Test Automation Engineer - Eggplant DAI required!

Electronics technology client seeks experienced Test Automation Engineer for a 9-month remote contract. Create automated test assets (test scripts, cases, models and frameworks) using the Eggplant test tool. $35-50/hr depending on relevant experience. ESSENTIAL TO HAVE EGGPLANT EXPERIENCE, listed on resume.

Experience:

• Must be able to build models using Eggplant DAI
• Minimum of 3 years’ IT work experience
• 1-3 years of experience: Test Automation Engineering, building test automation scripts, and model based testing
• At least 6 months of experience using: Eggplant, Eggplant SenseTalk, Eggplant DAI
• Preferred: An Eggplant Functional Expert Certificate, Functional Genius Certificate, AI Genius Certificate
• Comprehensive knowledge of, and experience in, the use of Test management tools and test Automation frameworks
• Experience in delivering test assets to a specification
• Able to validate the effectiveness and relevance of the test assets they create against a defined test plan
• Able to build test assets concurrently for different customers and projects, managing their own time and meeting delivery deadlines
• Curious to understand common end-to-end user workflows of the applications they build test assets for
• Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages including Java, Python, or similar languages
• Must be well versed in Agile frameworks
• Experience with automated build pipelines such as Jenkins, TeamCity, Cucumber
• Competent in working with software version control systems like Git and Bitbucket
• Understanding of software skills such as business analysis, development, maintenance, and software improvement
• Experience in a technical role which is entirely or partially customer facing
• High attention to detail and process oriented.
• Previous experience in customer service or customer-facing roles preferred
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working on secure government sites and happy to comply with Government security procedures
• US Security clearance preferred

Skills:

• Take direction from the test architect and project management
• Work with test analysts in the development of tests
• Comply with test best practices
• Work effectively in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals
• Work independently, either remotely, of on-premise
• Comfortable with working within a customer organization
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with customers.
• Excellent communication skills, including written and verbal
• Good time management with the ability to effectively prioritize.
• Energetic and adaptable – ability to understand, and respond to, key drivers for people at varying levels of seniority and role.
• Problem Solving – must enjoy, and have, a creative approach to problem solving