Remote - QA Mobile Automation Engineer

Title- QA Mobile Automation Engineer

Visa- No H1B

Duration- 12+ months

Location- Dallas, TX or Pleasanton, CA -Remote to Start

Job Description-

Required Skill(S): Test Automation, Rest API, Selenium, Cucumber & Mobile Applications

Optional Skill(S): CI/CD, Java, Behavior Driven Development (BDD),Appium

Must Have skills:

1. Automation & manual testing
   1. Testing framework
   2. Test Planning
   3. Scripts Creation, and Execution
   4. Defects/ Test Reporting (JIRA etc.)
2. Mobile application (Android or iOS) testing
3. Cucumber (for UI Automation)
4. Java Programming Language
5. Behavior Driven Development
6. RESTful API Testing
7. CI/CD - Jenkins
8. Agile Scrum.

Position Purpose

The Safeway IT group is utilizing the latest in technologies to build market-leading, high scale & performance solutions for mobile eCommerce, Loyalty and Rewards programs. We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer who thrives in a distributed systems landscape, and desires to contribute in a fast-paced environment. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining the automation framework and help the functional test teams to reduce QA test cycle timelines. You will work as a part of an exciting and energetic team of professionals to deliver robust solutions using a wide array of technologies.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Debug software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards for company products
• Develop an automation roadmap and helps initiate the right framework and maintain the existing automation suite
• Empower the project test teams to do their own automation with the help of right tools and strategies
• Develop, modify, and execute automated scripts and programs for testing
• Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software

Qualifications:

• 4-year degree (Computer Science, Information Systems or relational functional field) and/or equivalent combination of education or work experience
• 7+ years of overall experience in test automation techniques for complex interdependent programs/projects.
• 3 years of testing experience with mobile apps and test automation cases
• Hands-on experience writing test automation scripts in Java.
• Expertise with test engineering tools such as Cucumber, Appium
• Familiarity with test tools such as Charles Proxy, Android Studio, xCode, and IntelliJ
• Experience with Behavior Driven development
• Able to test back end REST API's and front-end UI applications
• Demonstrated knowledge of CI/CD tools (Jenkins) to integrate the Automation scripts
• Possess experience in Test Planning, execution, tracking tool
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Results oriented, willing to take responsibility and accept accountability for action
• Comfortable with ambiguity as needs change on a regular basis with a high degree of initiative and sense of urgency
• Excellent oral and written skills with the ability to interact with senior management, technical subject matter experts, and business customers are all essential in this role