright, Cypress or Selenium WebDriver.
• Investigate and fix flaky tests rather than just retrying them.

Skills and experience:

• 1-2 years of software QA experience, including test automation.
• Patience and persistence when chasing intermittent issues.
• Experience with at least one UI automation framework.
• Working knowledge of CI pipelines and Git.

Perks and benefits:

Pay: $600 - $780 monthly

• Long-term engagement.
• Monthly internet allowance.
• Monthly payments via wire transfer or Wise.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Within 30 days.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Westbury IT.