We are hiring Digital QA Engineer (SDET)!Role: Digital QA Engineer (SDET)Supporting: Large Financial Services ClientLocation: Open to candidates local to Merrifield, VA - Pensacola, FL - San Diego, CA (Hybrid)Assignment Type: Contract OnlyDuration: Approx. 12–18 months (3,184 total hours)Pay Range: $50.00 – $75.00 /hr bill rate. Specific compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.Position Description:We are seeking a highly skilled Digital QA Engineer (SDET) to support a large-scale digital transformation initiative focused on modern web, mobile, and cloud-based applications. In this role, you will build and enhance automation across UI, API, and database layers, partner closely with developers in an Agile team, and play a key role in ensuring high-quality digital experiences.You’ll design automation frameworks, execute functional and performance test suites, analyze application issues, and support complex multi-device/multi-platform digital ecosystems. This role is ideal for an automation engineer who thrives in hands-on coding, deep technical problem-solving, and driving automated quality at scale.Qualifications:5+ years overall SDET and/or software development experienceStrong hands-on Java coding & automation framework development4+ years building, executing, and maintaining test automation2+ years API automation testingExpertise with UI + API + DB automationExperience with Agile/Scrum, TDD, BDDExperience with CI/CD tools (GitHub, Jenkins, JUnit, Selenium, Cucumber)Mobile test automation experience (Android/iOS) strongly preferredStrong SQL querying & debugging skillsExperience with Azure or other cloud platformsExperience using cloud-hosted testing tools (Perfecto preferred)Strong foundation in software engineering (data structures, design patterns)Experience with Jira or ServiceNow ticketing systemsEEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on t