Senior Test Automation Engineer

Description:

AKA Senior SDET Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script. Take ownership in understanding business requirements/ACs and develop test strategy/test plan Develop automation test cases using existing automation framework

Responsibilities:

• Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), of systems, infrastructure, and test framework.

• Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting, execution, and analysis of results

• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create, execute, analyze, and maintain automated regression suites

• Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed

• Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter.

• Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate

• Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards

Techinical Skills Required:

• Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (3-5 years) Cucumber(3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks

• At least 8 years of test automation framework design

• Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3+5 years)

• Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data

• The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases

• 3+ years of experience in developing scenario based performance testing using JMeter

• Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties

• End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms

Desired Skills:

• Hands on experience with Python

• Development experience in AWS Cloud technology

• Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired

• Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus

• Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git)

• At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices.

• Understanding of a micro service Architecture

• Experience load and performance testing

• Strong documentation skills

Soft Skills Required:

• Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment

• Pro-active, flexible and creative

• Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.

Education & Experience Required:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or relevant field required w/ 10+ years experience required.