QA Automation Engineer/Only CT Candidate/W2 Only

American business solutions inc; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

American business solutions inc in Hartford, CT is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join a hybrid team. You will automate testing for large-scale distributed systems, midrange to client-server, and n-tier e-commerce applications, coordinating with stakeholders to define testing workflows and acceptance criteria.

The role requires 5+ years of automated testing with UFT and VBScript, experience across UI, API, database, and CI methods, and a proven track record on at least two large Agile

Qualifications

• 5+ years of automated testing with UFT and VBScript or other languages.
• 5+ years in automated testing frameworks, manual testing, CI methodologies.
• 5+ years of Agile experience.
• Develop and maintain UI, back-end, API, and hardware test automation.
• Experience on two large-scale Agile software projects.
• Knowledge of .NET, SharePoint, Salesforce.
• Knowledge of data modeling and database design.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architectures.
• Experience with automated testing in enterprise system integration projects.

Responsibilities

• Follow core technology and architecture for automated testing of large-scale distributed systems.
• Automate testing per specifications and maintain technical documentation.
• Follow strategies for end-to-end system testing.
• Assist in testing migration and integration of new and legacy tech.
• Collaborate with users and stakeholders to determine evolving needs.
• Review requirements and test scripts to create testing workflows.
• Review software components with dev, PO, and operations for QA strategies.
• Coordinate with design/implementation teams to resolve QA issues.
• Contribute to acceptance test requirements with project teams.
• Maintain testing libraries and artifacts to prevent obsolescence.
• Create automated test case scenarios for Agile Delivery Team.

Skills

UFT

VBScript

Agile methodologies

Test automation frameworks

CI/CD concepts

API testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Unified Functional Testing (UFT)

SOAPUI

Job description

Overview

QA Automation Engineer. Hybrid work arrangement in Hartford, CT. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency may be required for eligibility per administrative considerations.

Responsibilities

• Follow the core technology and architecture for automated testing of large-scale distributed systems, midrange to client server and n-tier e-commerce applications and solutions.
• Automate testing according to specifications; work on all test automation components of the solution and create/maintain required technical documentation.
• Follow developed strategies for end-to-end system testing.
• Assist in testing processes involving migration and integration of new and legacy technologies.
• Collaborate with users, sponsors, and stakeholders to determine evolving needs; interface with the user(s) and sponsor(s).
• Review system requirements, test scripts, and test scenarios to create appropriate testing workflows; ensure high-level requirements are consistent, complete, correct, and operationally defined.
• Review software components and collaborate with development, Product Owners, System Teams, and Operations to ensure best testing strategies, practices, and techniques for automated testing.
• Coordinate with design and implementation teams to resolve QA issues in line with design concepts and user needs.
• Contribute to acceptance test requirements with project teams and users to verify all high-level requirements are met, especially for the computer-human interface.
• Maintain testing libraries and artifacts in current state and prevent obsolescence.
• Create automated test case scenarios for the Agile Delivery Team to meet Acceptance Criteria.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in automated testing with UFT (Unified Functional Testing) and VBScript or other programming languages; required.
• 5+ years of experience with automated testing frameworks, manual testing, test methodologies, test strategies, and test beds; required.
• 5+ years of experience with Agile methodologies.
• Develop and maintain UI, back-end, API, and hardware test automation.
• Involved in a minimum of two large-scale Agile software development projects.
• Knowledge of testing tools, testing frameworks, and CI methodologies.
• Knowledge of web application testing, distributed system testing, performance testing, regression testing, database testing, mobile testing, security testing, accessibility testing, and web service testing.
• Knowledge of .NET, SharePoint, Salesforce.
• Knowledge of data modeling and database design (preferred).
• Knowledge of application modeling and design, and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience with automated testing in enterprise system integration projects and enterprise integration patterns.
• Understanding of QA best practices in Agile, including authoring test plans, test cases, and tracking issues to closure.
• Understanding of DevOps and setting up CI environments.
• Experience in Test-Driven Development and related tools and techniques.
• Object-oriented design principles and design patterns.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with QA functional test suites such as Unified Functional Testing.
• Testing experience with Web Services (REST, SOAP, WCF) and tools like SOAPUI.
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technology degree, or commensurate experience.
• Experience with Salesforce, Microsoft SharePoint, .NET Framework, virtualization hosting environments, Mulesoft.
• Knowledge of SQL.

Administrative Considerations

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

Work Schedule

Full-Time 40 hours per week — Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Skills

AGILE, Data Modeling, Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, VBScript