Quality Assurance Automation Tester (Api/Aws)

Quality Assurance Automation Tester (API/AWS)

This is NOT a C2C Position

Work Location: Charlotte, NC (Hybrid preferred but would consider remote for the right candidates)

45-50/hr W2

Top Skills:

1. Knowledgeable about APIs == Understanding how api works and api automation experience using Java or Java script

2. Must understand AWS == Experience with AWS, lambda, logs, ecs, events related stuff

3. MUST have automation experience

Job Description:

TECH STACK:

· Java, Javascript, Rest API, GraphQL, SQL

· Proficiency in computer science fundamentals using object-oriented design and data structures.

· Modern Cloud platforms such as AWS

· Automation technologies and CICD pipelines like Cucumber, RestAssured, Junit, Maven, Jira, GitLab, CI/Testing

Responsibilities:

· Implement shift-left test disciplines and “quality through automation” practices within the sprint team

· Collaborate with API developers and DevOps engineers and provide constant feedback to continuously improve test strategy

· Analyze the business requirements and assist technical leads and Product Owners with defining the acceptance criteria for the features that are being developed

· Decompose requirements to identify what tests need to be created and automated across the full solution stack

· Perform testing responsibilities within the agile team including writing, executing and debugging automated test cases using automation framework.

· Work with the development and operations teams to debug testing failures and implement solutions to fix reoccurring issues

· Actively monitor post-release metrics to identify any defects that leaked into production.

· Continuously improve test bed and write tests that expose the defect before any fix is attempted.

· Evaluate existing testing methodologies and suggest new techniques that will help deliver high-quality features faster.

· Improve, maintain, standardize, and execute automated testing across the full solution stack.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Required BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related subject

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• 5+ years of experience developing automated tests for APIs and microservices

• Proficiency in writing and executing contract, functional, security, regression, and exploratory API tests

• Proficiency with writing code using JavaScript, Java, and/or Python to script automated tests

• Experience with REST APIs and microservices

• Solid understanding of modern cloud platforms such as AWS including Lambdas, Dynamo DB, and s3

• Experience in using Gitlab and automated CICD pipelines

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Information Security and Financial Services domain knowledge

• Experience in Datadog or similar application monitoring tools

• Experience using swagger documentation

• Experience with Apigee and AWS multi-region architecture

If you're interested in this job opportunity, please apply to this job posting or email a copy of your resume to Brett Middleton at bmiddleton@alinestaffing.com!