QA Automation Engineer I - Web & Mobile

Optimum; Bethpage (NY); On-site; USD 77,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimum is a leading provider of Mobile, Broadband (DOCSIS, Fiber) and Video services in the United States. The Product Development organization is responsible for enabling technologies and the tooling used by teams to support them.

Reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager, the SQE I QA Automation Engineering for web and mobile products will participate as part of a skilled software development team to accelerate automation across web and mobile products.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in software development, automation, and tools with at least 1 year experience in web automation.
• Proficiency in Python or Java for automation.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS or Google Cloud).
• Understanding of software methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with test-case automation.
• Strong collaboration and willingness to learn from other teams.
• Experience with data formats and performance considerations.
• Experience debugging live production systems with safeguards.
• Contributes to establishing corporate technology policies.

Responsibilities

• Automate end-to-end testing across web and mobile products to 80% coverage.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks (Java or Python).
• Introduce capabilities for effective A/B testing of releases.
• Document tools and processes in Atlassian Confluence.
• Implement tools to identify, document and track defects (Qase/Jira).
• Collaborate with development teams to resolve issues and ensure timely fixes.
• Follow process improvements to enhance testing practices, tools, and metrics.
• Monitor and report on quality metrics including defect rates and test coverage.
• Establish and gain acceptance for key results in the development pipeline.
• Work with Senior Quality Engineers and other team members.

Skills

Python

Java

Web automation

CI/CD pipelines

Production debugging

Cloud (AWS/GCP)

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

API testing

QA automation tools

Job description

Optimum is a leading provider of Mobile, Broadband (DOCSIS, Fiber) and Video services in the United States. The Product Development organization is responsible for enabling technologies and the tooling used by teams to support them.

Reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager, the SQE I QA Automation Engineering for web and mobile products will participate as part of a skilled software development team to accelerate automation across web and mobile products.