Bravens Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ampcus Inc., is an information technology consulting and services company.
Bravens is a leader in providing tailored staffing solutions across both IT and non-IT industries.
We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented team and contribute to our ongoing success.
Job Title: QA Tester
Location(s): Southlake, TX
Job Description:
- Design, develop, and execute test strategies for:
- REST and SOAP APIs
- Spring Boot-based microservices
- Real-time messaging via RabbitMQ or similar platforms
- File-based data ingestion and delivery workflows
- Backend event processing and scheduled jobs
- Create and maintain reusable test data for QA and pre-production environments
- Build and maintain automated test suites for APIs, schedulers, and message queues
- Develop automated SQL validation scripts for complex data reconciliation and integrity checks
- Perform regression, smoke, performance, and integration testing
- Collaborate daily with onshore teams to align on test coverage, priorities, and release timelines
- Support CI/CD pipelines by validating code deployments, post-release smoke tests, and issue triaging
- Maintain detailed documentation of test plans, results, defects, and process improvements
Required Skills:
- 8+ years of QA experience with strong focus on backend systems, APIs, and databases
- Proficient in writing and executing complex SQL queries for data validation
- Java hands-on development (preferable) or testing experience
- Hands-on experience with RabbitMQ or other real-time messaging frameworks
- Strong testing skills in REST APIs, JSON/XML payloads, and event-driven processes
- Familiarity with GitHub, CI/CD pipelines, and test lifecycle tools (e.g., JIRA)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills for cross-shore collaboration
- Ability to work independently and take ownership in an offshore delivery model
Optional skills:
- Experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure
- Background in enterprise-scale data platforms or self-service configuration systems
- Scripting or test automation with Python, Selenium, or Pytes
- Used API testing tools such as Ready API, SOA Test, Parasoft, JMeter
- Some performance testing experience
Bravens is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.