Software Quality Assurance Engineer III (Contractor) ID - 806914

RESPEC is seeking a highly skilled Software Quality Assurance Engineer III to join our team in support of our client, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (IDHW). This role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining enterprise-level automated testing frameworks to ensure software applications meet business requirements and organizational quality standards.The successful candidate will build scalable, reusable, and maintainable automation solutions across the entire software development lifecycle, including unit, functional, integration, API, regression, UAT, performance, and production deployment validation testing. This position combines traditional QA disciplines with modern AI-assisted testing practices to improve efficiency and software quality within an Agile Scrum environment.Key ResponsibilitiesWorking on behalf of RESPEC in support of IDHW, the successful candidate will:Design, develop, and maintain enterprise automated testing frameworks using Selenium WebDriver, Java, Jenkins, and related technologies.Build and execute automated tests for unit, functional, integration, API, regression, UAT, and production validation.Utilize AI-assisted testing tools to improve test coverage, defect detection, and regression reliability.Develop and maintain test strategies, plans, and scripts aligned with business requirements and acceptance criteria.Manage the test case repository and ensure all testing assets remain current, reusable, and linked to requirements.Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives.Analyze automated test execution results, perform root cause analysis on defects, and troubleshoot failures.Partner with developers, architects, and product owners to define testing requirements and establish quality standards.Develop user-friendly reporting dashboards and quality metrics for business and IT leadership.