Job Description :
URGENT need to fill Sr. QA Automation Engineer position - Chicago, IL
Position : Sr. QA Automation Engineer
Location: Atlanta, GA
Duration: 6 months (likely to extends)
Description:
Provide automated testing services for enterprise applications and infrastructure including distributed Internet technologies (J2EE, web services, etc, client/server applications,
mainframe environments and infrastructure components such as network components, server and client/PC devices adhering to QA compliance and standards. Participate in
planning, estimating and prioritizing processes to ensure successful execution of testing activities. Develop testing deliverables including test requirements, defect tracking and
reporting, test plans, cases, scripts, and reports for assigned projects
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
Minimum of 9 years software testing experience across a wide variety of applications and infrastructure components, QA processes, test management and automated testing tools.
Experience writing and executing test strategies and plans, test requirements, test cases, test scripts, setting up test environments, test management, test methodologies, and
automated testing software along with knowledge of the Systems Development Life-cycle (SDLC
Experience with Java Programming or JavaScript; Selenium, Cucumber, Protractor; Jenkins/CICD pipeline, GitLab, Gulp reporting; Automation framework; Agile Practices and
principles; Scrum and Kanban methods; Test Data automation and management.
Job Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Strong technical, analytical, problem-solving and communication skills required. Knowledge of the QA process, test management and test automation required. Must be detailed
oriented and able to handle multiple concurrent tasks. Mentor, coach and train on and offshore team members on Agile Scrum and Kanban methods and principles and Automation
best practices and framework.
Key Competencies – (in order of importance):
Systems Development
Interpersonal Skills
Assessing Risk, Impact & Opportunity
Problem Solving
Continuous Process Improvement
Written Communication
Oral Communication
Leadership
Key Outputs:
Test Automation 80%
Provide automated testing services that adhere to QA compliance and standards.
Design, develop and execute test cases and scripts for assigned projects.
Develop QA deliverables that adhere to QA standards including test requirements, defect tracking and reporting, test plans, cases, scripts, reports, etc. for assigned projects.
Implementation and Support 10%
Participate in planning, estimating and prioritizing processes to ensure successful execution of testing activities.
Provide expertise on automated software testing, use of software testing tools, and promote and recommend these tools when appropriate.
Mentor others on understanding and writing automated test scripts.
Provide inputs on process improvements.
QA Metrics and Reports 10%
Define, collect and measure quantitative and qualitative QA metrics and provide suggestions on areas for improvement.
Provide inputs for planning and prepare project reports as needed.
Additional Notes:
Candidates MUST have experience with one or more of the following to be considered Protractor, API Testing, Javascript and/or Cucumber.