Senior Test Automation Engineer

SUMMARY:
My client is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to be accountable for automating the testing process, adequately identifying and testing the business functional requirements to fulfilment and ensuring that defects are resolved.

POSITION INFO:

Education and experience:

• BSc Computer Science or equivalent 3-year IT qualification
• Minimum 8 years of relevant Test Automation experience
• ISTQB qualification in Automated testing - essential
• Must have experience with regression, usability, sanity and functional testing methods
• Experience in scripting with QTP/equivalent tool - essential
• Knowledge and experience in Cucumber, Selenium, InteliJ, CI/CD, Java, Devops, Bitbucket, Bamboo, AWX, JIRA, JIRA Xray, LeanFT, Dynatrace, SQL
• Process knowledge of SDLC (strong functional knowledge of Systems Engineering)
• Testing methodologies, ITIL process awareness

• Defining and applying test standards & guidelines through test automation
• Defining the test vision and test strategy
• Defining the test automation framework

• Test Data requirements must be recorded for test cases during the test case creation process
• Source and record correct test data for Test Cases
• Provide testers with the information required for them to assist in the test data creation process

• Understand and confirm acceptance on responsibilities, deliverables and timelines
• Provide scheduling input to the Test Manager
• Document the test coverage and produce a test schedule
• Communicate the frequency of test deployments
• Arrange access to the test environment

• Defining and applying test standards & guidelines
• Defining test vision and test strategy
• Using Test Automation Frameworks for defining and running automated tests
• Experience with (Acceptance) Test Driven Development and ability to promote it
• Experience with integrating automated tests within build & deployment pipeline (CD/CI)
• Experience with setting up automated performance tests (measuring performance against benchmark and different types of loads)
• Ensure adequate controls are established and adequate testing is completed for all new development and enhancements to existing applications
• Build and maintain a repository of regression test cases using JIRA Xray
• Ensure test status results are properly documented and tracked and software defects are reported clearly
• Review test results stored in JIRA Xray

• Generate and maintain defect/bug/error/problem database or reports as needed (JRIA XRay).
• Review and validate defects logged.
• Log, Track and Resolve defects on JIRA XRay
• Generate monthly report tracking automated vs manual testing and success ratio

• Participate in reviewing other team members’ work.
• Educate and coach junior resources (Testers)

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