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Job Description Summary

Responsible for testing a feature and or a small feature set with ability to work independently, break down problems and estimate time for quality related tasks.

Job Description

QA Assurance Engineer (Automation)

Responsible for contributing as a QA advocate for a team doing front end & back-end testing with focus on Web, SaaS and mobile platform-based products.

Responsibilities

• Own medium-sized quality engineering tasks, deliver while mentoring and helping team members.

• Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques.

• Integrate project testing with continuous-integration process.

• Work with fellow team members to diagnose bugs and formulate solutions.

• Provide expertise in the quality engineering, test planning and testing methodology for a software project and keeps abreast of evolving QA industry processes and standards.

• Develop and execute maintainable automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases.

• Master the basics of underlying Manufacturing domain.

Desired Characteristics & Technical Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

• A minimum of 2 to 5 years of Software Testing experience with Web or SaaS Platform based products, SQL Server databases.

• At least 1 year of experience in owning mid-sized modules.

• Experience on building Test Automation Frameworks specifically in Java, Javascript / Type Script

• Experience testing web services (SOAP/REST)

• Experience testing hosted or SaaS-based solutions.

• Familiar with relational database design and good working knowledge of SQL for querying, updating, and deleting data.

• Strong proficiency with functional, regression, performance and stability testing techniques.

• Experience working in a cross-functional development team with the ability to influence quality of products in that environment.

• Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.

• Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Effective team building and problem-solving abilities.

Business Acumen:

• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.

• Understands the technology landscape, up to date on current technology trends and new technology, brings new ideas to the team.

• Displays understanding of the project's value proposition for the customer. Shows commitment to deliver the best value proposition for the targeted customer.

• Learns organization vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Leadership Attributes:

• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence.

• Learns organization vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision.

• Completes assigned tasks on time and with high quality. Takes independent responsibility for assigned deliverables.

• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.

• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present.

• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks

• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes