QA & Performance Engineer

QA & Performance Engineer

Location: Boston, MA (Remote – Eastern Time Business Hours)

Employment Type: Part-Time | Contract (1 Year + 2 Optional Extensions)

Job Summary

Guru Consulting Services LLC is seeking an experienced QA & Performance Engineer to support a large-scale Higher Education WordPress modernization initiative. The ideal candidate will ensure the quality, performance, accessibility, and reliability of enterprise web applications through comprehensive testing, performance optimization, security validation, and release verification. The role requires close collaboration with developers, UI/UX designers, project managers, and accessibility specialists to deliver secure, high-performing, and user-friendly digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, and UAT test plans.
• Validate WordPress enhancements, plugins, themes, and custom functionality.
• Perform website performance testing and optimize Core Web Vitals.
• Conduct accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) and cross-browser compatibility testing.
• Verify software releases, deployments, and security updates.
• Track defects, prepare QA reports, and collaborate with Agile development teams.
• Support continuous quality improvement and performance optimization initiatives.

Required Skills

• Web Application Testing
• Regression & Functional Testing
• WordPress CMS
• Core Web Vitals & Performance Optimization
• WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility
• Google Lighthouse, BrowserStack, Chrome DevTools
• Git, Jira, Asana
• Agile/Scrum Methodology

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 4+ years of experience in QA, software testing, or performance engineering.
• Experience testing enterprise WordPress websites or similar CMS platforms.
• Strong understanding of web performance, accessibility, security validation, and release management.