Quality Engineer

Ascendum Solutions; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendum Solutions in Cincinnati is seeking an experienced QA Automation professional to drive automated testing in an Agile environment. You will develop and maintain automated scripts, perform diverse testing types, and validate backend data with SQL while collaborating across remote and on-site teams.

The role demands strong automation knowledge, CI workflow experience, and excellent communication to improve QA processes and drive quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Experience with CI tools in Agile environments is required.
• Experience in QA processes and deliverables within Scrum teams.
• Proficient in defect tracking and root cause analysis using Jira/Rally.
• Strong automation concepts and practical scripting experience.
• Comfortable with working on remote teams.
• Knowledge of risk-based testing techniques.
• Experience with test environments and test data management.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Effectively work in a fast paced environment utilizing the Agile methodology
• Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices
• Execute test scripts to validate correct functionality of application
• Use SQL for back-end database validation
• Perform various types of testing including smoke, white box, black box, integration, end-to-end, regression, and system testing as needed
• Participate in requirement & design review sessions; evaluate requirements & design docs from a quality test automation standpoint
• Manage test coverage based on risk analysis
• Document defects and evaluate priority of defect based on overall application functionality
• Coordinate test script reviews with stakeholders as appropriate
• Adhere to requirement review, defect writing & test script writing guidelines
• Ensure completion of all deliverables within schedule, budget and quality constraints.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis sessions
• Ensure that projects follow prescribed software development life cycle standards.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with project team.
• Multi-task to meet assignment deadlines
• Accurately estimate work assignments
• Show assertiveness
• Identify obstacles and roadblocks; and offer suggestions to work around obstacles
• Help drive and improve QA process within the team you are assigned

Skills

CI tools

QA in Agile/Scrum

Defect tracking

Automation concepts

Remote teams

Risk-based testing

Test env/data management

Communication/collaboration

JUnit/TestNG

Selenium Grid

Agile/Scrum experience

SAFe Agile

Automation test scripts

Selenium usage

SQL validation

Tools

Jira

Rally

Quality Center/ALM

Jenkins

TeamCity

GitLab

Job description

The highly experienced quality professional who works under supervision , learns quickly , and brings ideas and passion to their daily responsibilities and executes work to completion with excellence in a timely manner.

Skill/Experience Requirements:

• Experience working with CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab etc.)
• Experience with QA processes and deliverables in an Agile/Scrum environment
• Proficient in defect tracking and analyzing root cause utilizing tools ( Jira , Rally etc.)
• Strong understanding of automation concepts and approaches
• Experience working with or on remote teams
• Understand and utilize risk based testing technique
• Experience in test environment and test data management
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, to challenge the norm

Specialization/Role Requirements for Automation

• 3+ years of experience with test runners (Junit, TestNG, Mocha, Jasmine)
• 3+ years of experience with CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab)
• 1+ years of experience with Selenium Grid
• 2+ years of working in an Agile/Scrum methodology
• 1+ years of using Jira for defect tracking
• 2+ years of using Quality Center/ALM for test case management
• Use SQL for back-end database validation
• Prefer Selenium being utilized in the current/most recent project
• Prefer Agile methodology being utilized in the current/most recent project
• Prefer experience in the SAFe Agile approach
• Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively work in a fast paced environment utilizing the Agile methodology
• Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices
• Execute test scripts to validate correct functionality of application
• Use SQL for back-end database validation
• Perform various types of testing including smoke, white box, black box, integration, end-to-end, regression, and system testing as needed
• Participate in requirement & design review sessions; evaluate requirements & design docs from a quality test automation standpoint
• Manage test coverage based on risk analysis
• Document defects and evaluate priority of defect based on overall application functionality
• Coordinate test script reviews with stakeholders as appropriate.
• Adhere to requirement review, defect writing & test script writing guidelines
• Ensure completion of all deliverables within schedule, budget and quality constraints.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis sessions
• Ensure that projects follow prescribed software development life cycle standards.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with project team.
• Multi-task to meet assignment deadlines
• Accurately estimate work assignments
• Show assertiveness
• Identify obstacles and roadblocks; and offer suggestions to work around obstacles
• Help drive and improve QA process within the team you are assigned