Lead Quality Engineer With Karate Experience (locals Only - Cincinnati, OH)
ActiveSoft
Lead Quality Engineer
We are seeking an experienced Lead Quality Engineer to design, implement, and champion enterprise-wide testing strategies for critical retail applications. This is a hands-on leadership role with a focus on automation frameworks, API testing (Karate), performance testing, and CI/CD integration.
This is a contract-to-hire position, requiring candidates to be local to Cincinnati, OH.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Quality Engineering Strategy
Define and implement best-in-class testing practices and shift-left strategies.
Build scalable automation frameworks across squads.
Test Automation & Technical Skills
Hands-on API testing with Karate, RestAssured, Postman, SOAPUI.
Develop and maintain automation frameworks with Selenium, BDD (Cucumber), TestNG/JUnit.
Implement performance testing with JMeter, LoadRunner, Neoload.
Integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, TeamCity).
Cross-Team Collaboration
Act as a quality advocate across multiple engineering teams.
Communicate test results and risk forecasts to stakeholders.
Partner with account managers and product teams to align QA strategy with delivery timelines.
System Modernization & Production Quality
Support transformation of legacy systems into modern, customer-facing platforms.
Implement robust performance and production validation practices.
Required Qualifications
6+ years in Quality Engineering with increasing leadership responsibility (15+ preferred).
Proven expertise in test strategy, automation, and performance testing.
Strong hands-on experience with Karate (or RestAssured, Cucumber, Postman).
Proficiency with QA tools and frameworks (Selenium, JMeter, Tosca, etc.).
Experience in Agile/DevOps environments and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.