QA Automation Expert/Lead - Jersey City, NJ at ManpowerGroup
Charlotte, NC
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Jul 23, 2026
Charlotte, NC
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract QA role focused on test automation, with two openings available. The position suits someone with a decade or more of overall IT experience and strong hands-on background in automation tooling or frameworks. Prior exposure to banking or financial-services environments is preferred, as is a willingness to adopt Python for automation work if not already proficient in it.
Senior level · 10+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,150 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 860–1,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $133,411 (middle half $102,189–$162,640).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The JD states '7-10 years Automation Expertise' and '10+ years Overall IT Experience'; the overall years minimum is set to 10 reflecting the overall IT experience floor, while 7 years is captured as the years demanded on the Test Automation skill.
No specific automation tool or framework is required — the posting explicitly states 'any Automation Tool/Framework', so only the general capability is captured.
Python is listed as 'preferably having a basic understanding' and 'Ready to Learn & Implement' — clearly preferred/nice-to-have, not a hard gate.
Banking domain experience is listed as 'preferably' — a soft preference, not a hard requirement; it names no concrete technology so it is omitted per extraction rules.
Two contract openings are noted; no compensation figures are provided.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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