Title: Senior Quality Engineer IV Employee Type: Contract Remote: Yes Location: Virtual, GA, US Pay Range: $68 - $77 per hour Job Description: Job#: 3033818 Job Description: Job Title: Sr Quality Engineer IV Location: Remote (Est Hours) Rate: $68-$77 Length: 6 months Job Description: Test Lead / QA Automation Lead Test Leadership & Strategy - Proven experience leading manual and automation testing teams across multiple projects - Expertise in test planning, estimation, scheduling, and resource allocation - Strong knowledge of test strategy development, risk-based testing, and release sign‑off processes - Hands-on involvement in test design reviews, defect triage, and stakeholder communication - Experience mentoring and guiding team members on testing best practices and automation standards Testing Methodologies - Extensive experience working within Agile/Scrum environments - Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, and continuous testing practices Automation Testing Expertise - Hands-on experience designing, enhancing, and maintaining test automation frameworks - Web Automation Tools: WebdriverIO, Katalon Studio - API Testing & Automation: Postman - BDD Frameworks: Gherkin-based test development Manual Testing Expertise - Expertise in functional, regression, system, integration, and UAT testing - Strong skills in writing test scenarios, detailed test cases, and execution reports - Excellent defect analysis, documentation, and root cause identification - Ability to independently resolve complex testing scenarios and query-based issues Programming & Scripting Skills - Proficient in Java, JavaScript, Groovy, SQL, and Gherkin - Ability to review, optimize, and standardize automation code across teams - Experience building reusable, scalable, and maintainable automation components Database & Backend Testing - Strong expertise in writing complex SQL queries for data validation and backend testing - Hands-on experience with MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server - Skilled in data integrity validation, joins, stored procedures, and reporting checks CI/CD & Build Integration - Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins - Familiarity with Node.js for test execution and build automation Version Control & Collaboration Tools - Proficient in Git, Git Bash, and GitHub for source control and test artifact management Test & Defect Management Tools - Extensive experience using qTest and HP ALM for: - Test case management - Test execution tracking - Defect lifecycle management Security & Environment Management - Experience using HashiCorp Vault for credential and secret management in testing environments Professional & Soft Skills - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills - Proven ability to balance hands-on technical contribution with leadership responsibilities EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. 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When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Diseñar y ejecutar estrategias de aseguramiento de la calidad de software • Desarrollar y mantener pruebas automatizadas funcionales (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) • Automatizar pruebas usando Python, Java u otros lenguajes • Gestionar y reportar pruebas con XRay u herramientas equivalentes • Ejecutar pruebas de regresión, integración y aceptación • Realizar pruebas de performance (JMeter o equivalente) • Analizar resultados de pruebas y reportar defectos • Colaborar con equipos de desarrollo y DevOps • Mantener y mejorar frameworks de automatización • Documentar casos de prueba, evidencias y resultados

• Asegurar la cobertura completa de la prueba mediante la comprensión de los requisitos funcionales y las especificaciones técnicas. • Construir los scripts requeridos para complementar el framework de automatización en las herramientas indicadas. • Preparar y ejecutar los scripts de automatización en los repositorios y pipelines correspondientes. • Aplicar las mejores prácticas de automatización y desarrollo. Realizar reportes según metodología Testing. • Crear e implementar metodologías y procesos de desarrollo de pruebas, tales como: automatización de pruebas, tests de performance, aceptación, usabilidad y instalación, casos de pruebas, etc. • Capacitación al equipo de QA manuales. • Seguimiento de bugs.

• Responsible for driving supplier quality performance, process capability, delivery reliability, and capacity assurance across the regional supply base. • Act as a key interface between suppliers in China and MEA/EAP regional stakeholders, ensuring alignment with procurement strategy, engineering requirements, and manufacturing needs. • Contribute directly to supplier development, risk mitigation, and sustainable operational performance. • Establish, implement, and continuously improve supplier QA/QC systems aligned with regional procurement and quality strategy. • Collaborate closely with Strategic Procurement and Category Management to prioritize supplier development by product category, driving improvements in quality, cost competitiveness, delivery performance, and sustainability. • Evaluate and qualify new and existing suppliers in China, ensuring compliance with technical specifications, quality standards, process capability, cost targets, and capacity requirements. • Act as a key quality interface for procurement decisions, supporting supplier selection, qualification, and long-term sourcing strategies. • Support procurement with data-driven insights on supplier performance, capability, risks, capacity constraints, and lead time reliability. • Approve supplier products that meet Doka’s quality reliability, and performance standards. • Introduce and deploy Lean methodologies, supplier scorecards, structured audit systems to enhance supplier maturity and transparency. • Monitor and report supplier performance through key metrics, adherence, capacity utilization, and audit scores, and drive corrective actions where required. • Track and follow up on open orders, production progress, and delivery schedules at supplier sites to ensure timely fulfillment and early identification of deviations. • Assess supplier manufacturing capacity, load balancing, and scalability on a periodic basis; proactively communicate risks, constraints, and mitigation plans to internal stakeholders. • Identify and escalate potential supply chain bottlenecks, lead time risks, and capacity limitations, enabling proactive decision-making and continuity planning. • Lead supplier-related non-conformance management, ensuring effective containment, root cause analysis (8D), and sustainable corrective and preventive actions. • Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to align on technical requirements, process parameters, design changes, and new product introductions (NPI). • Support supplier readiness for new product launches, ensuring process robustness, capacity availability, and milestone compliance. • Provide technical guidance to suppliers to improve manufacturing efficiency, Process stability, cost optimization, and product quality. • Build and maintain strong supplier relationships, foster long-term partnerships and continuous capability development. • Act as the regional representative in China, ensuring effective cross-cultural communication and alignment between local suppliers and MEA/EAP teams.