Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop new and novel testing strategies from a user (e.g., Merchant, Consumer, Partner, etc.) point of view for both functional and non-functional requirements.
• From requirement specifications, develop test plans/cases within a Lean/Agile Software Development framework - define methodologies, pass/fail criteria, risk assessment, and assumptions.
• Comprehend user stories to understand task items per story in the context of all levels of testing (unit, functional, integration, and regression).
• Perform ad hoc / exploratory / user-acceptance testing methodically to ensure products are working as expected.
• Conduct regression/integration testing as release moves through different environments before Production deployment
• Highlight and identify any testing gaps found through regression testing and working with Test / Engineering teams to resolve them.
• Take on an Automation-First mentality in all pursuits – only leveraging manual oriented methods when called for.
• Participate in the process to continually enhance best practices for quality assurance
• Interact with Technology staff, including other Test Engineers, Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Delivery, Product Management, to identify the scope of project/s and deliver services.
• Drive adoption of development services (Quality Engineering, Performance Engineering, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Collaboration) among various delivery teams.
• Work in an agile environment, attend daily stand up calls, and give daily status reports and call out any issues or blockers that may delay release delivery.
• Leverage and contribute to automation frameworks built by SET and Engineering to deliver functional and non-functional tests.
• Act as a "Guardian of Done" in the SDLC, being treated as a Customer by the Engineering team.
• Be on a constant lookout for improvements to our testing methods and practices.
• Author and augment our Developer documentation and knowledge bases.
• Be open to learning and applying new automation methods and techniques.
• Approach testing with a “zero tolerance for defects” mentality, driving engineering to produce high quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years in a Test Engineering position.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related field.
• A Clear understanding of software engineering concepts and test methodologies/practices.
• Coding or scripting experience a plus.
• Demonstrated use of (BDD/TDD) frameworks (e.g., JUnit/JBehave, Cucumber, etc.).
• Experience in regression testing as releases move through different environments.
• Experience in testing Web Services, Web UI, and APIs.
• Ability to create good acceptance and integration test automation scripts, and integrate with Continuous integration (e.g. Jenkins) and code coverage tools (Sonar, Clover).
• Good knowledge of Linux / Unix.
• Sound knowledge of Continuous Delivery concepts and tools such as Jenkins/Bamboo, vulnerability tools such as Sonar, Checkmarx/Fortify, etc.
• Passionate about Testing and keeping current with industry trends and best practices
• Demonstrable experience in taking a risk based approach to testing to identify high-risk / high values areas requiring focus.
• Excellent technical understanding and ability to learn new software quickly
• Strong knowledge of traditional testing methodologies and how it applies exploratory testing in an Agile environment
• Must be high-energy, detail-oriented, proactive, and can function under pressure in an independent environment.
• Possesses strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaborative skills and organizational skills.