"Senior QA Automation Engineer - Integrations"

Sr. Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (Integrations)

Quality Analysis & Change Management

Full-time, Exempt Regular, Pay Grade 3.3

Location: Hybrid (Onsite presence in Adelphi, MD required at minimum 2-3 days a week)

Summary:

The Sr. Quality Assurance Automation Engineer serves as the strategic and hands-on QA expert for integrations developed on MuleSoft and related enterprise systems. The role defines and executes QA strategy, develops testing approaches, and conducts both manual and automated testing to ensure high-quality integrations across the UMGC ecosystem. This position collaborates cross-functionally to validate data accuracy, integration reliability, and alignment with business and technical requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead QA strategy, execution, and governance for enterprise integrations, ensuring adherence to QA standards and procedures.
• Develop and execute end-to-end test plans, cases, and documentation for integrations spanning PSFT, Workday, OnBase, DocuSign, AEM, D2L, and third-party systems.
• Design, build, and maintain automated regression test suites for APIs and services using Playwright (TypeScript preferred) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.
• Validate data mappings, transformation logic, API behavior, and integration accuracy across source and target systems using queries and analysis.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, architects, functional QA Leads, and stakeholders to ensure requirements are clear, testable, and aligned to business outcomes.
• Provide effective defect reporting, triage, and resolution; support release readiness activities; and participate in Agile ceremonies.
• Lead comprehensive code reviews to enforce architectural standards, ensuring consistency, maintainability, and high performance across all automation test suites.
• Deliver strategic and tactical progress reports to leadership during recurring syncs and departmental meetings to ensure transparency and cross-functional alignment.

Competencies:

• Analytical and critical-thinking skills with strong problem-solving ability
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Collaboration and communication effectiveness with cross-functional teams
• Adaptability in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Technical curiosity and continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in Agile and iterative delivery models

Skills:

• Test automation development (Playwright, TypeScript)
• Integration and API testing (REST, SOAP, file-based, middleware)
• Data validation and SQL/querying across multiple systems
• Automation framework design and maintenance
• Test planning, execution, and defect management
• CI/CD integration and shift-left testing practices
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar QA tools

Education & Experience Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.

Experience:

• 7+ years of automated integration testing experience for enterprise applications.
• 5+ years hands-on test automation experience using Playwright and TypeScript
• Strong background testing custom applications (preferably NEXT.js) and complex integrations
• Experience validating data across systems and testing middleware-driven workflows
• Demonstrated experience in Agile environments managing multiple priorities

Preferred Experience Requirements:

Experience:

• Experience performing proofs of concept for new tools or applications
• Experience with MuleSoft or other integration platforms
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager, Salesforce, PSFT, D2L, or Workday-especially within higher education
• Familiarity with AI-driven testing or LLM-enabled QA tooling
• Experience using JMeter or BlazeMeter for performance testing

Certifications:

Any QA automation, cloud, or MuleSoft certifications are a plus.

All submissions should include a cover letter and resume.

Hiring Range:

$105,000.00 - $120,000.00