Qa Automation Engineer

Job Title:QA Automation Engineer with .Net Core and BDD

Location: NYC (Hybrid)

Role Type: Contract

Position Overview:

As a QA Automation Engineer with a focus on Full Stack Development, you will be responsible for developing and testing services and applications within a loosely coupled platform with an event-driven architecture. The role emphasizes proficiency in C# services and applications, .Net Core, Kubernetes, and Behavior Driven Development (BDD). You will contribute to the development of various UI technologies while maintaining a strong emphasis on search and resiliency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and test C# services and applications, emphasizing .Net Core and Kubernetes.
• Build web API services using JSON and ASP.NET Core.
• Create back message processing services using C# and message queuing systems (Service Bus, MQ Series, Kafka).
• Construct services for querying Elastic Search.
• Define and build API application tests for web services using JMeter and Visual Studio Test.
• Develop user experiences using Modern Web App frameworks (e.g., React), Windows platforms (WPF/UWP), and/or iOS applications (Xamarin).
• Create performance tests for web-based/mobile applications using JMeter.
• Build automated regression test suites using Selenium, Spec Flow for BDD, JMeter, and Visual Studio unit tests.
• Collaborate within a small agile team to develop applications, services, and automated tests for multiple devices.

Qualifications:

• 5 years + relevant experience with .Net Core C#.
• Proficiency in building JSON-based APIs using C#.
• Experience with services that query Elastic Search.
• 4+ years of experience defining and building API application tests for web services using JMeter and Visual Studio Test.
• Familiarity with Modern Web App frameworks (e.g., React), Windows platforms (WPF/UWP), and/or iOS applications (Xamarin).
• 4+ years of experience defining and building performance tests for web-based/mobile applications using JMeter.
• Proficient in building automated regression test suites using Selenium, Spec Flow for BDD, JMeter, and Visual Studio unit tests.
• Experience with DevOps, preferably using Azure DevOps.
• Experience working with teams utilizing CI/CD pipelines, including automation testing in the pipelines.

Nice to Have:

• Knowledge of virtualization and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines for Azure DevOps.
• Cloud experience, preferably with Azure.
• Development experience with Kafka message consumers and producers.
• Familiarity with Elastic APM and Kibana.