CYNE-JP-12115-Software Engineer

Celandyne; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company located in Des Plaines, Illinois is seeking an Automation Test Engineer with extensive experience in developing automation test scripts using C# in Xamarin Studio. The ideal candidate should possess knowledge in testing RESTful services and working with Appium, as well as experience in Agile methodologies. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent is required. This role offers opportunities for continuous integration and interaction with development teams to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automation testing for Bachelor degree holders or 3+ years for Master's.
• Experience in developing automation scripts using Java and Appium.
• Proficiency in working with Xamarin.UI Test Framework for mobile applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop automation test scripts in C# using Xamarin Studio for mobile applications.
• Improve app performance by analyzing full-frame screenshots and identifying bottlenecks.
• Conduct testing using custom gestures for advanced interactions.

Skills

C#

Xamarin

Appium

RESTful services testing

SQL

Agile/SCRUM

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science

Tools

Postman

Swagger

Intellij IDEA

Eclipse

Netbeans

JIRA

Job description

• To develop automation test scripts in C# on Xamarin Studio for cross-platform tests that supports testing of software on both iOS and Android devices.
• To improve performance of apps by checking full-frame screenshots in every step and received performance data and to compare reports against previous runs to identify bottlenecks.
• To perform tap, pinch and swipe testing and to build custom gestures programmatically for advanced interactions.
• To connect test Recorder in order to perform tests on iOS and Android devices. These tests should generate UI Test Scripts by capturing interactions and uploaded to Xamarin Test Cloud.
• To develop UI acceptance tests on iOS and Android app in Xamarin UI Test framework by using Nunit.
• To develop UI acceptance tests on iOS and Android apps in Appium framework.
• To develop Automation scripts for identifying elements in iOS and Android Apps by using Appium Studio/Appium desktop.
• To schedule CRON jobs for the automatic test runs on both iOS and Android devices on daily basis in Xamari Test Cloud (Appcenter) by using Jenkins.
• To perform Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) testing whenever code check in happens into the project’s shared code repository (github) as per the exiting Version Control System.
• To participate in Agile (scrum) methodology for SDLC and implement user stories in order to cater for dynamic business requirements and design changes.
• Implementing effective and efficient testing processes, documentations, tools, and testing methodologies into projects.
• To work with the development team for resolving defect reports being logged in JIRA.
• To create and execute SQL statements for Backend Testing for ensuring data consistency in the Front-end.
• To perform testing of RESTful services by using Postman tool.
• To perform testing of Application Programming Interface (API) calls by using the tool Swagger.

Must Have:

• Experience in developing automation scripts in Java using Appium for mobile applications.
• Experience in Xamarin.UI Test Framework for developing automation test scripts by using C#.
• Experience in testing of RESTful services by using Postman.
• Experience in tap, pinch, swipe testing.
• Experience in software development platform like Intellij IDEA or Eclipse or Netbeans.
• Experience in working as per Agile or SCRUM methodology is a plus.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or Equivalent with overall 5 years of experience or Masters degree in Computer Science or Equivalent with overall 3 years of experience in IT fields.