job summary: ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** location: BOSTON, Massachusetts job type: Contract salary: $40 - 45 per hour work hours: 8am to 4pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: Client is looking for a Quality Engineer to join our Quality Engineering Team within our Native Mobile Apps organization. The ideal candidate is more than just your average manual tester. You will use an analytical approach to test our Native Mobile Apps (iOS, Android). You are passionate about quality and you have the ability to create, maintain and execute test plans in order to verify requirements. You have experience with mobile app testing, Integration and API testing, which will require a good depth and breadth of technical knowledge. What you'll do: While working within an Agile environment, you will work with Developers, Technical Project Managers and Designers to identify proper and effective testing strategies, beginning in the planning phases of a feature You can analyze a user story and identify ambiguities, gaps and risks that have not yet been consideredYou are able to identify important information about our product and have the ability to effectively articulate this to our stakeholders.Monitor existing defects and bring them to closurePlay a major role in championing the importance in quality improvement across all areas of the SDLCWork with the Automation Engineering team to identify high-value areas for automationAnalyze test results and understand the root cause of defectsBecome a SME on our Mobile Apps and related applications including our Storefront, Back office and other applications for a complete end-to-end testing solutionHave a deep understanding of functional, system, integration, API and end-to-end testingMay require travel What you'll need: BS Degree in Computer Science or similar area2-3 years' experience in eCommerce or retail3-5 years' experience in Quality Engineering and testing using a variety of techniques and methodologiesSQL knowledge for database enhancements and data validationIn depth debugging skills for finding root cause of defects as a preventative method for defectsstrong verbal and written communication skillsstrong knowledge in Test Case ManagementAbility to work on multiple projects and be able to juggle work based on changing priorities Bonus: Test Automation scriptingExperience with Selenium or a similar automation tool.Experience with Atlassian suite of tools (JIRA, Confluence, Slack, TestRail)Experience with Bamboo, Jenkins or similar CI/Build tools qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 5 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors skills: Automated QA Testing Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status. For certain assignments, Covid-19 vaccination and/or testing may be required by Randstad's client or applicable federal mandate, subject to approved medical or religious accommodations. Carefully review the job posting for details on vaccine/testing requirements or ask your Randstad representative for more information.