QA Automation

• Key individual contributor to Quality Assurance (QA) project teams.
• Works with project teams to ensure standard Quality practices/processes are followed.
• Conducts end-to-end testing on applications and technology, to ensure that business, technical, functional requirements are being met.
• Designs and Executes test scripts based upon test strategy/plans in an effort to identify defects prior to production. Tests may be manual, automated or both.
• Assists with data management.
• Responsible for ensuring on time completion of all required testing deliverable
• Responsible to expose and mitigate operational risk relative to the execution of the system test plans.
• Effective at working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment managing multiple competing priorities.
• Uses time management skills to drive multiple project deliverables within a fast paced environment.
• Provides verbal and written executive status updates to Key stakeholders.
• Ensures that any risks associated with the agreed test strategy and the system test plan are clearly documented and described to the clients/users and colleagues.
• Manages all risks associated with the testing and takes preventative action when any risks become unacceptable.
• Plans, arranges and facilitates meetings, workgroups, and communications with stakeholders during test planning and throughout subsequent development and testing activities.

Required Skills:
• Primary Skill – Middleware Testing
• Secondary Skill – Selenium

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment to drive Quality goals while meeting aggressive delivery deadlines
• Knowledgeable on the principles of test management and testing process
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral
• Automation skills required using automation tools beyond recording features; BDD Cucumber/ and/or Selenium advanced coding methods expected.
• QA background with strong analytical skills, ability to decompose requirements into testable cases covering positive, negative, variety of data scenarios
• Experience in testing backend services, integrations with upstream / downstream systems
• Development / automation coding expertise a plus with demonstration of technical skills; specific technology is not important as most QA can move between different types of applications
• SME expertise in Web service testing. This includes strong understanding of XML schema, tools that support testing web service interface, JSON
• SME SQL skills including complex query writing, ability to review schema to gain understanding of db structure, ability to use variety of SQL tools to accomplish required testing