Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer
full-time•Bothell
About this role
10+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Test Engineering, with at least 5+ years focused on validating microservices-based architectures, data integration platforms, and enterprise-scale distributed systems.
8+ years of experience working in Agile delivery teams, owning end-to-end quality responsibility across the software development lifecycle including requirements validation, test execution, automation, and release certification.
Job Requirements:
8+ years of experience working in Agile delivery teams, owning end-to-end quality responsibility across the software development lifecycle including requirements validation, test execution, automation, and release certification.
Job Requirements:
- API & Microservices Testing: Strong experience validating RESTful APIs and microservices-based architectures including request/response validation, contract testing, schema validation (JSON/XML), versioning, and backward compatibility.
- Data Integration Testing: Hands-on experience validating data ingestion pipelines, transformations, data synchronization, and end-to-end source-to-target data flows across integrated systems.
- Event-Driven Architecture Validation: Experience testing asynchronous messaging and streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka, including event payload validation, topic monitoring, offset management, and data consistency checks.
- Automation Framework Development: Experience building scalable automation frameworks using Selenium, REST Assured, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools for API and integration-level testing.
- CI/CD Test Integration: Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or CircleCI to enable continuous testing and quality gates.
- Test Planning & Execution: Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios aligned with business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.
- Performance & Load Testing: Execute performance, stress, and scalability testing using tools such as JMeter or Gatling to validate system throughput and reliability.
- Defect Management & Root Cause Analysis: Track, triage, and analyze defects using Jira or Azure DevOps and collaborate with engineering teams to drive resolution.
- Customer Profile Validation: Validate identity resolution, profile unification logic, and customer attribute accuracy across CDP platforms.
- Data Ingestion Validation: Test batch and real-time ingestion from CRM, web, mobile, marketing, and third-party data sources into CDP pipelines.
- Segmentation & Activation Testing: Validate audience segmentation rules, activation triggers, downstream integrations, and data delivery to marketing and personalization platforms.
- Consent & Privacy Compliance: Test consent enforcement, PII masking, opt-in/opt-out logic, and GDPR/CCPA compliance workflows within CDP environments.
- Cross-System Integration Validation: Validate data synchronization between CDP, data warehouses, CRM systems, and downstream activation platforms.
- Tools & Technologies:
- API Testing Tools: Postman, REST Assured, SoapUI.
- Automation Tools: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG.
- Streaming & Messaging Platforms: Apache Kafka.
- CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, CircleCI.
- Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB.
- Version Control: Git for source control of automation and test artifacts.
- Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, Splunk for log analysis and system health monitoring.
- Additional Qualifications:
- Cloud Platform Experience: Experience testing distributed systems deployed on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Security Testing Awareness: Understanding of OAuth2, JWT, TLS, and API security best practices.
- Containerization & Environment Testing: Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes environments for test environment validation.
- Problem Solving & Debugging: Strong troubleshooting skills in complex distributed systems and data-driven platforms.
- Collaboration & Communication: Strong communication skills to collaborate with Developers, Product Owners, Data Engineers, and DevOps teams.
About Blue Acorn iCi
Blue Acorn iCi, a business unit of Infosys Nova Holdings, LLC, is a digital experience partner helping global brands design, build, and optimize the future of customer engagement. We blend data, design, and technology to deliver connected commerce and content solutions that drive measurable results.
Specializing in the Adobe Experience Cloud, we provide end-to-end services across commerce, content, analytics, and customer insights. Backed by Infosys, we’re growing fast—and we’re looking for exceptional talent to grow with us.
Our teams work at the intersection of strategy and execution—solving complex challenges for industry leaders in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and beyond. From large-scale digital transformation programs to platform implementations and ongoing optimization, we bring deep expertise and a collaborative mindset to every engagement.
Why Join Us?
Blue Acorn iCi is a place for curious thinkers, smart builders, and digital pioneers. We’re more than a consultancy—we’re a team of innovators helping the world’s top brands shape the future of digital.
Here, you won’t just contribute to a project—you’ll drive meaningful outcomes, collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, and grow your skills in a high-impact, high-growth environment. We believe great work starts with great people, and we’re committed to creating a culture where talent thrives, ideas spark change, and results speak for themselves.
If you’re ready to push boundaries, deliver real value, and help shape the next generation of digital experiences—this is your place.
Full Time, Non-Temporary Employees enjoy a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance, life insurance, disability, paid time off, 401(k), and more!
Blue Acorn iCi is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.
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Blue Acorn iCi will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at: careers@blueacornici.com.
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What you'll do
- The QA Engineer will be responsible for validating microservices-based architectures and ensuring end-to-end quality across the software development lifecycle. This includes test execution, automation, and release certification.
About Blue Acorn iCi
Blue Acorn iCi, an Infosys Company, is the leading digital customer experience company pioneering what’s possible through the convergence of analytics, digital commerce, customer experience, and experience-driven commerce offerings.
In an era of heightened expectations, it’s crucial to create exceptional interactions and experiences. No other company brings together engineers, data scientists, commerce experts, designers, and strategists to expand your reach, accelerate your sales, service your customers, and grow your business. Through these integrated capabilities and unparalleled expertise, Blue Acorn iCi makes content and digital commerce more effective for your organization.
As your strategic partner, we improve the customer journey with insights from analytics and lift key metrics by conversion testing the entire online presence. For brands that need to establish a direct-to-consumer channel, we work from the ground up. Our end-to-end commerce solution includes pre-integrated software, an on-shore call center, performance marketing, and a warehouse with state-of-the-art packaging and shipping capabilities.
Because digital transformation is a journey, we understand that brands need services that match their stage of digital maturity. Our solutions are tailored to meet you where you are and scale you to where you want to go. We’ve helped legacy brands and digital natives alike along their journey, including Le Creuset, Charter Communications, LoveSac, Dollar General, Bluemercury, Ticketmaster, Panera Bread, and Gerber.
A professional services organization is only as effective as the people and the strategies it employs. Our team continually evolves advanced solutions in content and commerce and innovates our processes to improve client satisfaction. If you’re interested in learning how our services can empower you to improve your customer experience, contact us [email protected].
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