6-month contract-to-hire | Deadline: ASAP
Job Description: https://www.dropbox.com/s/csohv605hmr5byl/JD%20Automated%20QA%20Engineer.docx?dl=0
Notes: Candidates must be able to convert to FTE after contract. No sponsorship is available for this contract.
Automated QA Engineer
Chicago, IL
6-month contract-to-hire
The client is looking for a self-motivated software QA engineer who will serve as the QA expert on complex applications development work assignments and problems. We desire a candidate who is innovative and resourceful creative programmer with a talent for great QA experience. The position requires participation in the full software development lifecycle. Someone who loves to code, loves business application development, and is a creative, conceptual thinker able to persuade others and work effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
Test the client's Digital Systems:
- Perform functional, integration, and regression testing on mobile applications, framework services (SOAP, REST) and web applications.
- Develop test automation scripts using various tools such as Selenium and other scripting languages.
- Preparation of accurate and detailed test plans and test cases.
- Quickly learn and use in-house and external testing tools for test case design and execution
- Clearly document and report software defects, issues and enhancements via defect tracking tools
- Work effectively in a team setting – take direction, proactively seek out information and build productive working relationships
- Lead offshore QA team member and lead the overall QA Activities.
- Serve as a QA engineer on an Agile/Scrum team to define user scenarios and implement tests to verify those scenarios are accounted for in the software
- Create and maintain test data.
- Review user stories to ensure that requirements are testable and validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing process.
- Develop test plans, test cases, test scripts and test reports for load and performance testing portal and other multiple applications of varying size residing in the portal.
- Support User Acceptance Testing as needed.
- Perform data validation residing in the files or database as part of functional/regression testing.
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum 5-7 years of IT QA experience with predominately mobile or web applications.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in Agile/Scrum.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Knowledgeable with practical experience on industry QA processes and risk analysis.
- Ability to analyze test results for trends and patterns of failure, problem solve and perform basic investigative testing techniques.
- Ability to multitask and work well in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to analyze processes and suggest alternatives with a continuous improvement focus.
- Technical experience with SQL and SOAPUI.
- Must have good organizational, interpersonal and written communication skills
- Experience with the use of automated testing tools.
- Experience with testing Single Page Applications (Angular JS).
- Experience with Selenium, Protractor, EggPlant for web applications is preferred
- Experience with load testing tools JMeter, RedLine is preferred.
- Experience with AWS cloud and its services is preferred.