Job Title: ServiceNow QA/ Test Engineer Location: Columbus, OH (Onsite 5 days/week) Role Overview: We are seeking a detail-oriented ServiceNow QA/Test Engineer to lead the quality assurance and testing efforts for a larg…
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QA Engineer jobs in Columbus, OH
QA engineers make sure software works before users find out it does not. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automated test suites and close collaboration with developers.
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Rinvio is hiring a Mission Critical QA/QC Engineer / Manager for quality management for data center and mission-critical MEP construction in the Columbus, OH market. Pay: $190,000-$230,000/year, based on experience Locat…
$100k - $163k
About this role:Wells Fargo is seeking a Senior Network Automation Engineer. In this role, you will:Lead or participate in implementing network security policies across routers and firewallsManage production networks inc…
$95.5k - $177.5k
understanding of business processes, relationship entities and requirements using data analysis, quality, visualization, governance, engineering, robotic process automation, and machine learning to produce targeted data…
reasons the world’s most talented people are choosing to work at DuPont. Why Join Us | DuPont CareersDuPont is seeking an Automation Engineer to support automation and controls initiatives across our Valley View and Stow…
$80k - $158k
our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions... ...managed file transfer technologies.Work with architects, leads, QA, operati…
Job DetailExperience Level Mid LevelDegree Type Bachelor of Science (BS)Employment Full TimeWorking Type HybridJob Reference 0000020649Salary Type AnnuallyIndustry HealthcareSelling Points Contribute to innovative projec…
detailed drawings in CREO to support advanced development prototype designs, receiving general guidance on objectives and applying engineering knowledge to complete assigned modeling tasks.Support senior engineers in sel…
support economic vitality, public safety, sustainable and resilient communities and quality of life. We bring together planners, engineers, architects, construction management staff, environmental, strategic communicatio…
our team of intelligent, humble, and driven people make the impossible possible together.We're seeking a Senior Robotics Software Engineer who thrives on hard systems problems. Welding is where we started — but the missi…
learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world. HDR is looking for a Trenchless Engineer to join our national Trenchless Services team. This role will provide signifi…
Strong Application Development work experience - Agile environment preferredSolid application design, coding, testing, maintenance and debugging skills Experience with Junit and Cucumber testing.Experience with APM Monit…
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What qa engineers earn in Columbus
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $25–$37 | $52k–$76k |
| Mid level | $37–$50 | $76k–$104k |
| Senior | $48–$66 | $100k–$138k |
Adjusted for the Columbus market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Test planning and case designAutomation (Selenium, Playwright)API testing (Postman)A scripting language (Python, JS)Bug reporting and triageSQL for data verificationCI integration of test suitesExploratory testingAttention to detail
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How would you test a login form?
Go beyond happy path: invalid inputs, security cases, lockouts, accessibility, and different devices. Structure your answer into categories so it sounds systematic.
What do you automate, and what do you test manually?
Automate the repeatable and regression-prone; explore manually where human judgment finds new bugs. Showing you know automation has a maintenance cost is the senior move.
Walk me through a great bug report you have written.
Reproduction steps, expected versus actual, environment, evidence, and severity. Emphasize that a good report saves a developer an hour.
A developer says your bug is not a bug. What do you do?
Show that you argue from the user's perspective and the spec, escalate with data if needed, and keep the relationship collaborative.
How do you decide what to test when time is short before a release?
Risk-based prioritization: critical paths, recent changes, and areas with bug history. Naming the tradeoff explicitly is what they want to hear.
How do you keep an automated test suite from becoming flaky?
Talk about stable selectors, proper waits, isolated test data, and quarantining flaky tests instead of ignoring red builds.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For qa engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Quantify your impact in defects: escape rate reduced, critical bugs caught pre-release, regression time cut.
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Name your automation stack and the size of suites you built or maintained, such as number of tests or coverage of critical flows.
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Show progression from manual to automation if that is your path — it is the expected trajectory and worth making explicit.
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Mention the domains you tested (payments, healthcare, mobile) since domain risk knowledge transfers.
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Include CI/CD integration work; a suite that runs on every pull request is worth more than one run by hand.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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QA Analyst
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QA Engineer
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Senior QA Engineer
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QA Lead
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Head of Quality
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