Independent Contractor Software Developer Jobs in Rhode Island

Note: Fidelity will not provide immigration sponsorship for this position.

Position Description:

Designs, develops, and executes automated test scripts for User Interface (UI), Application Programming Interface (API), and database testing. Performs UI testing using Selenium and TestNG-Java JavaScript Junit. Conducts API testing using Cucumber BDD, Rest Assured, and Karate. Validates data integrity and performs DB testing on MongoDB and PostgreSQL, integrating automated tests into Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines with Git and Jenkins. Analyzes results, reports defects, and collaborates with development teams. Maintains and enhances test automation frameworks for functional, regression and E2E flow. Uses business knowledge to translate the vision for divisional initiatives into business solutions by developing complex or multiple software applications and conducting studies of alternatives. Analyzes and recommends changes in project development policies, procedures, standards, and strategies to development experts and management.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Participates in architecture design teams.
• Defines and implements application-level architecture.
• Develops applications on complex projects, components, and subsystems for the division.
• Recommends development testing tools and methodologies and reviews and validates test plans.
• Responsible for QA readiness of software deliverables.
• Develops comprehensive documentation for multiple applications or subsystems.
• Establishes full project life cycle plans for complex projects across multiple platforms.
• Responsible for meeting project goals on-time and on-budget.
• Advises on risk assessment and risk management strategies for projects.
• Plans and coordinates complex project schedules and assignments for multiple projects.
• Acts as a primary liaison for business units to resolve various project/technology issues.
• Provides technology solutions to daily issues and technical evaluation estimates on technology initiatives.
• Advises senior management on technical strategy.
• Mentors junior team members.
• Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects supporting several divisional initiatives.
• Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development efforts.

Education and Experience:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and five (5) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) performing Application Programming Interface (API) testing and developing automation scripts within a financial services environment.

Or, alternatively, Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field (or foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a Principal Software Engineer/Developer (or closely related occupation) performing Application Programming Interface (API) testing and developing automation scripts within a financial services environment.

Skills and Knowledge:

Candidate must also possess:

• Demonstrated Expertise ("DE") designing and executing automation test scripts for Web User Interface (UI), using Selenium WebDriver and Selenium Grid; and performing microservices automation for SOAP/RESTful services using Cucumber BDD, Karate, RestAssured, Java, and Playwright.
• DE applying DevOps principles throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), using Jira and Qtest; and performing Continuous Integration using Jenkins, Data Dog, Git, and Maven.
• DE implementing and executing automation test scripts for performance testing tools (JMeter) - Thread Groups, Sampler, Controller and Appium for Mobile Testing.
• DE validating data integrity and performing database testing on MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Kafka messages using Eclipse and IntelliJ IDEA.

Salary: $131,675.00 to $166,000.00/year.

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