Senior Quality Automation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Quality Automation Engineer Job ID: 2023-12106 Job Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Job Travel Location(s): # Positions: 2 Employment Type: W2 Candidate Constraints: Duration: Long Term # of Layers: 0 Work Eligibility: All Work Authorizations are Permitted – No Visa Transfers Key Technology API/UI automation, ETL/backend testing, Agile, CICD Job Responsibilities Provides quick feedback throughout the development and design process; analyzes / reports on the test results to confirm that the quality of the intended solution is met. Supports test planning (including testability of requirement), test design/development test case automation and test execution to achieve business outcomes. Integrates directly into a team’s continuous delivery process, augmenting the delivery of quality software and ensuring speed, agility and risk management. Serve as a partner and provide ongoing support to the enterprise and/or business, aligning to Testing Methodology and QE best-practices Analyze the end-to-end solution (business, solution requirements, architecture, blueprints, etc.) requirements to recommend pragmatic solutions for own area; may analyze, develop, debug, and maintain test suites (automated/ manual), traceability matrix; and log defects/assist in defect resolution, as required Hands on experience implementing effective test strategies and providing guidance to delivery teams in using tools, setting environments that support on-going quality and traceability Support the team in test activities across the testing lifecycle, with a focus on value driven outcomes, and assist in defining test data and test environment requirements Leverage virtual assets to support virtualization of any incomplete / unavailable code, service, database, etc. Basic knowledge of test data management to reuse automated test data provisioning capabilities to be able to adopt a standard test data tool set Support source code management looking for opportunities to effectively leverage tools and engineering practices (DevOps tools and processes, SV, monitoring tools and process, etc. Contribute early to the design and development process to ensure built-in-quality code Implement test scripts ensuring they are integrated into the continuous integration, delivery, and testing (CI/CD/CT) pipeline for functional and non-functional automation (performance, readiness / reliability testing (ORT), accessibility, security) following agreed upon approach using available frameworks Responsible and / or accountable for documenting and supporting the proactive identification of end-to-end test solution designs and early automation opportunities Work collaboratively with the development team to define and validate appropriate user stories, acceptance criteria and definitions of done / ready Apply the principles of Behavior / Test-Driven Development (BDD / TDD) and focus on value driven outcomes Provide feedback, reporting and analytics on overall quality / performance, user experience, and future bug prevention Employee/Team Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest Support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge / expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit; Support knowledge-sharing across teams and with relevant stakeholders, ensuring knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed Work collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team Keep others informed and up to date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate. Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally Breadth & Depth Experienced working professional role providing specialized testing planning, design, automation and execution services. Solid debugging and problem-solving skills – solving moderately complex problems. Supports the introduction and adherence to new / advanced techniques and approaches in testing and automation. Foundational experience in software configuration and code management. Good expertise in build / code / release management to enable defect avoidance. Solid business and technology acumen, works with other stakeholders to identify opportunities to benefit the Client and / or introduce operational improvements. Ability to drive work efforts related to moderately complex applications / systems / projects within one product line / business. Ability to work independently and with minimal guidance and direction. Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork, and service to the business. Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking. Collaborative team player Future focused – foresees issues and gaps and identifies industry trends. Skills and Experience Required Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field At least 5 -7 years of experience in automation development and testing Strong experience in test automation development for full stack components API / UI automation Skills: Strong programming skills in languages such as Java, Python, or C# Experience in UI Automation using Selenium Experience with REST API using REST Assured framework Experience with Git source control tools such as Bitbucket and GitHub ETL / backend testing skills: Strong working knowledge of ETL process and industry wide tools used for data validation, ex – QuerySurge, Talend, Informatica, data stage Hands on experience with ingestion / extraction Knowledge of Data Masking, Data Integration, Data Mapping Proficient with SQL and well-formed understanding of data, data modeling, data mining and ETL processes Define and establish Data Quality standards for the data driven implementations on Hadoop platform and SQL Server. Knowledge of Unix/Linux system. Nice to have: Hive, Pig and Hadoop Streaming, HBase, HDFS Experience in Agile development methodologies and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines Knowledge of software testing principles and best practices Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to research problems and provide recommendations. Excellent communication and collaboration skills General knowledge of bank and technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications) #J-18808-Ljbffr