Automation Tester, Services and API Focus Job at KellyMitchell Group in Newport

Job Summary:
Our client is seeking a Automation Tester, Services and API Focus to join their team! This position is located in Newport Beach, California.

Duties:

• Design, implement, and maintain API test automation using Playwright, TypeScript/JavaScript, and Postman collections
• Build reusable testing libraries/utilities for authentication, OAuth2/JWT, pagination, idempotency, rate limiting, and error handling
• Define API test strategy and coverage across unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end service tests
• Validate API contracts against OpenAPI/Swagger and enforce schema and backwards compatibility checks in CI
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, including parallel runs and environment provisioning

Desired Skills/Experience:

• 3+ years in QA Automation roles focused on services/APIs
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for API testing using TypeScript/JavaScript, APIRequestContext, fixtures, parallelization
• Familiarity with Postman, collections, environments, scripts and Newman for CI execution and reporting
• Strong understanding of HTTP/REST fundamentals, JSON, and API design
• Experience validating contracts, OpenAPI/Swagger, schema assertions, and compatibility checks
• Looking for CI/CD experience including configuring pipelines, test reporting, and gating on failures/coverage

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
• Employee-Owned Profit Sharing (ESOP)
• 401K offered

The approximate pay range for this position starting at $150-160,000+. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and location. We comply with local wage minimums.