QA Engineer III

Position: QA Engineer III

Location:Atlanta GA

Duration: 5 Months
Client:Southern Company Services

Southern Company Services is seeking an experienced QA Engineer III to support quality engineering test automation performance testing and release readiness across enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with API automation regression testing CI/CD integration performance testing defect analysis and cross-functional collaboration with Engineering Product and DevOps teams.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute test strategies for regression new functionality integration end-to-end and performance testing.

Create and maintain test plans test cases automated test suites and exploratory test charters.

Build reusable and maintainable automation frameworks for API and UI testing.

Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and ensure reliable actionable test results.

Perform load stress endurance scalability and peak-volume testing.

Establish performance baselines and monitor latency throughput response times and error rates.

Lead defect triage and support root-cause analysis.

Partner with developers product teams and DevOps to improve testability logging instrumentation and acceptance criteria.

Provide clear reporting on test coverage quality risks release readiness and recommendations.

Support continuous improvement of quality-management processes and standards.

Qualifications

510 years of experience in quality assurance test automation or software quality engineering.

Strong experience with API testing and automation.

Experience with UI integration and end-to-end testing.

Hands-on experience with performance and reliability testing.

Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Strong knowledge of regression risk-based exploratory and scripted testing.

Experience with defect management test reporting and root-cause analysis.

Strong communication analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience working with Engineering Product and DevOps teams.

Utility energy or regulated-industry experience is preferred.

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