Job Description

Description

Our client is dedicated to helping students and colleges make informed choices because let's face it, navigating your educational path can feel overwhelming. They believe in making that process easier, faster, and way more accessible for everyone involved.



The QA Automation Engineer is responsible for designing and executing the overall
automation testing strategy for a broad range of applications and platforms. This
individual will drive the overall testing strategy with the proper mix of business knowledge and technical leadership. Planning activities involve working closely with architects and technical leads to define the long-term strategy for repeatable and scalable automation testing activities within the organization. Duties also include creating quality standards for products and testing systems for efficiency, reliability
and performance.

Key Responsibilities

Organize and manage QA automation test design and implementation tasks on a project. Participate in requirements discussions and identify requirements that may be missing, wrong, or lack clarity. Develop and execute tests for end-to-end scenarios, report customer-facing issues, and other externally initiated sources. Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases for integration runs. Conduct and report on analysis of test results and coverage factors. Ensure proper communication occurs with the project teams on test status, issues and risk to deployment. Work with development and project management to troubleshoot issues, manage change and mitigate risk. Ensure test cases are appropriately structured for automation execution when applicable. Work with automation to incorporate new functionality into the automation test suite. Provide guidance to Associate Engineers to execute test sets assigned to them, develop their own, and effective defect reporting.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Master's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or an IT related discipline, or its equivalent plus 2 years of related experience. Alternatively, will accept a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or an IT related discipline plus 5 years related experience, in lieu of a master's degree. 7+ years of experience in functional, non-functional, regression and acceptance testing. 7+ years of hands-on experience in QA automation tools such as Selenium. Should have strong experience in JAVA programming language. Ability to work independently or in a team environment on multiple projects. Knowledge of Agile and JIRA. Experience in 508 accessibility and performance testing. Experience in SQL scripting relational databases, Unit testing of Web applications Excellent understanding of DB and behavior driven testing is required for this role. Experience in working with software specifications and documentation. Experience in breaking the system and thinking out of the box while doing functional testing. Thorough process knowledge on all phases of Agile and software releases. Excellent analytical, debugging, planning, organizational and communication skills. Detail-oriented and comfortable working with developers, product owners and other project stakeholders. Should have worked in an onsite offshore model. Should understand selenium tests and cucumber feature files and should be able to understand system and console logs. Should have experience in writing UI and API level automated tests. Should have experience with continuous integration environment such as Jenkins and Travis.

About Newfire Global Partners

Newfire Global Partners is a leading custom software development company that specializes in working on complex problems. With a strong focus on meeting the unique needs of each organization, they connect clients with local leaders and trusted remote teams to deliver exceptional IT services and software development solutions. Their range of expertise spans various domains, including Data & Analytics, AI/ML, Software Engineering, Product Management, and Marketing. By leveraging recent innovations in artificial intelligence, Newfire Global Partners ensures that their clients can transform the new normal into a competitive advantage. Through their advisory services, experienced leaders guide businesses through transformations and de-risk operations throughout the entire lifecycle. They also offer talent augmentation, bringing together highly skilled professionals from multi-disciplinary teams to support software, product, and marketing needs. Newfire Global Partners is committed to providing excellent service and driving client growth. Their team of industry experts works closely with organizations, whether it's driving transformation, building from scratch, or getting things done efficiently. Trusted by VC & PE firms, established businesses, and startups, Newfire Global Partners is proud to be a reliable partner in various industries, including healthcare, enterprise, and fintech. Partner with Newfire Global Partners today and unlock the expertise that accelerates success.