Principal QA Engineer

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Durham, NC
In-Office
Fintech
The Role
Job Description:

Position Description: 

 

Utilizes PL/SQL performance tunes to create efficient design for data storage and retrieval for both applications and batch processing. Builds Application Programs Interfaces (APIs) with test automation frameworks. Automates the integration of code changes from multiple contributors into a single software project through the use of Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI/CD) practices and open source platforms -- GIT and Jenkins. Implements modern test driven and automation driven software development methodologies uses Postman. Assists in development of proprietary test tools. 

 

Primary Responsibilities: 

 

  • Documents test procedures to ensure replicability and compliance with standards. 

  • Reviews software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance, or completeness, or to mitigate risks. 

  • Performs code reviews and formal reviews of application designs and business and functional requirements. 

  • Reviews reports on software problems. 

  • Defines and implements quality assurance process improvements focused on defect prevention. 

  • Ensures test environment reflects business requirements for test execution. 

  • Coordinates test schedules, work assignments, and resource plans. 

  • Establishes project plans for projects of moderate scope. 

  • Provides technical leadership on analysis, design, codes, tests, problem resolution, and plans. 

  • Performs independent and complex technical and functional analysis for multiple projects. 

  • Develops original and creative technical solutions to on-going development challenges. 

  • Recommends strategies and methods to improve test plans and test processes. 

  • Analyzes and reports on overall test status and results. 

  • Defines and coordinates regression tests and determines production verification and validation processes for future projects. 

 

Education and Experience: 

 

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and five (5) years of experience as a Principal QA Engineer (or closely related occupation) performing Quality Assurance of critical distributed batch processing systems using automation solutions. 

 

Or, alternatively, Master’s degree (or foreign education equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, Mathematics, Physics, or a closely related field and three (3) years of experience as a Principal QA Engineer (or closely related occupation) performing Quality Assurance of critical distributed batch processing systems using automation solutions. 

 

Skills and Knowledge: 

 

Candidate must also possess: 

 

  • Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) in creating Automation Framework using programming languages Node.js, Java, JavaScript, and Python with BDD and TDD. 

  • DE implementing Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline for enterprise applications using Git; creating Pipelines using Jenkins; finding security vulnerabilities using Veracode; ensuring code quality maintained using Sonar, and monitoring application logs using Kubernetes. 

  • DE in critical database queries for performing database testing and for API validations using MYSQL and Mango DB; working on Cucumber framework and REST API automation framework creation using REST-Assured libraries, validating JSON and XML responses with http response status codes according to Agile Methodologies. 

  • DE in conducting activities to create test strategy, plan, and estimation effort; performing sanity test, functional validation, regression testing, ad-hoc and end-to-end application testing, and providing suggestions on QA processes and tools. 

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