Sr. SQA Automation Engineer- Contractor

Department: Information Technology

Employment Type: Contract

Location: US-North Carolina-Raleigh

Description

Role expectations

• Represent SQA in project level discussions, collaborate with teams from other locations and functional divisions. 
• Analyze software functional and non-functional requirements and come up with test strategies Create test documentation (test plans, test cases, test reports) 
• Iterate with stakeholders & business owners to understand different aspects of the features. 
• Test integration with other applications (with other Mobile applications, with web applications, with REST APIs) 
• Work with bugs throughout their lifecycle 
• Perform Manual testing, the scope of which will encompass all functionalities of services as a prequel to automation. 
• Design and build scalable automated test frameworks and test suites working across technologies. 
• Tests complex API, web-based applications that reference back-end systems. 
• Creates and maintains automated test cases, executes test suites, reviews and diagnoses reported bugs, and ensures overall system quality prior to a customer release. 
• Designs, develops, maintains, and troubleshoots automated suites of tests through continuous integration for value added feedback. 
• Works with the engineering teams to derive testing requirements throughout the development cycle. 
• Reproduces, debugs, and isolates problems and verify fixes. 
• Works cross functional areas with internal partner engineering teams in a disciplined agile environment. 
• Estimates own testing tasks and works productively with minimum supervision while showing excellent team attitude. 
• Represents team leadership and provides technical guidance and training to junior test personnel. 
• Participates in the performance testing and analysis framework for a web service architecture. 
• Mentoring with detailed source code reviews along with technical guidance to overall architecture and design 
• Analyze test logs, create test reports and co-ordinate with stakeholders. 
• Perform security and Penetration testing. 
• Perform load/performance and stress testing. 
• Conform to high quality standards in testing the web applications. 
• Document all processes. 
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions related to networks, systems integration, and various types of client-based applications. 
• Propose improvements to our existing processes and automated tools to improve the team’s speed, quality, and efficiency. 
• Other duties may be assigned 

What we're looking for

• Strong interpersonal communication skills with an ability to build relationships and work across multi-functional organizations. 
• Ability to perform under pressure situations, while developing sound implementation approaches which solve the business problem or environment. 
• Demonstrated track record of creating, implementing, and managing the entire SQA process. 
• Proven track record of handling business support in a high pressure, client-facing environment, supporting multiple technologies and systems. 
• Demonstrated track record of working effectively across organizations boundaries. 
• Demonstrates ability to use innovative ideas to solve problems in a cost-effective manner. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills, Deal with ambiguous and ability to think abstractly. 
• A "can do" attitude, high energy, and creativity are required along with organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks. 
• BS/MS degree or equivalent 
• 7+ years industry experience in QA or related field with a significant portion of that in Software Development functions 
• Strong knowledge about software development methodologies 
• Experience with Build Management, Software Configuration Management, Change Management, and Release Management activities. 
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Test-Driven Development and/or Behavior-Driven Development. 
• Working Knowledge of the full SDLC. 
• Proven experience with python and behave framework, or Java and Selenium, or any programming language,  
• Experience with JMeter, Browser stack, Lambda test or any similar tools is a plus 
• Experience working with microservices and tools Postman / Insomnia 
• Debugging/trouble shooting experience on performance and stability tools 
• Effective communication across functions to identify tooling needs, automation gaps, and reduce toil in the development process. 
• Strong experience with Agile development incorporating Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, utilizing technologies such as Jira, Bitbucket & Bamboo 
• Demonstrated ability to push for excellence, continually learning from post-validation quality metrics. 
• Certification from ISTQB is a strong plus.