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Aquent Talent · 3 days ago

Software Test Engineer

Austin, TX

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Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$53.99/hr - $59.99/hr

6+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Interpret written requirements and technical specifications for software solutions to business problems.

Develop software based on technical specifications.

Analyze and investigate problems with software solutions reported by clients and document investigation results.

Perform maintenance of software and correct identified defects.

Run unit tests on software, implement test plans, test harnesses, and document test results.

Investigate and suggest solutions to defects and problems detected during testing.

Develop, execute, and maintain automation test cases and test scenarios for web and desktop applications.

Design test automation framework for web services, APIs, and web-based applications.

Ensure automation is constantly running, analyzing, documenting, and promptly reporting failures.

Partner with scrum team members to build automation solutions and advance SDLCs.

Design data persistence using SQL, MongoDB, or any database management system.

Drive continuous improvement for robust performance testing strategies.

Mentor peers and junior SDETs and establish a culture of automation best practices through code reviews.

Qualification

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Agile/Lean developmentAutomated Test Driven DevelopmentContinuous IntegrationContinuous DeliveryWeb service virtualizationData virtualizationTest data managementBrowser automation testingSQL ServerDocument-oriented databasesSoftware developmentAutomation framework developmentDevOpsJenkinsBambooPuppetSoftware Quality AssuranceAutomated test scriptsTechnical leadMentoringCode reviewWebDriverIOJavaScriptTypeScriptRubyJavaC#Object-oriented programmingSelenium WebDriverAgile Development Practices

Required

Experience with Agile/Lean development and testing practices, including Automated Test Driven Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Experience with web service virtualization, data virtualization, and test data management

Hands-on Experience with browser automation testing tools (Sauce Labs, Selenium, Protractor, CodedUI etc.)

Hands-on experience with SQL Server or document-oriented databases (MongoDB)

Advanced hands-on software development experience and experience with leading automation framework development (6-10 years)

Hands-on Experience with DevOps and Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Bamboo, Puppet, etc.)

3-5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance

2-4 years of hands-on experience in development, execution, and maintenance of automated test scripts

Prior Technical lead experience providing mentoring, code review, design support, etc.

Strong proficiency in WebDriverIO and JavaScript or TypeScript

Hands-on coding experience in Ruby, Java, C# or any other Object-oriented programming language

Experience with Selenium WebDriver

Experience with Agile Development Practices

Good understanding of exploratory testing practices

Good knowledge of new standard industry tools for logging bugs and managing test cases (ex. JIRA/MTM, Zephyr/HPQ)

Hands-on experience with Web services virtualization

Ability to perform Code Reviews

Experience with scoping, sizing, and overseeing multiple concurrent projects, assessing the appropriate level of risk-based testing, reviewing team deliverables, and being the single point of contact for stakeholders

Proven ability of working and leading multiple projects and releases, balancing time and effort for successful delivery

Proven experience as a leader/trainer in a large, complex QA organization, with a demonstrated ability in leading a risk-based approach to software testing

Proven experience driving innovative testing solutions within a complex, Enterprise Platform

Acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) using the Gherkin language like Cucumber, JBehave, SpecFlow

Understanding of CI/CD practices, lean methodologies

Experience with Jenkins / Bamboo / GIT