QA Automation Engineer II, Officer

Job Description Who we are looking forWork as a key member of a Scrum team to execute the overall quality plan for one of Charles River’s products. Provide support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River.

The candidate should be a sharp automation engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a solid software testing foundation. This role requires a talented, detail oriented, enthusiastic individual who is passionate about quality with the ability to grasp tough issues quickly and deliver well engineered, high-quality solutions.

Why this role is important to usThe team you will be joining plays an important role in the overall success of the organization. Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. To make that happen we need teams like yours to help navigate employees and the organization as a whole.

In your role you will strive for cutting-edge solutions, that are straightforward and scalable. You will help us build resilience and execute day to day deliverables at our best.

Join us if making your mark in the financial services industry from day one is a challenge you are up for.

What you will be responsible forAs QA Automation Engineer II you will

Work closely with the scrum master, product owner, architect, business analysts, product specialists, developers and other project team members to assist in carrying out the software quality responsibilities of the Scrum team Create comprehensive test automation scripts from business requirements and functional specifications documents for product features of moderate complexity

Execute manual and automated functional, integration, regression, and performance tests

Maintain automated and manual test script libraries for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing

Align with the Software Development Life Cycle practices, comply with Information Security and Data Governance practices

Interpret results of automation tests and document software defects in issue tracking system; proactively communicate issues with developers and other project team members

Provide testing leadership by identifying opportunities for improvement in the Scrum team’s QA methodology, innovate by researching and recommending new approaches to automation of testing, including use of Artificial Intelligence Adhere to a testing schedule to ensure efficient and effective product delivery

Actively participate in the agile software development process by adhering to the CRD Scrum methodology including attending all daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives

Participate in group testing activities as needed

What we value

These skills will help you succeed in this role Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills

Communication and Collaboration Skills Programming, automation tools, and a strong understanding of QA methodologies.

Education &

Preferred Qualifications B.S. degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical course of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred.
4 - 7 years of experience in software testing in a process driven technology environment

Demonstrated experience programming with Java, C#, SQL and shell scripting languages such as Power Shell and Bash Demonstrated experience testing Rest APIs and Web UI automated testing

Demonstrated experience testing cloud-based, distributed systems

Talend experience strongly desired

Expert ability to translate business requirements into technical testing solutions.

Detail-orientated with excellent written and verbal communication.

Solid understanding…