Automation Engineer

Aptos develops highly advanced solutions on the forefront of retailing for more than 500 of the world’s most iconic brands. Over 33,000 retail locations and $200+B in annual revenue across grocery, drug, convenience, general merchandise, discount, sporting goods stores, fashion, and eCommerce sites optimize with Aptos’ solutions.

Aptos acquired Revionics in September 2020. Revionics provides AI solution for pricing, promotion and competitive insight for innovative global retailers. Retailers in all segments across the world adopt their solutions to improve top-line sales, demand, and margin.

About the role:

Revionics is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Tester with 3+ years related manual web application testing experience. This person will work closely with Product development teams to tests moderately complex features of new software pre-releases using pre-defined and/or self-creating test plans and scripts to identify defects. Follows uniform testing procedures, document results, and uses designated systems and tools to track outcomes. Performs follow-up rounds of testing as needed.

This person will be key to the development of high-quality software and identify gaps and interruptions in product pre-releases.

Duties / Responsibilities: 

• Attend all agile ceremonies.
• Analyze functional and technical requirement specifications.
• Create, document, and maintain test plans and authoring test scripts based on the Jira stories and Acceptance Criteria for multi-browser web front-end and API testing.
• Conducting functional, regression, integration, and performance testing to ensure the software meets quality standards.
• Validate with developers, product owners, and business analysts on acceptance testing using communication mediums (email, Jira, conference calls, Glip)
• Communicate and coordinates test results with impacted teams and track statistical information.
• Administer the processes and procedures associated with creating test plans and scripts and transforming to instructional steps for Automation Engineer to include into auto regression testing.
• Attend and actively engaged in weekly QA status meetings.

We are looking for demonstrated experience in the following: 

• 3+ years’ SaaS experience with manual/front-end/back-end/API testing and analyzing through tools like selenium, test case management, browser tools, SQL, SoapUI, Postman, or any test automation software.
• Extensive experience in exploratory testing
• Outstanding written/organizational skills.
• Strong proficiency in both manual and automation testing methodologies and tools.
• Proven experience in designing, developing, and maintaining both manual and automated test suites for complex software applications.

Knowledge or experience required:

• Identifies documentation requirements and organizes or creates necessary written publications to enhance user and staff knowledge and understanding of testing techniques and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of SaaS web application architecture and extensive experience in testing web applications
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgement.
• Experience with automation testing frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Appium.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript for test script development.
• Experience with version control systems, defect tracking tools, and test management software.
• Proven experience in writing defect tickets in English from detailed steps and the use of Browser tools to clearly define the error for developer to analyze.
• Proven experience effectively prioritizing workload to meet deadlines and work objectives.
• Mentor junior QA team members and provide guidance on both manual and automation testing best practices and techniques.
• Keep abreast of industry trends, new automation tools, and technologies to continuously enhance testing practices.
• Understanding of agile development and testing cycles
• Basic knowledge in writing SQL queries
• Enthusiasm to work on new things and a readiness to jump in and contribute.
• Experience with JIRA and Confluence
• Retail industry and retail terminology is a plus.

We also look for

• Passion
• Initiative and a Pioneering Spirit
• Quality orientation
• Resourcefulness and application

Are you the person we’re looking for?

Big picture thinker with laser focus. You have a unique ability to see both the forest and the trees. It’s what sets you apart from the rest. You start with a good understanding of the broader strategy, zoom in to assess one particular aspect of that strategy, and then zoom back out to see how changes to that particular area will affect the broader process.

Expert relationship cultivator. Product managers think you’re a good partner -- because you are. Developers feel you respect their opinions -- because you do. You’re a true people person, a natural collaborator, and a highly sought-after resource.

Quality orientation. You have proven success at writing quality user stories and analysis deliverables through the application of established criteria like INVEST and SMART. Your work is thoughtful, timely and valuable to the team.

Resourcefulness and application. At Aptos, we have a pioneering spirit -- when we have questions, we find answers; when we’re faced with challenges, we find solutions. We turn to a variety of resources, including our own colleagues, our professional network, the Internet, articles and books -- whatever helps us get the job done. But’s it’s not just about using a variety of resources to gain knowledge -- it’s also about applying that knowledge to other areas of the job or business where it might make sense.

Here’s what will give you an edge…

Passion. We know it when we see it. Passion is not about saying how much you love what you do in your most excited voice. Passion is revealed in your truest self. It’s about what you’ve accomplished; how you want to grow; the ideas you have; your philosophies. It’s demonstrating through your words and your actions that you truly believe in what you do -- and where you work. That it matters to you. And that’s pretty cool.

Initiative. You don’t wait around for things to happen or for your manager to tell you what to do. You’re not only proactive about completing your own work, but when you sense the need to introduce an idea that will benefit the team or the organization -- even if it’s outside your scope of work -- you take it on and own it. That also goes back to having a pioneering spirit.

Related experience. Of course, prior experience in business analysis would be ideal, as would contributions to or active participation in IIBA, PMI, the Agile Alliance or other related organizations and certifications. Showing you have passion and commitment for the profession really makes a difference to us. 

Did we pique your interest?

If this sounds like the kind of job you would love in the kind of environment you would thrive in, please drop us a line -- we’d love to hear from you!