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ERP Migration QA Lead Oracle EBS / PeopleSoft / SAP / Azure_Remote
Posted Today by BURGEON IT SERVICES LLC
Required SkillsOracle EBS ,PeopleSoft ApplicationsSAP ECC / SAP HANAAzure cloudSQL / Data ValidationTest Management Tool...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or Hybrid in New York, New York
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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Backend & AI-Driven Testing
Posted Today by Aquinas Consulting
What You'll DoOwn the end-to-end quality strategy for backend services, APIs, integrations, and enterprise batch process...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Onsite
- Location White Plains, New York
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Quality Assurance Engineer - Austin, TX, Houston, TX, San Antonio, TX, Dallas, T...
Posted 1 day ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are hiring a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong experience in Java, Selenium, Playwr...
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- Work type Remote
- Location Remote or Austin, Texas
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Quality Assurance Engineer - Silver Spring, MD, Philadelphia, PA, Wilmington, DE...
Posted 1 day ago by TechniPros, LLC
Job SummaryWe are looking for a QA Automation Engineer with expertise in cloud applications, ETL validation, API automat...
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- Location Remote or Silver Spring, Maryland
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About Our QA Engineer Contract Roles
What does a qa engineer contractor do?
As a contract QA Engineer, you are hired to design, implement, and execute the testing strategies and processes that ensure software products meet their functional and non-functional requirements before release. The work spans manual and automated testing: exploratory testing of features and user journeys, functional regression testing, performance and load testing, API testing, security testing, accessibility testing, and the development and maintenance of automated test suites that enable continuous testing within CI/CD pipelines. QA Engineer contractors are brought in to provide additional testing capacity during intensive release periods, to build test automation capabilities from scratch on new products, or to improve the quality and coverage of existing testing processes.
What sets strong QA Engineer contractors apart is have evolved significantly towards automation and engineering. Test automation experience, particularly using Selenium WebDriver or Playwright for web UI testing, and RestAssured, Postman, or similar for API testing, is expected across most professional QA contract roles. Experience writing test automation code in Python, Java, or JavaScript is standard across the market at senior level, as QA automation requires genuine programming ability rather than just tool knowledge. Familiarity with performance testing tools including JMeter, Gatling, or k6 is valued for roles with a performance testing dimension. Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or GitLab CI, and maintaining test environments including containerised environments using Docker, is expected at senior QA Engineer level. ISTQB Foundation certification is widely held, though practical automation experience is typically weighted more heavily than certification in the contractor selection process.
What is the market like for qa engineer contractors?
QA Engineer contracting is a consistently active market across technology product, financial services, healthcare, and e-commerce sectors, driven by the ongoing investment in digital products and the critical role of quality assurance in protecting the user experience and commercial reputation of those products. The market has shifted significantly towards automated testing, and contractors who can build and maintain robust automated test suites are in considerably stronger demand than those offering only manual testing capability. Contractors with test automation skills in Python or JavaScript alongside experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines are in the strongest commercial position. Compensation reflects the technical depth of automation expertise required, with senior SDET-level contractors commanding rates comparable to mid-level software engineers.
How much do qa engineer contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for qa engineer roles typically range from £350 to £650 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many qa engineer vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 qa engineer contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to August 2026.