Sr. QA Test Engineer

Verisma Systems Inc

Washington, District of Columbia, USFull-timeSeniorPosted Jul 3, 2026

SeleniumPlaywrightPyTestAzureCI/CD

Best fit for

This role is best for senior QA engineers or SDETs with hands-on experience in Selenium, Playwright, REST API testing, Azure open to working from Washington, District of Columbia, US.

Skills you need for this role

Detected from the job title, description, and tags.

Automation skills

Selenium — Still the most-asked browser automation framework in QA interviews and legacy suites.
Playwright — Modern cross-browser automation with auto-waits — increasingly the default at product companies.

API / backend testing

REST API testing — Almost every QA role now expects you to validate JSON contracts and status codes.

CI/CD and DevOps

Azure — Common in enterprise / Microsoft-shop QA roles.

Programming languages

C# / .NET — Common in enterprise + SpecFlow-based QA stacks.

Domain & process

Performance testing (JMeter / k6 / LoadRunner) — Different discipline from functional QA — expect scenario and metrics questions.
Agile / Scrum — You'll be expected to describe how you fit QA into short iterations.
Test management (Jira / Zephyr / TestRail) — Process fluency — writing test cases, tracing coverage, and reporting defects.

Job description

Senior QA Test Engineer Summary of Position: The Senior QA Test Engineer is responsible for the software and quality control, and planning and execution thereof, through the software development life cycle. This includes creating automated tests, building and scaling our automation framework, and working closely with the QA team to ensure software QA testing best practices. Duties & Responsibilities:

Create testing and automation plan, estimates, and project plan for software QA
Work with product owners to plan and create test cases and scenarios
Guide, coach, and mentor junior QA engineers
Work with product owners, dev ops, and software engineers to create a continuous delivery process
Work closely with engineers, testers, and product management throughout organization to influence product development assisting or improving products
Learn and display knowledge of how projects and products would add value to the business
Design and implement comprehensive test automation frameworks and strategies for web applications, APIs, and data pipelines
Build and maintain automated test suites using modern tools and frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Pytest, etc.)
Develop automated tests for REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures
Create performance and load testing solutions to validate system scalability
Implement automated security and compliance testing for PHI data handling
Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps
Drive continuous improvement in test coverage and effectiveness
Conduct code reviews for test automation code
Establish testing standards, patterns, and best practices
Lead initiatives to improve test infrastructure and tooling
Drive automation coverage metrics and reporting
Promotes and lives by Verisma's Core Values Minimum Qualifications:
B.S. in Computer Science and Software Engineering, or equivalent education and experience, required
Minimum of 10+ years' experience in software testing and QA
Demonstrated success building and launching excellent products
Competency in Scrum or other agile and iterative processes as well as Selenium, C#, Azure, API testing, and performance testing
Proven analytical skills to solve complex problems by manipulating and utilizing business data
Able to deliver effective documentation
Ability to perform comfortably in a fast-paced, high-intensity, deadline-oriented work environment
Exceptional oral and written communication skills required to document and communicate with internal and external resources
Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail required to ensure accuracy and effective execution of all projects and tasks undertaken
Ability to work independently as a self-starter while possessing excellent teamwork skills
Strong interpersonal skills, ability to collaborate with multiple departments Skills: Agile Programming Methodologies, Analysis Skills, Application Programming Interface (API), Automation, Best Practices, Coaching, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Computer Science, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Integration, Data Management, Detail Oriented, DevOps, Documentation, Home Automation, Internet Application, Interpersonal Skills, Load Testing, Mentoring, Metrics, Microservices, Microsoft C# (C Sharp), Microsoft Windows Azure, Organizational Skills, Performance Testing, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Product Development, Product Management, Product Testing, Product/Service Launch, Project Estimates, Project Planning, Pytest, Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance Methodology, Quality Control, REST (Representational State Transfer), Scrum Project Management and Software Development, Selenium, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Testing, System Validation, Systems Scalability, Team Player, Test Automation, Test Case, Test Patterns, Test Plan/Schedule, Test Scenario, Test Suite, Test Tools, Testing, Time Management, Writing Skills About the Company: Verisma Systems Inc

Job highlights

•Role: Sr. QA Test Engineer
•Company: Verisma Systems Inc
•Location: Washington, District of Columbia, US
•Type: Full-time
•Experience: Senior
•Seniority: Senior
•Posted: Jul 3, 2026

Key skills: Selenium · Playwright · PyTest · Azure · CI/CD

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Q1.Explain the Page Object Model and how you'd structure it in Selenium.
Q2.How do you handle dynamic waits without using Thread.sleep in Selenium?
Q3.How does Playwright's auto-waiting differ from Selenium's explicit waits?
Q4.Walk through how you'd parallelise Playwright tests in CI with sharding.
Q5.How do you design a test suite for a REST API from an OpenAPI spec?

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