QA Automation Engineer

Must be US citizen or Green Card holder and will need to pass a US Government background check. NO VISAS OR C2C AT THIS TIME

You will have a crucial role in helping the organization reduce risk and deliver high quality software applications. Key activities for this position include:

• Work with Technical and Business groups to define the scope of testing required
• Define and execute test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications
• Lead and participate in test planning and quality review sessions
• Oversee the writing of test cases/scripts which may include application, network, system, regression and user acceptance testing
• Lead test projects with minimal supervision
• Participate in daily calls as needed for coordination of efforts
• Perform technical testing activities including planning, design, scripting, and execution, debugging and reporting
• Create and execute automated and manual tests for large projects
• Research new tools and testing approaches
• Perform post-test execution activities including error debugging, and internal and external communications
• Assist with testing execution for all system components, including functional and integration testing, ensuring traceability from requirements to test cases, documenting test cases and generating reports; generating software quality related metrics
• Work with multiple programs and systems on projects of high complexity
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and training to less experienced individuals
• Provide quality and test advocacy
• Perform planning, organizing, monitoring, and oversight of all phases of testing
• Work closely with project manager and others to ensure business testing requirements are being met
• Lead preparation of business scenarios and required test scripts, including identification of needed master and transactional data to execute end-to-end testing
• Facilitate test meetings and escalating issues/concerns to the project management team as needed
• Monitor issues and defects for trends and provide metrics to the project management team
• Responsible for the oversight of requirement traceability throughout all test phases
• Participate in requirements and design walkthroughs to understand the testing needs and raise questions to clarify as needed
• Manage risks associated with testing, taking preventative action when risks become unacceptable
• Manage stakeholder relationships with respect to all testing matters

• 5 years experience testing web applications
• Experience using SQL for test data creation and verification
• Experience with test case development and execution tools such as Jira Test Management, qTest, or other
• Experience with test case automation design and implementation
• Journeyman knowledge of information systems elements (hardware, software, network) and their application to business functions/processes
• Understanding of the key processes in the business and the business rules that impact the development and/or implementation of information systems
• Self-starting and comfortable with independently creating test plans and test scenarios with minimum assistance using application and requirement documentation
• Works well with ambiguity and changing requirements
• Drives continuous improvement through all processes, including but not limited to, team standards, test planning, resourcing and test execution, as well as debugging, metric collection, and reporting

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience and/or Certifications
• Knowledge of Corporate Applications & tools:
  Jira, SharePoint, Workday
• Knowledge of reporting tools such as Microsoft BI, Jira dashboards, Excel pivot tables, etc.