Senior QA Automation Engineer

Description

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Sr Automation Engineer are experienced professionals that develop software programs in order to test code and applications and have a passion for quality processes.

They have in-depth knowledge and subject matter expertise in managing functional testing, automating client application and qualification of the client-side applications.

Sr. QA Engineers interact with internal and external teams to train them on the products, work on projects independently and collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug and reproduce issues.

In this role, you will mentor and guide others in the performance of all testing activities as well as encourage others to grow their skillset.

Sr. QA Engineers are creative problem solvers and are involved in continuously driving improvements in test automation frameworks as well as assessing and reporting on the software development processes adopted by projects through audits, reviews and inspections.

About the Role

In this opportunity as Senior QA Automation Engineer , you will :

• Designing, implementing and stabilizing automation tests and taking corrective actions.
• Participate in defining scope, methodologies and tooling for Quality Engineering practices.
• Develop and execute exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality.
• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases in Azure DevOps (ADO) to ensure good test coverage of the features / user stories.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities for in-sprint, regression and release testing.
• Be an advocate for shift-left and automation first approach.
• Mentoring and helping fellow colleagues in automation and lead from the front
• Design, develop and execute automation scripts.
• Communicate with cross-functional teams (e.g. developers, business systems analyst and product manager) to identify, clarify product requirements.
• Participate in scrum and agile ceremonies.
• Work closely with team leaders and architects to discuss, design and implement quality processes and practices.

About You

You're a fit for the role of Senior Automation Engineer , if your background includes :

• 6+ years of professional QA Engineering experience Translating business requirements into test scenarios, develop and execute test scripts including automation suites.
• Established background in an Agile environment with a proven understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Assist Product Manager and Business System Analyst with test plan, estimations and scenarios based on Feature and User story themes.
• Bachelor’s in computer science or equivalent work experience
• Previous work experience as SDET (Software Development Engineer in TEST)
• Hands-on experience on In-sprint automation
• Strong hands-on experience working in test automation with expertise in Test automation tools / frameworks e.g., WebdriverIO / Selenium, Playwright, Cucumber
• Experience in building and enhancing test automation for Angular / React, APIs, SOAP services and microservices.
• Hands-on experience of automating webservices using Python, Javascript or Java
• Solid knowledge of SQL and ability to write queries against Relational Databases e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL.
• Experience with performance and / or security testing is a plus.
• Familiarity Version control systems (GIT) experience
• Good understanding of JSON and XML data formats
• Experience in cloud platforms (AWS, OCI).
• Programming language experience in at least one of the following : Javscript, Java, Python

Other specialized knowledge and skills required :

• Proven strong analytical design and trouble-shooting skills.
• Highly accountable for meeting all commitments and deadlines.
• Good written and oral communication skills in English
• Ability to facilitate communication between business and technology teams in both English and Spanish.
• Must be able to work independently as well as collaboratively.
• Drive for continuous process improvement
• Self-driven, proactive and a good communicator

What's in it For You?

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through :

• Hybrid Work Model : We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected
• Wellbeing : Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance : flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off;
• work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription;

retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture : Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
• Learning & Development : LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company;

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• Social Impact : Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.
• Purpose Driven Work : We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency.

Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

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