Lead, Software Quality Assurance and Testing | Sr. Test Automation Engineer I

About the position

Responsible for the development and maintenance of automated tests for software used by insurance market and restoration professionals and mentoring more junior automation engineers.

Responsibilities

• Supports development and execution of automated tests and occasionally manual tests.
• Ability to design, create, maintain and document test plans, test cases and test reports.
• Work with junior test engineers to develop estimates and report status to management.
• Expand, improve and innovate with the existing automation frameworks.
• Reviews test reports and investigates and summarizes results for other stakeholders.
• Responsible for reviewing code from other automation engineers, paired programming and other mentoring as needed.
• Continuously expanding and researching strategies for optimizing application test coverage.
• Must be able to work hybrid in-office two days per week.
• Completes all job responsibilities and other duties as assigned.
• Strong written and verbal communication especially with regards to technical concepts.
• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

Requirements

• 4+ years in the software industry with experience in software quality test automation
• 4+ years of professional software development experience with front-end and back-end applications
• Degree in computer science, information systems, or similar technical education preferred
• Solid knowledge of object-oriented programming, automation testing, databases, networking, web services and UI applications
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD and build pipelines
• Experience with Jira, Azure DevOps or similar issue tracking tools

Nice-to-haves

• Strong knowledge of C# or other object-oriented languages
• Strong knowledge or software architecture including SOLID, design patterns and design principles
• Strong knowledge of system architecture (such as microservices, containers, multi process applications and APIs)

Benefits

• Work flexibility and support, coaching, and training
• Recognition as a Great Place to Work®
• Inclusivity and diversity as a top priority