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

Agile, Eclipse, Selenium, JavaScript, Ruby, Java, J2EE, C#, Restful Web Services, Web API, HTML5, CSS3, XML, Citrix, Salesforce, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, Xray, Maven, Junit, SQL Server, NodeJS, IBM Mainframe Express, MS Visual Studio, Team Foundation Service, GitHub, RubyMine, Eclipse, Postman, SOAPUI, VM ware, MongoDB, Splunk, Sharepoint, JIRA, Team Track (SBM), BugZilla, Rally, Office 360.

Education

Master’s Degree in Computer Science/Computer Applications/Engineering (Electrical/Civil/Mechanical)/Technology (Computer Science & Engineering). Will accept bachelor’s in computer science/Computer Applications/Engineering (Electrical/Civil/Mechanical)/Technology (Computer Science & Engineering).plus five (5) years of progressive experience in related fields in lieu of Masters Degree. Will accept foreign education equivalent.