Test Automation Analyst

Key Responsibilities
Designing and implementing automated test tools to execute various test cases.
Testing product functionality prior to each release on each tier (Dev, Test, QA, Production)
Testing the product to verify compliance with business functional and policy requirements,
Collaborate with all the project and production support teams in addressing defects to successfully complete the test phase.
Developing the master test plan, strategy and test cases documents by identifying appropriate test techniques and tools that ensure product quality and test completion.
Facilitating triage of defects and assisting in defect investigation and escalation; and walking through test results with the team and communicating status to management and project leadership.
Performs application code testing on components and works to ensure that appropriate implementation standards are met.
Job Requirements:
Programming skills using Python (preferred), Javascript (a plus), or other languages like C/C++, Java, or C# with advanced skills in at least one of these languages.
Experience designing and evaluating tests for web applications, APIs, and other backend applications.
Experience with unit testing, test case development, automated regression testing, and test frameworks (pytest, Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber, TestNG, JBehave, Tosca, SoapUI, etc.).
Experience with UX/UI testing and browser test automation (Selenium) and performance/load testing (LoadRunner, JMeter, Locust).
Experienced with version control such as Gitlab/Bitbucket.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Openstack), CI/CD, and Agile methodologies.
Experience using JIRA and Confluence platforms.
Proficiency with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery practices within DevSecOps.
Ability to plan and execute Integration testing with 3rd party systems.
Ability to communicate with stakeholders from different levels (e.g. Directors, Managers, Product Owners, Developers, Business Analysts, etc.)
Experience with analytics tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk.
Working knowledge of the importance of automation and the correlation to successful testing.
Designs, develops, tests, and deploys software solutions and process flows complying with standards, guidelines, and best practices.
Familiarity with API Testing including validating data exchange between different software components.