Netsmart Technologies, Inc

QA Automation Engineer- Onsite Overland Park, KS

Netsmart Technologies, Inc$80K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • 1+ year in developing and executing automated test scripts
  • 1+ year in writing and executing manual test cases and plans
  • Understanding of software QA best practices and SDLC
  • Strong communication skills for cross-team collaboration
  • Analytical skills for identifying gaps and risks
  • Ability to convert business requirements into test cases
  • Attention to detail in documentation and organization

Responsibilities

  • Set up and maintain test automation environments and frameworks
  • Develop reusable automated test harnesses and scripts
  • Maintain automation infrastructure for various types of testing
  • Create efficient and scalable automated test cases
  • Build and manage a comprehensive test automation library
  • Evaluate and execute automated test suites across environments
  • Participate in design reviews, providing insights on automation feasibility
  • Collaborate with teams to identify defects and ensure test coverage
  • Document, track, and retest defects with clear reporting
  • Create and maintain test documentation and assist in manual testing when needed
  • Participate in a rotational on-call schedule for operational support

Benefits

  • Comprehensive test automation opportunities
  • Collaborative work environment across multiple teams
  • Hands-on experience with modern testing tools and frameworks
  • Involvement in strategic quality advocacy discussions
  • Exposure to a variety of software applications and technologies
Full Job Description

Role Overview

As a Quality Assurance Automation Engineer, you will play a key role in building, scaling, and maintaining automated testing solutions that ensure the delivery of reliable, high‑quality software. You’ll work hands-on with automation frameworks, collaborate across engineering and product teams, and help shape our test strategy through continuous improvement and innovation.

Responsibilities
Automation Framework & Environment
  • Set up, configure, and maintain test automation environments, frameworks, and supporting tools.

  • Architect, design, and develop modular, reusable, and extensible automated test harnesses and scripts.

  • Maintain and expand automation infrastructure to support UI, API, integration, and performance testing.

Test Development & Execution
  • Develop accurate, efficient, and scalable automated test cases that support functional, regression, and performance testing.

  • Build and manage a comprehensive test automation library mapped to requirements and regression needs.

  • Evaluate and execute automated suites across multiple environments and platforms.

Quality Advocacy & Collaboration
  • Participate in design and requirements reviews, providing insights on testability, automation feasibility, and quality risks.

  • Work closely with developers, product managers, and QA teammates to identify defects, clarify requirements, and ensure alignment on test coverage.

  • Communicate test estimates, progress, risks, and blockers clearly and proactively.

Defect Management & Documentation
  • Identify, document, track, and retest defects with clear, concise reporting.

  • Create and maintain test documentation including test plans, procedures, and coverage analyses.

  • Assist with manual functional, regression, and integration testing when necessary to support product releases.

Operational Support
  • Participate in a rotational on‑call schedule, occasionally requiring availability outside standard business hours.

Qualifications
Required
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant experience.

  • 1+ year of experience developing and executing automated test scripts.

  • 1+ year of experience writing and executing manual test cases and test plans.

  • Solid understanding of software QA best practices, testing methodologies, and SDLC.

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non‑technical teams.

  • Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with a focus on identifying gaps, risks, and root causes.

  • Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into test cases, scenarios, and automation opportunities.

  • High attention to detail with strong documentation and organizational skills.

  • Ability to work both independently and within highly collaborative, deadline‑driven teams.

Preferred
  • Experience with structured or Agile delivery methodologies.

  • Experience across web, desktop, or mobile applications built with technologies such as Java, .NET, JavaScript, Linux, and relational databases.

  • Working knowledge of where and how test automation is best applied, including maintenance strategies.

  • Hands-on experience with Selenium or equivalent automation tools.

  • Ability to interpret and write scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript) used within automation frameworks.

  • Familiarity with Node.js, XPath, and web element identification techniques.

About Netsmart Technologies, Inc

Netsmart Technologies is an American company that develops and sells health information technology, including for electronic health records and health information exchanges, for organizations and entities in the behavioral health, human services, and post-acute care markets. Netsmart was founded in 1992 although its technology origins go back to 1968 with the founding of Creative Socio-Medics, which it acquired in 1994. Netsmart has since grown via many other acquisitions. It is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.
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