Webservices Automation Test engineer

Description

Describe the position What will a typical work day look like for this contractor Automated Functional/Regression testing for 90% of the day. The other 10% will be joining the weekly Scrum meetings. Top 3 Skills JavaSeleniumRest Services Responsibilities Coordinate and participate in the review and testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of assigned client developed systems. Assist project team in identifying and monitoring project testing risks and issues. Perform automated and manual testing and validate results to confirm adherence and conformance to installation standards and methodologies. Review user manuals for accuracy. Ensure timely and accurate communication with Development Leads, Project Manager and Senior Management throughout the life cycle of the project. Ability to coordinate and interact across multiple departments. Review project test and implementation schedules. Monitor, document, and report the current status of projects. Participate in review of project deliverables. Actively participate in all aspects of the Agile process to include story pointing, attending elaboration sessions and creating acceptance criteria. Manage defect resolution process and support outside testing environments such as Testing Services. Follow and promote Quality Assurance and Quality Control processes in the department. Actively look for opportunities to enhance standards and improve process efficiency. Mentor and guide other team members during all phases of the SDLC. Ensure adequate test coverage System Testing/Integration and Regression Testing Qualifications Minimum Excellent communication skills, verbal and written; able to communicate with technical people as well as management and business. Has a broad understanding of Software Engineering Concepts, Testing and Methodologies is required. Ability to be flexible, accountable, reliable, and industrious. Establish a strong presence as a change agent providing innovative, effective, and efficient Quality Assurance practices and solutions. Ability to manage multiple priority efforts in parallel and ensure Quality Assurance standards are followed. Ability to work in an Agile environment. Highenergy, detailoriented and proactive with the ability to function under pressure in an independent environment. Experience and knowledge of continuous delivery and/or continuous integration. Experience with Spring Framework SoapUI Pro / Ready API Groovy scripting Familiar with the SAFe methodology is a plus. Preferred Fluent in Java and objectoriented development Strong background in test automation with a focus on APIs Experience REST Assured, Apache REST or other servicelayer framework Working experience with JDBC connections, Oracle databases and PL/SQL Experience with JUnit and/or TestNG Working experience with Selenium WebDriver (Java) Working experience of delivery tools and scripting (Bamboo, Jenkins) Working knowledge of ALM tool.