QA Automation Engineer

QA Automation EngineerNewport Beach, CA (remote)6+ month contractWHAT YOU’LL DOConduct automated (and manual tested where necessary) to ensure the software created is fit for purposeImplement and maintain automated test triggering through the current continuous integration/continuous delivery tool to provide confidence in quality of delivery for all code deploymentsDuring testing you will be thinking "outside of the box" to understand the various scenarios and configurations that customers use to ensure customer quality is maintained and through doing so drive regression testing across the productsResponsible for defining and driving innovative automation testing strategies and toolsets into our overall development processes that support and enhance the current Quality Assurance processes within the organizationParticipate in both the current state and future state of test planning and execution, including, but not limited to, functional, integration, and regression testingWork with developers, product owners, application support and business intelligence teams to help define current and future system/application performance and load requirementsCollaborate with SCRUM teams to incorporate the effective creation of test cases and plans in each sprint cycleCollaborate with other QA Automation Engineers to maintain Automation testing best practicesParticipate in design and technical discussionsClosely follow a detailed technical roadmap that aligns with our product vision across different business functionsResponsible for on-time delivery of test committed to, test plan creation, test plan execution, and test results reportingWHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE TABLE5+ years working experience in a QA Automation Testing, or similar QA Analyst role.Proven track record implementing automated testing strategies and reporting solutionsWorking knowledge of common software architectures (web/mobile/API/DB)Proficiency with cloud technologies (either AWS or Azure).Thorough understanding of SDLC, specifically automated QA processes in agile development environmentsExperience in writing, executing and monitoring automated test suites using a variety of technologies including, but not limited to, Postman Teams, Maven, N-Unit, TestNG, Specflow.Proficient with bug tracking and test management toolsets to support development processes strong working knowledge of testing fundamentals such as TDDExperience with TFS or Azure DevOps, Agile process improvement, CI/CD automation, MS Build, NPM or other packages.Have great communication and interpersonal skills deal effectively with all business units.Able to effectively communicate in English, in both written and oral forms.