Quality Assurance Engineer - Automation Testing (2-8 yrs)

Job Description :

This is a remote position.

What We're Looking For :

We're on the hunt for Software Craftspeople who take pride in their work and the code they write. If you believe in and evangelize eXtreme Programming principles, and if you are motivated and passionate about forming great teams, we want you! We strongly adhere to being a DevOps organization, where developers own the entire release cycle. This means you will get to work on programming languages, infrastructure technologies in the cloud, client communication, and everything in between.

What You'll Be Doing :

Own End-to-End Testing :

- Manage testing initiatives throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

- Work within a continuous deployment environment

Functional and Automated Testing :

- Run functional and automated tests

- Identify test conditions and develop test scenarios

- Document expected behavior and outcomes

Test Automation Frameworks :

- Create and maintain test automation frameworks

Understand User Behavior :

- Focus on user behavior to enable rapid rollouts of new features and fixes

- Act as the user's representative to ensure stability, integrity, and predictability of the system in production

Business Analyst Role :

- Understand the system to identify and suggest process improvement opportunities

- Write user stories and understand the product roadmap

- Plan sprints with the team accordingly

Lifelong Learning :

- Make a pledge to never stop learning and continuously improve your skills

Requirements :

Must Have :

- Cypress as an automation tool/framework and JavaScript as a programming language

Communication :

- Excellent writing and communication skills for effective test cases and customer interaction

Self-Learner :

- Extremely hands-on and obsessive about delivering quality products

Sense of Ownership :

- Do whatever it takes to meet timelines

Automation Framework Development :

- Experience in developing automation frameworks

BDD Testing :

- Expertise with Behavior Driven Development using Cucumber/Gherkin

Programming Knowledge :

- Knowledge of object-oriented programming and software engineering methodologies

Web Technologies :

- Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript, Eclipse, jQuery

SQL Queries :

- Proficiency in writing SQL queries to validate data

Linux :

- Good knowledge of Linux commands and maintaining Linux test servers

DevOps :

- Interest in mastering DevOps technologies, CI tools like Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo

Agile/XP :

- Experience with Agile and eXtreme Programming methodologies

Server Infrastructure :

- Working knowledge of server configuration/deployment infrastructure

Source Control and Bug Tracking :

- Experience using source control and bug-tracking systems