QA Analyst

Job Description:

Job Title: QA Automation Developer for Selenium Test Automation

Position Overview

QA Automation Developers at Merkle have proven experience supporting development team to create, integrate, and maintain automated test suite for various test types, test environments, and project phases. Candidates must have experience working in structured environments following Agile methodologies. Leveraging technical skills, candidates will work in a collaborative environment to develop automated tests for functional testing, non-functional testing, and regression testing of digital solutions.

QA Automation Developers must be technical problem solvers with strong technical and analytical skills. Candidates must be quick learners and can apply new knowledge effectively in a fast-paced, client driven environment.

QA Automation Developers work closely with project, technology, quality assurance, and test automation teams. Candidates must have a deep understanding of test automation tools and techniques, development process, QA process, and release engineering process.  They should be comfortable working with a variety of technologies, multidisciplinary teams, and individuals as well as our partners and customers.    

Required Experience/Skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent
• 2+ years of direct experience as a hands-on Selenium Test Automation Developer with software automation using Selenium, WebDriver, and Page Factory
• Highly proficient in Java programming, design, and analysis
• Experience with test automation and test data management of hybrid and native mobile applications, enterprise-level applications, high-traffic consumer apps, or B2B apps
• Experience with functional verification, data verification, web service (JSON REST API) inspection, build release engineering, and log inspection
• Demonstrated understanding of software development, software test strategies, and software engineering best practices
• Experience with build release engineering, Jenkins CI/CD, and mobile integration tools
• Working test automation knowledge of hybrid, iOS, and Android mobile applications is a plus

Responsibilities

Delivery and Operation

• Create automated Selenium test scripts to verify business, functional, and non-functional requirements for various testing phases of the Enterprise-level web application with responsive design in both desktop and mobile views
• Assist the team to integrate automated headless test scripts with continuous integration tools, set up automation test infrastructure, and schedule test automation for multiple releases in various build configurations, languages, and environments
• Assist the team to update automated tests to reflect existing requirements, new requirements, and/or change requests
• Generate queries, monitor Splunk logs, identify issues, and work with teams to solve problems
• Execute several types of tests, identify risks, and report issues under directions of the team
• Generate test automation reports and communicate automated test progress to the team
• Configure Jenkins, automate build process, deploy build artifacts, and collaborate closely with team members to resolve problems in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) environment
• Participate in requirements discussions and project sprint planning for scoping and estimation
• Utilize and promote test automation best practices and solutions across functions
• Automate test data generation, manage test data communication, document test data, and deliver test data to teams

Communication

• Communicate outstanding issues, risks, and possible roadblocks to teams
• Present written and oral communications in an organized and structured manner
• Clearly articulate the steps required to reproduce a defect with accompanying details (software version, screenshots, test data, etc.)

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of test automation process, development process, QA process, and ­­­build release engineering
• Thorough understanding several test types in software development life cycles, including but not limited to component, integration, system, functional, non-functional, performance, security, user acceptance, and regression testing
• Understanding of leading-edge technologies including web applications, hybrid mobile applications, cloud computing, and n-tier architectures
• Ability to work from requirements and design specifications to develop and execute automated test cases and test scripts across multiple data-intensive applications
• Ability to diagnose and analyze problems, define potential causes, and work with teams collaboratively to resolve issues
• Ability to learn new technologies and test automation tools, identify technical gaps, and advocate for process improvement to enhance quality of deliverables
• Knowledge of issue tracking, issue management, test status reporting, requirements gathering processes, tools and templates

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