Sr. Automation Test Engineer

Senior Automation Test Engineer

Tauck Inc. is seeking a Senior Automation Test Engineer (Wilton, CT) to design, develop, implement, and maintain functional automated testing frameworks and assets. Collaborate closely with Architects, Business Users, Development, and QA Engineers to ensure comprehensive test coverage across all application components, ensuring optimal system reliability, performance, and quality. Deliver effective and efficient test automation solutions, meeting key project milestones and deadlines while ensuring adherence to development and quality standards.

Design and implement automation frameworks to support complex applications that can be tailored to support other projects progressively. Support the effective and timely completion of UI automation test activities performed across multiple projects. Maintain a strong understanding of current test automation process, procedures and best practices to ensure that all QA work is being performed accordingly. Establish and maintain metrics for reporting test execution results.

Identify potential improvements, best practices, and identify efficiencies to the test automation process. Provide QA input into root cause analysis and conduct retrospective sessions with IT/BA/QA following each release. Local telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, or a related field and 9 years of experience in Software Testing, Development, and Test Management. Experience must include:
Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, or other software languages; UI and Rest API automation;
Object-Oriented Design and Patterns; AGILE, Dev Ops, and CI/CD process administration methodologies;
Test methods/tools such as TestNG, JUnit/NUnit, GIT, Selenium, and Web Driver; SDLC;
Scaling complex testing approaches to meet demand;
Performing QA testing for travel industry systems, with a focus on reservation, booking, and post-booking workflows;
Testing Salesforce applications, including custom objects, workflows, and user-facing functionality;
Using Test Rail or comparable test management tools to plan, execute, and report on test cases and test cycles;
Managing onshore and offshore vendor teams; and Salesforce Admin Certification. Local telecommuting permitted up to 2 days per week.