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Required Skills & Qualifications • 2 years’ experience with a Bachelors Degree • 2+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance (both manual and automated). • Proven experience testing VB.NET applications (Windows Forms, WPF, or related .NET architecture) and understanding legacy codebases. • Strong background in functional and system testing for modern, cloud-hosted web applications. • Proficiency in writing SQL queries to verify backend data changes and perform data validation. • Extensive hands-on experience using Postman, SoapUI, or similar API client tools. • Strong proficiency in testing RESTful APIs (validating JSON payloads, HTTP status codes, authentication protocols, and endpoint performance). • Experience with automated API testing frameworks (e.g., RestAssured, Newman, or Postman automated collections). • Experience leveraging modern tools to generate test cases, write automation fragments, or formulate edge-case test ideas. • General QA Competencies • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment. • Candidate must be local to Cranston, RI. • Must be a US Citizen or a permanent resident (Green Card Holder) We are seeking a versatile and forward-thinking QA Test Engineer to join our development team supporting the Citizens Security & Public Services, State and Local East, Rhode Island DMV Account. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of both our legacy and modern software suites. Your primary focus will balance maintaining and testing desktop-based VB.NET applications with validating modern, web-based applications driven by RESTful APIs. Additionally, we are looking for a tech-savvy professional who is actively leveraging or implementing modern testing tools to optimize test suites, generate synthetic data, and accelerate our automation maturity. Key Responsibilities • Application Testing: Perform end-to-end, functional, regression, and integration testing on legacy VB.NET desktop environments and modern web applications. • API Validation: Design, write, and execute comprehensive test scripts to validate backend RESTful APIs, checking data integrity, security, and edge-case handling. • Modern Testing Tool Integration: Evaluate and Implement modern testing tools to optimize test generation, execute smart healing scripts, and automate manual workflows. • Defect Management: Identify, document, and track software defects to resolution using tools like Jira, collaborating closely with developers to reproduce complex bugs. • Test Strategy & Planning: Author detailed test cases, test matrices, and user-acceptance criteria from technical documentation and legacy code logic. We are seeking a versatile and forward-thinking QA Test Engineer to join our development team supporting the Citizens Security & Public Services, State and Local East, Rhode Island DMV Account. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of both our legacy and modern software suites. Your primary focus will balance maintaining and testing desktop-based VB.NET applications with validating modern, web-based applications driven by RESTful APIs. Additionally, we are looking for a tech-savvy professional who is actively leveraging or implementing modern testing tools to optimize test suites, generate synthetic data, and accelerate our automation maturity. Key Responsibilities • Application Testing: Perform end-to-end, functional, regression, and integration testing on legacy VB.NET desktop environments and modern web applications. • API Validation: Design, write, and execute comprehensive test scripts to validate backend RESTful APIs, checking data integrity, security, and edge-case handling. • Modern Testing Tool Integration: Evaluate and Implement modern testing tools to optimize test generation, execute smart healing scripts, and automate manual workflows. • Defect Management: Identify, document, and track software defects to resolution using tools like Jira, collaborating closely with developers to reproduce complex bugs. • Test Strategy & Planning: Author detailed test cases, test matrices, and user-acceptance criteria from technical documentation and legacy code logic. Required Skills & Qualifications • 2 years’ experience with a Bachelors Degree • 2+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance (both manual and automated). • Proven experience testing VB.NET applications (Windows Forms, WPF, or related .NET architecture) and understanding legacy codebases. • Strong background in functional and system testing for modern, cloud-hosted web applications. • Proficiency in writing SQL queries to verify backend data changes and perform data validation. • Extensive hands-on experience using Postman, SoapUI, or similar API client tools. • Strong proficiency in testing RESTful APIs (validating JSON payloads, HTTP status codes, authentication protocols, and endpoint performance). • Experience with automated API testing frameworks (e.g., RestAssured, Newman, or Postman automated collections). • Experience leveraging modern tools to generate test cases, write automation fragments, or formulate edge-case test ideas. • General QA Competencies • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. • Experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment. • Candidate must be local to Cranston, RI. • Must be a US Citizen or a permanent resident (Green Card Holder)

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Required Skills & Qualifications
2 years’ experience with a Bachelors Degree
2+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance (both manual and automated).
Proven experience testing VB.NET applications (Windows Forms, WPF, or related .NET architecture) and understanding legacy codebases.
Strong background in functional and system testing for modern, cloud-hosted web applications.
Proficiency in writing SQL queries to verify backend data changes and perform data validation.
Extensive hands-on experience using Postman, SoapUI, or similar API client tools.
Strong proficiency in testing RESTful APIs (validating JSON payloads, HTTP status codes, authentication protocols, and endpoint performance).
Experience with automated API testing frameworks (e.g., RestAssured, Newman, or Postman automated collections).
Experience leveraging modern tools to generate test cases, write automation fragments, or formulate edge-case test ideas.
General QA Competencies
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Experience working within an Agile/Scrum environment.
Candidate must be local to Cranston, RI.
Must be a US Citizen or a permanent resident (Green Card Holder)
We are seeking a versatile and forward-thinking QA Test Engineer to join our development team supporting the Citizens Security & Public Services, State and Local East, Rhode Island DMV Account.
Additionally, we are looking for a tech-savvy professional who is actively leveraging or implementing modern testing tools to optimize test suites, generate synthetic data, and accelerate our automation maturity.
Application Testing: Perform end-to-end, functional, regression, and integration testing on legacy VB.NET desktop environments and modern web applications.
API Validation: Design, write, and execute comprehensive test scripts to validate backend RESTful APIs, checking data integrity, security, and edge-case handling.
Modern Testing Tool Integration: Evaluate and Implement modern testing tools to optimize test generation, execute smart healing scripts, and automate manual workflows.
Defect Management: Identify, document, and track software defects to resolution using tools like Jira, collaborating closely with developers to reproduce complex bugs.
Test Strategy & Planning: Author detailed test cases, test matrices, and user-acceptance criteria from technical documentation and legacy code logic.
We are seeking a versatile and forward-thinking QA Test Engineer to join our development team supporting the Citizens Security & Public Services, State and Local East, Rhode Island DMV Account.
Additionally, we are looking for a tech-savvy professional who is actively leveraging or implementing modern testing tools to optimize test suites, generate synthetic data, and accelerate our automation maturity.

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