Senior Quality Assurance Automation Engineer - BCI~IT - Jersey City, NJ

BCI has a new contract role open with our direct client located in Jersey City, NJ. This position will be hybrid with the need to be in the office 1 day a week. Might be 2 days a week in the future. Contract will be 9 months to start with possible extension.
• *\*Please note - for this position we can work only on a W2/1099 basis. NO C2C/subcontractors. Must be a US Citizen, or GC/EAD/OPT holder. Unable to provide any sponsorship/H1. Local candidates to the NY/NJ are preferred. Please read the entire JD for full details on the experience needed for this position.**
• *Job Description:**
• 9+ years of proven experience in the software development industry, participating in a team environment.
• 5+ years of experience in UI automation, such as Selenium WebDriver.
• 5+ years of proven experience in testing web services such as RESTful API.
• 3+ years of proven experience in performance testing using tools such as Apache JMeter.
• 2+ years of working in a cloud-based development and production environment such as AWS.
• 3+ years of proven experience with programming languages such Java/C#. Familiarity with Python is a plus. Seeking candidates with solid coding proficiency in Java or C#.
• Proficient with both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experienced working in CI / CD environments.
• Having AWS/Cloud technologies and AI/ML powered applications knowledge are big plus.
• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Design and execute functional and automation testing for applications.
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using testing tools; document and summarize results.
• Build, update, and maintain UI automation test cases using Selenium with C# (flexibility to learn C# if not already proficient).
• Perform manual API testing using tools such as Postman or Insomnia.
• Perform API automation testing using industry-standard frameworks and tools.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives).
• Collaborate closely with Development and