IoT SQA Engineer
IoT SQA Engineer
12 months Contract
Apex, NC
Job Description
Job Title: IoT SQA Engineer x2
Start Date: April 1st, 2025
Location: Hybrid at Apex, NC - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday on-site, Thursday and Friday remote.
Reason for need: Building a full stack team for a large initiative until mid-2026
Project Details: Working in a full stack scrum team on a large initiative around their automation platform, technical debt, faster technical movement, etc. for pool & spa products and software
Must-Have Skills:
• 8+ years’ experience in new product development testing and test experience in the Smart Products & IoT area
• Manual & automated testing
• 5+ years’ experience testing in IoT devices and edge for connectivity with a cloud backend
• Experience with test management tools, such as Jira/Zephyr/Confluence
• Experience working in Agile
• Familiarity with mobile, web automation in continuous integration pipelines, AWS cloud concepts
• Proven hands-on experience with Katalon Studio, Selenium, Appium, and mobile testing frameworks with C++ programming
• Experience integrating test automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Gitlab, GitHub Actions, or AWS DevOps
• Expertise in IoT protocols including HTTPS, TCP/IP, MQTT, COAP, 6LoWPAN, WebSockets, Matter, etc.
Nice to Have Skills:
• ISTQB or equivalent QA certifications
• SAFe experience
Day-to-day responsibilities:
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, and test scenarios for all NPD projects
• Design and implement comprehensive QA strategies for firmware and mobile applications to meet project requirements
• Define and track quality metrics (e.g., defect density, test coverage, and automation progress)
• Provide regular reports and insights to stakeholders on testing progress and quality status
• Perform functional, performance, and regression testing for embedded firmware edge devices
• Use hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) or similar setups for integrated testing of firmware and hardware components
• Conduct manual and automated testing for native and hybrid mobile applications across iOS and Android platforms
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve quality challenges
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Katalon, Selenium, and Appium for mobile app testing (iOS/Android/Web apps/APIs)
• Build scalable automation frameworks using C++ or Python for firmware and mobile test integrations
• Ensure compatibility across various devices, OS versions, and screen sizes
• Integrate test automation suites with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, Gitlab, GitHub Actions, or AWS DevOps
• Partner with Product Management and Product Owners / Business Analysts to lead sprint planning and definition while driving iterative business value
