Selenium Automation Tester(Charlotte, NC-Local only)

Ventures Unlimited, Inc.; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventures Unlimited, Inc. seeks a senior QA Architect to design and implement scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber. You will lead test planning, framework enhancements, and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Azure DevOps.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of hands-on experience in automation, a strong background in API testing, and familiarity with Kafka, ETL, and data validation in banking/payments contexts.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on Selenium automation with Java development.
• Hands-on in designing and developing automated testing systems and frameworks.
• Proven experience as a QA Architect or similar role in software development.
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Experience with CI/CD and agile testing approaches.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD).
• Lead test planning, framework enhancements, and integration of automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Conduct end-to-end API testing and backend validations using Postman, Rest Assured, and SoapUI.
• Validate Kafka-based event-driven systems with real-time message verification techniques.
• Mentor QA teams, perform code reviews, and align testing goals with Agile sprints.

Job description

Automation: Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Cucumber (BDD), Cypress

API Testing: Postman, REST Assured, SOAP UI, Ready API

Performance Testing: JMeter

Domain-Specific Testing:

ACH and Card Transaction Validations

Kafka Messaging Validation

Programming & Tools:

Spring Boot, RESTful Services, Microservices, Hibernate, AngularJS, jQuery

Oracle 12c, SQL Server

Test Management: JIRA, HP ALM, QMetry, Confluence

Reporting: Allure, TestNG Reports

10+ years of professional hands on experience in Selenium Automation with Java Development.

Must have Banking experience and good to have Payments processing experience.

Hands-on in design and developing automated testing systems and frameworks.

Proven work experience as a QA Architect or similar role in software development.

Experience with automated testing tools and methodologies Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes.

Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus.

Excellent problem-solving skills.

Ability to document and troubleshoot errors

Working knowledge of agile frameworks and regression testing

Architect and implement scalable automation frameworks using Java, Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, and Cucumber (BDD).

Drive UI, API strategies across web platforms

Lead test planning, framework enhancement, and integration of automation into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps).

Conduct end-to-end API testing and backend integration validations using tools like Postman, Rest Assured, and SoapUI.

Validate Kafka-based event-driven systems with real-time message verification techniques.

Perform ETL testing and data validation using advanced SQL queries on Oracle and SQL Server.

Lead test efforts for Salesforce Sales & Service Cloud, including workflows, case management, and data validation.

Execute mobile automation testing using Appium and real devices/emulators in varying network conditions.

Mentor and lead QA teams, perform code reviews, and align testing goals with Agile sprint cycles.

Engage in defect triage, maintain traceability matrices, and report on automation ROI and quality metrics.