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Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (Sr. SDET)

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Location: Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Position Type: Direct Hire

Hourly / Salary: Based on Experience $90-$135K

Residency Status: US Citizen or Green Card Holder ONLY

As a member of the Quality Assurance organization, the Senior Software Development Engineer in Test will play a pivotal role in optimizing testing efforts by implementing quality engineering and automation best practices into the SDLC. They will lead in the design and development of test automation frameworks, automation of test cases and test data creation. The Sr. SDET will work closely with agile teams, including developers and product teams, to ensure delivery of superior quality products. Additionally, this position will play a pivotal role in mentoring other members of the Quality Assurance organization in support of organization goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Performs a combination of duties in accordance with departmental guidelines:

• Develop robust and scalable test automation frameworks and solutions in support of various testing efforts (Functional, system, integration, regression, end to end, performance, etc) that adhere to IT best practices and compliance standards
• Automate additional supporting activities such as test data creation and maintenance, as appropriate
• Creation and execution of automated test cases for both UI applications and web services
• Develop and build test automation progress and execution reports to be shared across the IT organization
• Participate in product reviews, design sessions and other agile ceremonies as required to ensure understanding of applications and systems under test
• Partner with development and dev ops teams to integrate test automation suites and frameworks into CI/CD pipelines
• Train, develop and mentor other resources within the organization to enable their contribution to test automation efforts
• Assist with the development of quality assurance best practices, standards, metrics and reports
• Analyze documentation and technical specifications to determine intended functionality
• Assist in project planning and provide input for QA estimations
• Assist with the creation and execution test plans and scripts to ensure systems and applications meet specifications
• Collaborate with UAT team during test execution phase. Analyze and reproduce issues discovered by UAT team during their testing
• Contribute to the delivery of superior quality products that meet specifications, compliance standards and are delivered on time.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in development, SDET or similar role
• 5+ years of experience automating modern UI and web service tests, utilizing the following or closely related tools/technologies:
• Test automation frameworks and technologies such as TestNG, Selenium, Cypress, Cucumber, RestAssured, etc.
• Programming and scripting technologies such as: Java, python, SQL, Git, Maven, etc.
• Use of various development and testing tools such as: JIRA, SoapUI, ReadyAPI, Postman, Zephyr, Xray, Jmeter, Confluence, etc.,
• 2+ years of experience in a Sr. SDET role, coaching, training and mentoring others
• Experience developing test automation frameworks from scratch.
• Experience with agile testing methods as a member of an agile team
• Experience in the following is preferred:
• JavaScript, Angular, Spring Framework, Junit, Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Git and branching strategies, performance test creation

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of SDLC and agile testing and delivery processes
• Sufficient technical skills to be able to develop complex test automation solutions
• Experience in automating tests for web applications including UI, database, and API’s
• Experience in performance / load testing
• Collaborate with software/systems personnel in application testing, such as system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods
• Analyze formal test results to discover and report any bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws
• Ability to work with Development team to schedule software releases and coordinate customer updates, sometimes after-hours
• The candidate must be self-directed and a fast learner, flexible enough to work on new technologies as well as legacy components
• Excellent documentation skills; experience with the Atlassian tool set a plus – Confluence, JIRA, Zephyr etc.
• Experience with build and deployment pipelines
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Able to work well in group problem solving situations
• Efficient time management and organizational skills with an attention to detail and ability to handle multiple priorities effectively
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including negotiation, stakeholder management, and adaptability to leverage new tools and frameworks

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