Sr. SQA Automation Engineer- Contractor

Align Technology, Inc.; Morrisville (NC); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Align Technology, Inc. is seeking a Sr. SQA Automation Engineer (Contract) in the US North Carolina area.

You will drive automated testing for consumer-facing applications, collaborate with development and cross-functional teams, and own test strategies across API, web, and mobile integrations. You will design scalable test frameworks, mentor junior staff, and contribute to performance and security testing while coordinating with stakeholders to ensure quality prior to releases.

Qualifications

• High level SQA experience with automation
• Experience implementing automated test frameworks across APIs and UI
• Strong knowledge of SDLC and testing methodologies
• ISTQB certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Represent SQA in project discussions with cross-location teams
• Analyze requirements and create test strategies and documentation
• Design and build scalable automated test frameworks and suites
• Test integration with REST APIs, web and mobile applications
• Perform manual testing as a precursor to automation
• Mentor junior testers and provide technical guidance
• Participate in performance, load, and security testing
• Contribute to CI/CD and testing in production environments

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Under pressure

SQA process

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

BS/MS degree or equivalent

7+ years QA experience

Education

BS/MS degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

Behave framework

Java

Selenium

Postman / Insomnia

JMeter

CI/CD tools (Jira, Bitbucket, Bamboo)

Job description

Sr. SQA Automation Engineer- Contractor

Department: Information Technology

Employment Type: Contract

Location: US-North Carolina-Raleigh

Description

The Sr. SQA Automation Engineer/SDET contractor is responsible for the testing and maintenance of consumer/customer facing applications that effectively help consumers and professionals to meet their various needs. This candidate will have the opportunity to improve many internal processes and implementation of corporate-wide standards. Your daily tasks will allow you to work closely with software developers, SQA, engineering management, project managers, and a diverse group of cross-functional teams including software, I.T., and marketing.

Role expectations

• Represent SQA in project level discussions, collaborate with teams from other locations and functional divisions.
• Analyze software functional and non-functional requirements and come up with test strategies Create test documentation (test plans, test cases, test reports)
• Iterate with stakeholders & business owners to understand different aspects of the features.
• Test integration with other applications (with other Mobile applications, with web applications, with REST APIs)
• Work with bugs throughout their lifecycle
• Perform Manual testing, the scope of which will encompass all functionalities of services as a prequel to automation.
• Design and build scalable automated test frameworks and test suites working across technologies.
• Tests complex API, web-based applications that reference back-end systems.
• Creates and maintains automated test cases, executes test suites, reviews and diagnoses reported bugs, and ensures overall system quality prior to a customer release.
• Designs, develops, maintains, and troubleshoots automated suites of tests through continuous integration for value added feedback.
• Works with the engineering teams to derive testing requirements throughout the development cycle.
• Reproduces, debugs, and isolates problems and verify fixes.
• Works cross functional areas with internal partner engineering teams in a disciplined agile environment.
• Estimates own testing tasks and works productively with minimum supervision while showing excellent team attitude.
• Represents team leadership and provides technical guidance and training to junior test personnel.
• Participates in the performance testing and analysis framework for a web service architecture.
• Mentoring with detailed source code reviews along with technical guidance to overall architecture and design
• Analyze test logs, create test reports and co-ordinate with stakeholders.
• Perform security and Penetration testing.
• Perform load/performance and stress testing.
• Conform to high quality standards in testing the web applications.
• Document all processes.
• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions related to networks, systems integration, and various types of client-based applications.
• Propose improvements to our existing processes and automated tools to improve the team’s speed, quality, and efficiency.
• Other duties may be assigned

What we're looking for

• Strong interpersonal communication skills with an ability to build relationships and work across multi-functional organizations.
• Ability to perform under pressure situations, while developing sound implementation approaches which solve the business problem or environment.
• Demonstrated track record of creating, implementing, and managing the entire SQA process.
• Proven track record of handling business support in a high pressure, client-facing environment, supporting multiple technologies and systems.
• Demonstrated track record of working effectively across organizations boundaries.
• Demonstrates ability to use innovative ideas to solve problems in a cost-effective manner.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, Deal with ambiguous and ability to think abstractly.
• A "can do" attitude, high energy, and creativity are required along with organizational skills and ability to handle multiple tasks.
• BS/MS degree or equivalent
• 7+ years industry experience in QA or related field with a significant portion of that in Software Development functions
• Strong knowledge about software development methodologies
• Experience with Build Management, Software Configuration Management, Change Management, and Release Management activities.
• Extensive knowledge and experience with Test-Driven Development and/or Behavior-Driven Development.
• Working Knowledge of the full SDLC.
• Proven experience with python and behave framework, or Java and Selenium, or any programming language,
• Experience with JMeter, Browser stack, Lambda test or any similar tools is a plus
• Experience working with microservices and tools Postman / Insomnia
• Debugging/trouble shooting experience on performance and stability tools
• Effective communication across functions to identify tooling needs, automation gaps, and reduce toil in the development process.
• Strong experience with Agile development incorporating Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, utilizing technologies such as Jira, Bitbucket & Bamboo
• Demonstrated ability to push for excellence, continually learning from post-validation quality metrics.
• Certification from ISTQB is a strong plus.