Contract Senior Qa Automation Engineer (Python/Selenium/.Net)

Contract Senior QA Automation Engineer (Python/Selenium/.Net)
Work schedule: Hybrid (1 or 2 days per week on-site)
This person will be responsible for design and development of test plans, test cases and scripts to automate testing of various applications supported by the team. The scope may include web/console/API based apps written in different programming languages. This person will make use of industry best practices and automation tools to maximize the level of test cases that can be executed without human intervention.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• System and requirements analysis to understand testing needs.
• Write, design, and execute automated tests by creating scripts that run testing functions automatically.
• Maximize test coverage for the most critical features of the system.
• Determine the priority for test scenarios and create execution plans to implement these scenarios.
• Write documentation for automated processes including test plans, test procedures, and test cases.
• Build test automation frameworks.
• Log and document bugs in the tracking system using tools such Jira and Confluence.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS OR EXPERIENCE:
Business Knowledge and Skills:

• At least 7-10 years of prior experience in systems testing with at least 5 years with test automation

Technical Skills:

• Experience with .Net technologies and Java stacks
• In depth experience using testing tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Python, Postman, Swagger, etc.
• DevOps experience working with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub/ GitLab, etc.
• API testing tools that require strong coding skills to create tests: REST Assured, RestSharp, jMeter, etc.
• Expertise with tools/applications such as Microsoft Office, MS Visio, MS Project, TFS, JIRA
• Experience with software installations and configurations in various environments
• Strong understanding of MS SQL Server databases and data processing
• Experience with testing of multi-threading applications for high volume processing
• Ability to analyze and document business and process flows.
• Strong understanding of Windows Server, IIS and Windows Security
• n depth understanding of both Windows and Unix/Linux based systems

Nice to Have

• Mobile automation testing tools for Android, iOS, and cross-platform ones
• Continuous Integration tools - Jenkins, Bit bucket, GitHub
• Experience with application monitoring using Prometheus & Grafana
• Experience with Python scripts and ETL Tools for data processing
• Experience working with event/queue-based processes such as Kafka
• Understanding of containerization concepts using Docker