Job Description

As a Software QA Engineer, you will provide test automation framework, tooling, and Performance Testing support for multiple development teams in a Continuous Software Delivery cycle. The Software QA Engineer will also be required to carry out other duties, projects, or activities as specified by their management.WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Must have experience working in an agile development environment.
Must have 10+ years of experience in a high-tech environment in QA or a role with similar technical requirements.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline or 3 years of relevant experience would be considered in lieu of a degree.

SPECIALIZED SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

Knowledge of Performance Testing methodology and its applied uses in testing responsiveness, load, stress, soak, scalability, reliability, and degraded mode of operation.
Knowledge of underlying technologies supporting the application under test including REST API's, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, SQL, SFTP, microservice and cloud architecture.
Knowledge and ability to maintain and enhance Behavior-Driven test automation framework utilizing JavaScript, Cucumber-js and Selenium.
Ability to extend performance test tool capabilities using JavaScript and/or Java.
Ability to design flexible automated functional and performance test scripts that can be applied to various test conditions including event synchronization, cross-browser compatibility, multi-environment support, parallel execution, and unexpected fault handling.
Knowledge of agile test pyramid concepts, and their appropriate application to the scope of automated unit, service-Layer, and UI, along with manual exploratory and user acceptance testing.
Ability to administer performance test software (NeoLoad or similar) consisting of web server, controller, IDE, and distributed load generator components.
Ability to administer Selenium Grid test lab (Selenium Box, SauceLabs, or similar) and integrate solution with automated deployment pipelines.
Ability to administer test management software (TestRail or similar) and integrate solution with agile work planning tools.
Working knowledge of agile work planning tool (JIRA or similar).
Working experience using source-control change management software (GIT or similar).
Working knowledge of integrating Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins or similar) with supported test automation components.
Ability to use Application Performance Management tools (NewRelic, Splunk, or similar) to monitor key health metrics, identify system resource bottlenecks, and investigate system errors.
Ability to estimate test schedules and assess risk.
Ability to adapt to supporting autonomous teams and influence application of testing standards when ownership of software quality is a shared responsibility with the development teams.
Knowledge, skills, and experience to develop performance test plans based on technical documentation, specifically business requirements and functional specifications.
Knowledge of web development methodologies (primarily Agile/Scrum), application design, navigation, and information architecture.
Knowledge of basic database design and query language.