Automation Tester Engineer

Position:

Senior QA Software Tester

Job Summary: Responsible for developing test code for integration (API), functional (UI), and end-to-end automated tests. Responsible for working with automate and streamline application testing processes. Will work in close collaboration with the feature developers to create automated tests that exercise the functions of the code being created.

Position Reports to:

Project Manager

Department: Consulting/ QA Tester

Status: Non-Supervisory/ Exempt

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate in requirement & design review sessions; evaluate requirements & design documents from a testability standpoint and remove any ambiguity.
• Support and adapt to Agile, Waterfall or Hybrid Software Testing methodologies based on project needs.
• Create test documentation to include but not limited to test plans, test cases, test scenarios, requirements traceability matrices, etc. as per project needs.
• Develop and maintain manual or automated test scripts, utilities, simulators, data sets, and other programmatic test tools required to execute test plans.
• Plan automated and manual test creation and execution throughout an Agile or Waterfall methodology, analyze, report results, and write defects.
• Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices.
• Participate at defect triage meetings as per project needs.
• Setup and maintain continuous integration test activities for the project to monitor and report automated unit and GUI test results.
• Maintain test environments and their deployment to support quality activities.
• Implement and maintain test environments and their deployment.
• Support Pull Request process for approval and merging content into development and test environments.
• Configure test environments and virtual machines for testing platform.
• Configure and monitor CI/CD using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or TeamCity as per project needs.
• Adhere and collaborate improvements to requirement review, defect writing & test script writing guidelines.
• Keep management informed of the current state of quality and test progress.
• Adhere to any company and/or project quality assurance policies and procedures.
• Collaborate in any company-wide quality assurance policy and procedure initiatives.
• Provide customer User Acceptance Test (UAT) and/or maintenance support.
• Other related duties may be required as assigned by the Immediate Supervisor.

Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and willing and able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field.
• At least five (5) years of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) experience from Requirements and design reviews, Test Planning, Test Design, Test Execution, Bug Reporting, Testing Closure, and Software Release.
• Five (5) or more years of experience in writing automated tests using Testing Frameworks and REST APIs, JUnit, NUnit, TestNG, or XUnit with BDD development such as Selenium, Cucumber WebDriver and other related test automation frameworks and tools.
• Basic SQL or Oracle experience.
• Experience with the Newman Command Line.
• Must have domain knowledge in JavaScript.
• Experience with Defect tracking tools like Jira.
• Full understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) processes of data quality, data mining, data cleansing, and data transformation. Knowledge of tools, concepts, and methodologies of QA & Software Development.
• Knowledge of agile development practices, continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous deployment.
• Experience configuring continuous testing with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or TeamCity.

Other Skills and Abilities:

• Adaptability is a must, including the ability and enthusiasm to learn new technologies quickly.
• Openly communicates to the team in an enthusiastic and motivated manner.
• Self-motivated with sharp customer service and results-oriented focus.
• Results-driven with the ability to take initiative and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Demonstrated skills in creative thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, decision-making, and time management.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences in Spanish and English.
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills, able to set priorities, and responsive to customer requests.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability and willingness to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Availability to work at the customer site and/or Wovenware offices.

Physical & Safety Requirements:

Primarily sedentary with some walking, standing, and carrying of light objects. An adequately lighted and ventilated area where normal precautions for use of office equipment must be observed. This is a standard 40-hour workweek job that may require additional and flexible hours as necessary to complete project deadlines on time.

Compensation:
Compensation is commensurate with experience level. Senior QA Software Tester position will be an integral part of our team and will have a competitive combination of base salary, Performance Bonus, 401K, Medical Insurance 85%-50% contribution, Sick Leave, and Personal Time Off.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and take Affirmative Action to recruit women, minorities, protected veterans, and people with disabilities, WOVENWARE is committed to a diverse workforce.