Job Description

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Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the Senior QA Automation Enginner will be tasked but not limited to creating automation test scenarios for new and existing back-end and web applications and helping QA Analysts with manual testing of new functionalities.

Responsibilities:

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Create new and evolve existing QA automation test scripts and modules to assist the QA process

Ability in designing automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, Jenkins, tools

To work in Automation scripts on Continuous Integration tools (CI/CD) like Jenkins Mentor and coach other team members with regards to effective test automation practices and approach Perform certain degree of QA Analyst activities related to new functionality Provide task dependencies, priorities, and time estimates Identify deficiencies in current processes, technologies and plan solutions Will also analyze and optimize the QA testing tools and processes through continuous improvement (training would be provided as necessary) Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers Monitor bug resolution efforts and track successes Evaluate and test apps to verify that the app functions according to functional specifications, user requirements, and development guidelines Write, revise and verify quality standards and comprehensive test procedures for software evaluation

SKILLS

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Testing tools:

REST Assured, REST API, Selenium WebDriver/RC, JUnit, TestNG, SOAP UI, Postman.

Build Tools

: Maven.

Cloud Tools

: AWS Services(

Optional

) like S3, Lambda, Cloudwatch, API Gateway

Languages

: Java, SQL, Python.

CI/CD Tools:

Jenkins Cross Browser Platform: Selenium GRID Databases: Oracle & MongoDB.

Requirements:

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field equivalent training and professional experience will also be considered 4+ years of experience in developing automation tests for

back-end

and front-end application's components Overall 6+ years of experience with formal software testing in full life cycle development of online applications, with a regular release process and standard software development practice

Experience with following or equivalent automation testing tools/libraries as RestAssured, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG

Strong Java experience and knowledge of OOP principles Experience building and improving automation frameworks written in Java for both BE and FE applications, by using proven design patterns and techniques Experienced coaching and mentoring QA team members with regards to Automation Experience with relational databases and SQL

Experienced with Postman or any equivalent back-end testing tool

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English Detail-oriented and strong problem-solving experience. Must be able to quickly identify issues and understand when to escalate them to management Ability to quickly learn and apply new concepts, principles, and solutions. Focused on quality at all stages of production Able to adapt to a constrained schedule and perform under pressure Action-oriented, detail centric, quality minded, with strong problem solving and critical thinking skills, and the ability to collaborate with others and handle multiple projects Strong organization and time management skills while working in a rapid software development process Experienced integrating automation test framework as part of CI process (asset) Agile experience (asset) * Experience with non-relational DB's as Mongo (asset)