QA AUTOMATION TESTER

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Work closely with product managers and developers to understand the product roadmap and product specifications to help determine the right test strategy; Assess complexity in writing tests (functional, integration, system, performance, scalability, resource leaks); Build and Maintain Smoke Test Suites (and test cases) that cover core areas of the product; Update every release with feedback from stakeholders. Build and Maintain Regression Test Suites (and test cases) that maximize product testing coverage. Effectively communicate coverage. Update every release w/ feedback from stakeholders and dev owners; Formulate test architecture and design, development, maintenance of test frameworks; Maintain critical initiatives on testing strategies; Assess quality risks of complex solutions, build appropriate test strategy to mitigate risks; Drive root-cause analysis and work with cross functional teams to implement corrective actions; and Research emerging test tools, trends and methodologies and enhance existing systems and processes. Responsible for reviewing User Requirements, User Interface Specifications and Design Documents; preparing Test Plan and Procedure Documentation along with preparing and executing Test Automation Scripts; executing certification testing, report defects and release day checkout; reviewing business and functional requirements; Implement test plans and test cases; Develop quality assurance metrics such as defect densities and open defect counts. Relocation/ telecommuting may be required plus travel to various unanticipated client locations within the United States for short- and long-term assignments.

LANGUAGES, SKILLS AND TOOLS

Jira, Unix, QTP, VTest, Cucumber, Selenium, Java, Rest Assured API, Python, ICEDQ, Oracle 12g, SQL Developer, PL/SQL Developer, HIVE, Aurora PostgreSQL, AWS Cloud, Apache Sqoop, Abinitio, Bloomberg Polarlake, Hadoop, Mainframe, AWS Redshift, Quality Center, HP QC-ALM, FIR, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, Windows.

EDUCATION

Master’s degree in computer science/computer applications/computer information systems/engineering (Electrical/Civil/Mechanical). Will accept Computer Science/Computer Applications/Computer Information Systems/Engineering (Electrical/Civil/Mechanical) plus five (5) years of progressive experience in related fields in lieu of master’s degree. Will accept foreign education equivalent.