Aequilibrium (AEQ) is a digital consulting and implementation services company that partners with organizations to design and deliver modern technology solutions.
We are looking for a Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team for a 12-month client project, working alongside a talented group of engineers and delivery professionals to build and implement high-quality software solutions.
You will be part of an agile scrum team and play a lead role in the creation and maintenance of software test plans and automated testing pipelines to incorporate into our existing deployment pipelines with a focus on iterative, continuous development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between cross-functional teams.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Validates that software meets intended business and technical requirements in an agile/DevOps environment. 2. Leads and coordinates testing activities through system integration and production verification. 3. Acts as primary liaison with the Client’s development teams. 4. Participates in backlog refinement and sprint planning to identify testing needs early. 5. Investigates bugs, determines root cause, and documents defects. 6. Conducts automated and manual testing, including unit, functional, regression, UAT, exploratory, integration, performance, and data masking processes. 7. Provides test reports and escalates issues according to severity. 8. Uses modern testing tools such as Cypress, Playwright, PyTest, Selenium, k6 and n8n. 9. Develops and integrates automated tests into CI/CD pipelines running on OpenShift 4.x and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). 10. Advocates for quality and continuous improvement by implementing best practices and providing feedback throughout the development lifecycle.
APPROACH You will work collaboratively within the client’s modernization program. This initiative replaces legacy registries systems with modern, scalable, secure digital services built using human‐centred design, modular architecture, and cloud‐native technologies deployed across both the client’s OpenShift 4.x Private Cloud and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
You will operate within cross-functional agile product teams comprising staff, including the Senior Product Manager, developers, UX/UI designers, business analysts, and change managers, to ensure strong alignment among business objectives, user needs, and technical implementation. You will report to our Client’s delegated Project Authority and participate in a scaled agile delivery model supporting multiple product streams under the client.
The dynamic and iterative nature of registries modernization may require flexibility in sprint planning and cross‐team collaboration to accommodate the rapid evolution of product features, integration patterns, and platform capabilities.
ACTIVITIES AND DELIVERABLES You will participate in the following activities, including but not limited to: 1. Agile Delivery & Cross‐Functional Collaboration
Participating in daily stand‐ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives within integrated teams, including internal developers, designers, BAs, product management, and change management.
Assessing the technical feasibility of user stories and advising on implementation strategies aligned to OpenShift and GCP capabilities.
Collaborating with the Senior Product Manager to ensure sprint objectives align with product goals and customer value.
2. DevOps, CI/CD & Cloud‐Native Practices
Creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Jenkins, OpenShift Pipelines, and Cloud Build on GCP.
Supporting deployment patterns across OpenShift 4.x (Private Cloud) and GCP services such as Cloud Run, GKE (Google Kubernetes Engine), and artifact registries.
Implementing GitOps and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) practices using tools such as Kustomize/Helm, Terraform, or GCP Deployment Manager.
Ensuring secure development practices, including OIDC/Keycloak integration, vulnerability scanning, dependency management, and secure API design.
Managing containerization workflows using Docker/Podman, imageStreams/buildConfigs on OpenShift, and container registries on GCP.
3. Quality Assurance & Automated Testing
Designing, building, and maintaining test suites using modern tools, including Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, PyTest, and k6.
Integrating automated testing within CI/CD pipelines across OpenShift and GCP to support continuous integration and deployment workflows.
Conducting regression, functional, exploratory, and performance testing for both OpenShift-hosted and GCP-hosted services.
Managing test data creation (synthetic, masked, or generated), coordinating UAT cycles, and collaborating with business analysts and internal developers on backlog and defect refinement.
4. Environment Readiness & Release Support
Supporting development, testing, staging, and production environments across OpenShift and GCP to ensure stability, scalability, and consistency.
Participating in deployment validation, release readiness assessments, build verification, and post‐deployment smoke testing across hybrid platforms.
Participating in diagnosing and resolving issues across front-end UIs, backend services, container workloads, and cloud resources.
5. Documentation & Technical Guidance
Creating and maintaining technical documentation, including architecture artifacts, API definitions, runbooks, deployment guides, CI/CD workflows, and testing documentation.
Providing coaching and mentorship to internal staff on cloud-native development, DevOps practices, automated testing, containerization, OpenShift workflows, and GCP services.
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER TO CLIENT You will be responsible for providing structured and ongoing knowledge transfer to internal staff, enabling long-term sustainment of registries systems. Knowledge transfer activities will include:
Start Date: April 1, 2026 Compensation: $40 - $45 an hour Location: Remote
About Aequilibrium
Aequilibrium (AEQ) is a digital consulting and innovation services firm focused on strategy, experience design, and technology. Through AEQ Innovate, we explore and build next-generation solutions using XR, AI, and immersive technologies to elevate employee training, onboarding, and human-centered experiences.
Our vision is to enrich people’s lives by crafting remarkable experiences. Learn more at: aequilibrium.com
