QA Automation Engineer

at DATAMAXIS in Mundelein, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Depending on experience

Location: Mundelein, IL (hybrid)

Skills/Experience:

+ Overall 5+ years of experience in designing and executing test cases on web-based applications.

+ 4+ years of strong experience in writing automation test scripts in Java using Selenium WebDriver and Grid.

+ Basic experience in using tools like Jenkins, Maven, Test NG, JIRA, IDEs like Eclipse or Intellij Idea

+ Must have experience with version control tools like Git/GitHub etc.

+ Experience with service-based testing and automation using either Katalon

+ Experience with running test automation suites in CI/CD pipelines.

+ Experience with running automation suites in parallel on multiple VMs and browsers.

+ Experience in analyzing results of automation test runs

+ Ability to create test cases based on user stories and business requirements.

+ Ability to execute QA testing, interpret test results, and document outcomes.

+ Expertise writing and executing SQL queries for data testing.

+ Must have working experience in Agile/Scrum Teams.

+ Experience with web front end, back end and mobile application testing.

+ Technical understanding of web application development, mobile application development and deployment concepts.

+ Ability to quickly become proficient in new tools/technologies

+ Experience with testing in the following domains is a plus: Web Commerce, ERP / SAP

+ 4-year degree (or higher) in CS / IS or a related field

+ Must be highly motivated and dependable with excellent communication skills

Responsibilities:

+ Develop test cases and test scenarios in Zephyr and automated testing tool that provide thorough coverage of implemented features and meets acceptance criteria from business stakeholders.

+ Enhance/execute existing automation suite using Selenium-Java framework.

+ Author/Execute service level scripts using Katalon Studio.

+ Initiate and monitor test automation runs on multiple VMS through Jenkins.

+ Execute test automation suites in CI/CD pipelines.

+ Regression test applications prior to release into UAT and production environments.

+ Execute smoke tests and regression tests in QA, UAT and production environments to verify code deployments and other system changes.

+ Create, update and track execution of test cases within Zephyr.

+ Identify, replicate, report and track issues to closure in an issue tracking system (JIRA).

+ Review requirements, providing feedback on completeness, testability and other risk areas.

+ Assist in the maintenance of dev/test environments including user accounts, application configuration and build deployments.

+ Identify functional and complete manual tests to be included in automated testing and work on automating candidates for test automation

+ Demonstrate a deep understanding of Selenium, Java as well as the ability to produce modular, re-usable code with high quality

+ Must be a strong Test Automation Engineer who can work independently and be capable of solving problems and communicate effectively with automation leads when further technical help is required.