Top QA Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead test execution for banking platform transformation projects by designing and implementing test strategies, coordinating test case generation and automation, managing defects, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and coaching team members to ensure quality and timely delivery.

Senior SDET responsible for designing and maintaining scalable test automation across web, mobile, and APIs. Lead automation for features, build BDD-style tests, integrate tests into CI/CD, validate REST APIs, perform cross-platform testing, mentor junior engineers, and support release decisions in Agile teams.

Lead QA engineer focused on designing and implementing test automation, performance and scalability testing, investigating production issues, driving quality practices, mentoring teammates, and improving CI/CD and tooling for a payments-focused web product.

Perform manual exploratory testing and build/maintain automated test suites (Playwright/Selenium). Integrate tests into CI/CD, collaborate with product and engineering on acceptance criteria, investigate and track defects, and advocate shift-left testing and continuous quality improvements.

Lead quality assurance and test strategy across Agile teams, drive automation for testing, mentor QA teams, and ensure high-quality software delivery.

Design and implement automation strategy and frameworks; build end-to-end web QA automation with Python; develop API and UI automated tests; integrate automation into CI/CD and cloud test execution; lead QA initiatives, mentor peers, analyze requirements, create test scenarios, and report quality metrics and risks.

Lead design, develop, and maintain enterprise automated test frameworks for web, mobile, and API. Build and run automated visual regression, integration, and exploratory tests, integrate suites into CI/CD, monitor app metrics in AWS environments, validate CMS workflows, mentor junior QA, and produce test plans and audit-ready documentation to ensure reliability and performance across high-volume systems.

Lead QA efforts by designing and executing test strategies, creating automated and manual tests, tracking defects, maintaining traceability matrices, reporting findings, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure product reliability and continuous improvement.

Lead QA Automation Engineer to architect and maintain scalable test automation frameworks for web, API, and database layers; define automation, regression, performance, and release testing strategies; write and run automated API/UI/integration/regression/performance tests; integrate tests into CI/CD; own QA backlog, mentor engineers, troubleshoot complex defects, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure release readiness and quality standards.

Design, build, and maintain end-to-end and integration test frameworks using Playwright. Write modular Python test scripts, integrate suites into CI/CD pipelines, debug flaky tests using Playwright Traces/Inspectors, optimize test execution, and collaborate with developers and product teams in an Agile environment to define test strategies and ensure application quality.

Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks for a client-facing application. Execute automated sanity tests after deployments, detect/report defects, create test reports and documentation, and support Agile or iterative waterfall project work. Work extensively with multiple automation and in-house tools to enhance UI testing and test automation processes.

Lead QA Analyst responsible for API and FIX protocol testing in a trading/finance environment. Champion BDD/Agile practices, write feature files/scenarios, define acceptance criteria, manage tests and defects, perform API testing with Sonic JMS/IBM MQ/HTTP, and validate data via SQL queries against Oracle DB.

Senior QA Tester responsible for end-to-end and API testing in a finance/trading environment. Create and execute test cases, verify data via SQL/Oracle, manage defects with Quality Center/Jira, and support automated test execution. Familiarity with Java and IDEs (Eclipse/IntelliJ) and automation (Selenium) is a plus.

Lead QA role focused on testing ETL workflows and large back-end systems. Must use iterative testing methodologies and QA tools (Quality Centre, Jira), be proficient in SQL and Unix/Linux, and have at least three years testing Informatica ETL and backend systems.

Senior QA Tester with a development background to perform functional and performance testing of large banking/financial systems. Must be proficient in scripting (Perl, Python, Shell/ksh), SQL, UNIX/Linux, messaging technologies (preferably TIBCO), and iterative testing methodologies. Java development experience is a plus.

Lead QA role requiring deep knowledge of FIX/FIXML, strong API testing with Sonic JMS/IBM MQ/HTTP, test and defect management (Quality Center, Jira), SQL validation against Oracle, end-to-end integration testing, and BDD automation (Cucumber, Fitnesse, Jbehave, RSpec).

Serve as a functional Business Analyst who also performs testing for OTC and exchange-traded derivatives. Work with Calypso or similar systems to support trade capture, static data, workflows and reporting; define and execute functional test cases; use SQL, XML/FPML/FIX knowledge; follow SDLC and JIRA for requirements/bug management; collaborate with global, remote teams.

Design and execute performance test strategies: develop workload patterns, estimations, and load tests using tools like HP Performance Center and JMeter. Use APM tools (Dynatrace, AppDynamics) and heap/thread dump analysis to identify bottlenecks, lead optimization across network, database, app, and server components, and coordinate reporting and remediation with engineering teams. Mobile performance testing experience is a plus.

Perform system integration testing for financial applications, create test plans/cases/reports, load and validate test data (FDMEE experience a plus), and lead testing efforts for Hyperion Planning Cloud implementations.

Design, build, and maintain automation frameworks and test scripts using Java, Selenium and Cucumber/Gherkin; manage test cycles with JIRA and ALM; perform manual QA testing as needed.

Design and execute performance/load tests, develop workload patterns and strategies, estimate capacity, use HP Performance Center and JMeter, analyze results with APM tools (Dynatrace/AppDynamics), perform heap/thread dump analysis, identify bottlenecks, coordinate with dev/infra teams, and lead performance optimization efforts.

Lead QA for a high-value billing platform: build agentic/AI-driven test tooling, validate streaming and batch billing logic, automate CI/CD testing, support revenue forecasting and cross-functional billing coverage.

Lead and manage a QA team for a major client, coordinating QA activities across delivery, creative, and technology. Define and estimate test scope for Agile sprints, create and review test cases, run and report on test execution, and ensure QA best practices. Use test management and automation tools and act as SME on site functionality.

Lead a QA team for a major client: plan and estimate Agile test scope, manage manual and automation testing, use TestRail/Selenium/TestNG/Postman, review requirements, create and execute test cases, report results, and ensure QA best practices across delivery and technology teams. Hybrid role based in NYC or Chicago (minimum two days/week).

Lead Quality Engineering for a large-scale digital commerce and loyalty modernization program. Define QA strategy, lead automation-first testing across microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and cloud-native AWS workloads. Drive CI/CD continuous testing, environment and test data management, performance/resiliency/security testing, and mentor QA teams while collaborating with product, architecture, DevOps, and program leadership to ensure release readiness and production reliability.