Software Quality Engineer

This position has primary responsibilities for specifying, designing, building, programming, verification & validation testing, commissioning, and assisting deployment and technical support with automated test systems. This run operates under the supervisor of the Supervisor of Software Quality.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Build automated testing solutions to meet Paycom goals for automated testing.
  • Create, organize, and manage test automation standards and other resources.
  • Create, update, and maintain automated UI test.
  • Create, update, and maintain automated API tests.
• Implement automated test systems for Paycom applications.
• Collaborate with Development, Software Quality Assurance, and DevOps teams to analyze and use quality feedback and data to improve automated testing processes.
• Assess existing automated testing and suggest opportunities for improvement.
• Document automation strategy and procedures for team.
• Create automation test plans and get approvals.
• Research recommended test automation tools and configure automated test environment elements.
• Integrate automated tests with CI/CD tools and pipeline. (i.e. GitLab)
• Collaborate with DevOps team to extend existing test automation frameworks and tools.
• Triage, troubleshoot, and document defects.
• Work closely with engineers and Software Quality Assurance to manage and improve the development pipeline.
• Perform and write automated functional, system, regression, and integration tests.
• Escalate unresolved issues to the appropriate internal teams and leadership.
• Utilize internal automation tools to help teams achieve complete automation

Education/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS, Computer Science, Engineering or related field; Similar education combinations may be considered for Bachelor’s degree holders outside of the listed majors.

Experience:

• Must have training or experience in one or more scripting languages and configuring test automation
• Experience using SCM tools like Gitlab or Bitbucket
• Experience working in an agile SDLC environment

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Certification:

• Certified Test Foundation Level (CTFL) – ISTQB or ASTQB Standard
• Certified Tester Test Automation Engineer (CT-TAE) – ISTQB or ASTQB Standard

Experience:

• Experience in scripting language such as Javascript, Type Script, PHP, Java, C#
• Experience with database queries
• Experience with PHP programming language, Selenium WebDriver, PHPUnit, MySQL, RestAssured or equivalent API/contract-based testing framework, GitLab

Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of Kubernetes and other related container/Cloud Native Technologies (CNCF)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while contributing to overall company success
• Using tools to replace manual processes with repeatable automation
• Full understanding of development release cycle process
• Written and oral communication skills
• Organizational planning skills with the ability to understand business and client needs
• Collaborating with diverse technical teams to hold them accountable for RCAs and iterative improvement

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