Senior Automation Engineer

Greater Boulder, CO Residents Only

  aFit Staffing, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Description of Duties:

The Senior Automation Testing Engineer responsibilities include developing and executing exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality. Provides strong leadership within development teams on all aspects of software testing. Leads, guides and monitors test activities to meet business objectives and requirements. Assists team members in analyzing deliverables to ensure proper test coverage.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer reviews requirements with product owners and team members to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
• Monitors all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards.
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer designs and implements tests, debugs and defines corrective actions.
• Reviews system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts.)
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer applies various designs and documents the automation test strategy.
• Creates an automation test plan and getting approval.
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer identifies and selects the automation test cases.
• Estimates, prioritizes, plans and coordinates testing activities.
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer develops and executes automated UI and functional tests.
• Enhances and maintains automated Continuous Integration (CI) flows.
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer designs, develops and executes automation scripts using available tools.
• Identifies, records, documents thoroughly and tracks bugs.
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer performs thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
• Develops and applies testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.
• The Senior Automation Testing Engineer monitors debugging process results.
• Investigates the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions. Tracks quality assurance metrics, i.e. defect densities and open defect counts.
• Works closely with DevOps to ensure automation and monitoring at all steps of the development cycle from software development integration, testing, releasing to deployment and infrastructure management.
• Develops and executes test plans, test cases for new products and releases. Ensures system and business requirements are met.
• Manages product defects. Re-tests and confirms defects reported as fixed.
• Creates test strategies for major initiatives, identifying test approaches, methods, necessary resources and environment needs.
• Facilitates knowledge transfers and sharing of testing efforts across the Quality Assurance team. Mentors and provides guidance to other QA Analysts.
• Maintains current knowledge of various quality assurance testing technologies available in the market. Proactively makes recommendations on how to make internal test processes more efficient.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• At least seven (7) years of professional experience in software quality assurance testing.
• At least five (5) years experience with automated testing, including load and performance testing.
• United States citizenship required.
• Ability to receive client’s approval to work on contract required.
• Must live in the US 3 of the last 5 years (military and study abroad included).
• Experience working with Agile Software Development practice.
• Proficient with creating and executing Microsoft SQL queries. In-depth knowledge of relational databases, SQL and web technologies.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with C# and Playwright.
• Working knowledge of testing disciplines and tasks and automated test tools.
• In-depth understanding of web-based testing products.
• Extensive knowledge of testing methodologies.
• Experience leading a team comprised of members with varying experience.
• Effective communication skills with internal and external contacts at all levels, both written and verbal.
• Excellent analytical skills and commitment to continuous testing improvement.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to perform problem analysis and resolution.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality with regard to information stored in operational databases.
• Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

Working Schedule and Conditions:

Onsite - Boulder, CO

Working Conditions: Encountered on a regular basis as part of the work this job performs.

• Typical office environment
• Some work in computer-testing lab with cold temperatures, and high noise levels from hardware alarms.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms and to use hands to finger, handle or feel to move computers and testing equipment.
• Ability to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crawl or crouch, to move computers and testing equipment.

Education:

•           Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.