Senior Test Automation Engineer

Job Title: Senior Test Automation Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL 60661

Duration: 12 months contract

Interview process

Round 1

Virtual & Round 2

Onsite interview in Chicago Office (Non - negotiable)

Work Environment

Worker will need to come into office 3–5x a week; A full return to office (5 days in office) will eventually happen, so candidates need to make sure they are good with that.

Must haves

• 8–10 years of overall experience in software testing/SDET roles.
• Strong hands-on Java programming experience.
• Proven experience designing and developing automation frameworks using Java.
• Strong REST API testing and backend testing experience.
• Experience with UI automation and functional testing.
• Good understanding of BDD frameworks and Cucumber.
• Karate or REST Assured experience.
• Ability to independently develop test strategies, test plans, and automation solutions.
• Experience taking ownership of features from testing strategy through execution and maintenance.
• Experience mentoring junior team members and conducting PR reviews.
• Willingness to attend the second interview onsite in Chicago.

Typical Task Breakdown

• Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), of systems, infrastructure, and test framework.
• Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting, execution, and analysis of results.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create, execute, analyze, and maintain automated regression suites.
• Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed.
• Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter.
• Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate.
• Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

Education & Experience Required

Years of experience

8–10 yrs experience.

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degree and 8+ years of experience.

Required Technical Skills

Required

• Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (3–5 years), Cucumber (3–5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks.
• At least 8 years of test automation framework design.
• Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3+5 years).
• Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data.
• The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases.
• 3+ years of experience in developing scenario-based performance testing using JMeter.
• Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties.
• End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms.

Desired

• Hands on experience with Python.
• Development experience in AWS Cloud technology.
• Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired.
• Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus.
• Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git).
• At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices.
• Understanding of a micro service Architecture.
• Experience load and performance testing.
• Strong documentation skills.

Soft Skills

• Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment.
• Pro-active, flexible and creative.
• Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users.