Qa Automation Engineer

The Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer designs, builds, tests, and deploys effective test automation solutions for a myriad of Web and Windows applications. They will manually test applications and automate the testing effort with a minimum set of codes and scripts to meet the short- and long-term goals of the company’s systems development by applying appropriate automation technologies.

This position will report to the Manager of IT Quality Assurance in the Information Technology department.

This position is required to report to the SHI Somerset NJ office location as determined by SHI management.

Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We’ve grown every year since, and today we’re proud to be a $14 billion global provider of IT solutions and services.

Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI’s concierge approach to help them solve what’s next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 6,000 of them. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy:

• Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S.
• Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities.
• Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family.
• World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive – in our offices or yours. 

Include but not limited to:

• Participate in Scrum ceremonies with their assigned Project teams
• Experiment with applications to ensure features meet specified requirements and deliver a beneficial user experience.
• Work with software engineers and users to develop/maintain system requirements
• Design, develop, document, and maintain manual test cases and automated test scripts
• Understand and apply test driven design concepts to test and debug automated solutions or manual test executions developed by self and others
• Create and maintain Jenkins jobs which integrate testing into the deployment pipeline
• Clearly and precisely articulate test results to application developers
• Collaborate with software engineers and application users during the product development lifecycle to develop and maintain a library of expected application behaviors
• Demonstrate compliance with team best practices and security requirements
• Create presentations and documentation for knowledge-sharing
• Mentor colleagues learning our applications, architecture, and QA processes

• Associate degree (or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience)
• At least 2 years professional programming experience using Selenium for browser automation in Chrome
• Experience testing RESTful APIs using clients like Postman and via test methods written in C#
• In-depth knowledge of modern Hypertext Markup Language and Cascading Style Sheets (HTML)/(CSS)
• Familiarity with the following technologies:
  • JavaScript, Angular, Typescript, .NET, SQL, JSON, Swagger

• Ability to integrate automated testing into Jenkins deployment pipeline jobs
• Ability to create and maintain automated tests using Selenium and Mabl
• Strong problem solving, organizational, and time management skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to communicate complex subject matter- both verbally and written
• Ability to design, develop, document, and maintain manual test cases and automated tests scripts
• Ability to work independently and participate in collaboration with project teams.
• Ability to multitask while retaining strong attention to detail
• Experience working with remote teams
• Experience with REST/OData APIs

Preferred Qualifications/Skills:

• Knowledge of QA fundamentals and Agile Scrum methodologies
• Experience using mabl for test automation
• Deep understanding of internal SHI applications in at least one practice area: Dynamics365, SHI Single-Page Applications, ITAM-focused solutions, SalesCenter, SHIcom
• Experience with git, Jira, and/or Microsoft Azure Boards, AWS Code Commit, Visual Studio, mabl, Selenium IDE, Jenkins CI/CD, Selenium, Postman, Bootstrap, MS Test Framework

• The estimated annual pay range for this position is $45,000 - $75,000. The compensation for this position is dependent on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and market location and, therefore, will vary from individual to individual. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, medical, vision, dental, 401K, and flexible spending.
• Equal Employment Opportunity – M/F/Disability/Protected Veteran Status