Job Description

BC_forward_ is currently seeking highly motivated SR. QA AUTOMATION ENGINEER located at SAN JOSE CA

TITLE: SR. QA AUTOMATION ENGINEER

EXPECTED CONTRACT DURATION: 12+ MONTHS WITH POSSIBILITY OF EXTENSION OR PERMANENT

LOCATION: SAN JOSE CA

JOB DESCRIPTION:

·         Lead type role – Looking for experienced and seasoned QA Engineer. End to End ownership of Code Quality Testing processes

·         Strong problem-solving skills, and ability to think creatively while ensuring processes and procedures are properly followed

·         Build tools, frameworks, and other infrastructure needed to support automation.

·         Design, code, and implement automation framework & tests in JavaScript and Java.

·         Create, maintain, and execute functional, regression, and exploratory tests.

·         Report defects in a timely fashion and work with the Development team to manage defects until issues are resolved.

·         Provide test case coverage and defect metrics to substantiate release decisions.

·         Assist in on-going process improvement efforts related to Quality.

·         Proactively create test cases for the known defects and integrate them into the automation suite.

·         Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision in a team to test, release rollout and support software applications for Client.

·         Work with business units to crystallize business needs into product features.

·         Work with engineering managers, engineers to develop innovative solutions that meet market needs w.r.t functionality, performance, reliability, realistic implementations schedules and adherence to development goals and principles.

·         Develop new team capabilities to ensure continued competence and relevance in supporting software development needs of Client's business.

·         Follow the team processes like Agile etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·         BE in Computer Science or Engineering and 7+ years related industry experience

·         Good experience in testing web applications with different browser stacks

·         Writing test scripts to automate the API requests, responses and its validations

·         Experience in developing automation frameworks

·         Expert working knowledge with the following automated testing tools: Cucumber, Selenium & Nemo.

·         Experience in version control concepts and tools for release management (e.g., GIT or Maven Repository).

·         Exposure in Continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) and its tools

·         Experience with development best practices including agile processes, testing methodologies (white-box, black-box, unit, integration), continuous integration, Jenkins as well as web browser specific testing and tools.

·         Highly analytical, innovative, and able to think strategically and to develop comprehensive detailed specifications.

·         Good understanding of QA methodologies and sound knowledge of QA Automation processes and tools

Company Description

About BCforward BCforward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers’ needs into a full-service personnel solutions organization. BCforward’s headquarters are in Indianapolis, Indiana and also operates delivery centers in 17 locations in North America as well as Hyderabad, India and Puerto Rico. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm headquartered in Indiana. With 14+ years of uninterrupted growth, the addition of two brands (Stafforward and PMforward) and a team of more than 1400 resources our teams deliver services for multiple industries from both public and private sectors. BCforward’s team of dedicated staffing professionals has placed thousands of talented people over the past decade, with retention rates that are consistently higher than the industry average. www.bcforward.com