Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

QA Automation Engineer #2358

Position Summary:

Our partner, a fast-growing SaaS company that offers remote monitoring and endpoint management software, is looking to add a QA Automation Engineer to join their engineering team. You will collaborate closely with the development and product teams to identify and prioritize software deficiencies, in order to strive for error-free feature deployment. You will play a key role in assuring corrective measures by developing and implementing testing strategies and methodologies to maintain a high standard quality. You will act as SME on the tools used for testing, as well as the testing approaches, methodologies, and requirements.

Experience and Education:

• B.S. in Computer Science or related experience.
• 4+ years of QA Automation experience.
• Experience implementing software test automation frameworks across UI, API, microservices, Desktop apps and mobile platforms
• Hands-on experience in cross platform development on Linux, Windows and Mac for Desktop Application test automation

Skills and Strengths:

• Automated testing
• JavaScript
• TestCafe
• Automation frameworks
• Automation scripts
• Automation tools (i.e., Gradle, Jenkins, Ansible, others)
• Web Services: XML, REST, SOAP, JSON, SQL
• End-to-end testing
• BDD & TDD
• Test case design tools (e.g., Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDE)
• Test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Zephyr, or Qtest)
• Virtualization tools (e.g., VMWare, VirtualBox)
• Source/revision control methodologies (e.g., SVN/GIT)
• Bug tracking systems (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla, or Trello)
• Software testing
• Systems testing
• SQL
• SDLC
• Test documentation

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Develop comprehensive test plans and strategies that align with project objectives and business requirements.
• Execute the development of an automated testing framework across the company’s software engineering landscape
• Influence the roadmap, guidelines and strategies for web and mobile applications testing
• Perform quality testing in current or new testing infrastructure
• Write, edit and debug automation scripts
• Create and maintain automated test cases, test suites, reviews and diagnoses reported bugs, and ensures overall system quality prior to a customer release
• Evaluate, architect and implement the software test automation frameworks across UI, API, microservices, desktop applications and mobile platforms
• Document test cases with clear steps, expected results, and test data requirements.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business analysts, to ensure alignment on testing objectives and priorities.
• Research and contribute to the development of an automation testing solution to help mature and refine the product’s suite
• Own the design and implementation of tests that will help in end-to-end quality of major deliverables
• Strong at understanding requirements and transforming business requirements into appropriate technical solutions