QA Engineer - SDET - US

Software Developer Engineer in Test III

Location: California, US (Hybrid/remote)

Role Purpose:

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer in Test III to work in distributed QA team and help with the project deliveries in stipulated timelines while using the optimized and efficient testing methodologies. To be successful in this role, the candidate must have a passion for working in a high performing team using manual and automation test approach. The candidate must have experience designing test cases, test plans and building automation framework and tools used by QA teams.  The candidate must have experience improving process and technological changes throughout QA organization. For this role, ideally you need to be based in California, US,

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of QA requirements, finalise the testing scope and communicate effectively with PM, EM and Engineering Team.
• Understand complex nature of the application and come up with the test plan.
• Provide testing guidance to the technology Team Lead and coordinate the application enhancement and tech ops testing activities with technology and business teams.
• Should understand the requirement, design and develop the automation test cases.
• Define and establish test strategy and provide QA process improvement suggestions.
• Should work as Individual Contributor Participate in team communication and collaborate in planning activities, including stand-ups, iteration planning meetings (IPM), and retrospectives.
• Communicate regular updates on project status (e.g., work completed, work in progress, next steps, risks, quality, KPIs, and costs) to Peers, Product managers, QA Manager, Engineering team and others.

Measures of Success:

Product Quality & Customer Satisfaction:

• Defect Rates: Critical bugs not escaped to Production
• Customer Satisfaction: Appreciation received from TPMs, Product Managers, Stakeholders

Performance & Development:

• Skill Development: Completing certifications on new advanced skills
• Productivity: Knowledge acquired for all types of Products and Integration.

Process & Efficiency:

• Test Coverage: Increased Test coverage for every functionality testing of a project
• Test Automation: Developed and enhanced a test automation framework. Increased Regression test coverage nearing 100% for existing functionality. GitHub CI pipelines created and managed
• Time-to-Market: Every project delivered in stipulated timeline.

Communication & Collaboration:

• Clear Communication: Timely communication on risk involved for the project
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Conducted knowledge sharing sessions in QA department and Cross department
• Documentation: Test Documentation for every ticket and project in Xray. Test Documentation for new workflow documented in Confluence

Continuous Improvement:

• Process streamlining: Followed QA Best practices for all the projects
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate potential risks to product quality.
• Innovation: Implement new testing methodology benefiting a project

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Strong experience in Manual and Automation Testing of Enterprise Class and Financial application, Middleware and Backend systems.
• Expert in API testing using Postman/SOAP UI
• Experience in API Automation using Rest Assured framework with Java
• Experience with UI testing on multiple platforms and devices.
• Experience using SQL in writing and understanding queries and procedures.
• Hands on experience with Unix platform using basic commands on day-to-day basis
• Experience with server log analysis and validations using terminal or cloud-based logging system
• Experience with debugging application issues via server logs in the backend system
• Good experience in understanding the requirements and taking ownership of tasks.
• Knowledge of AWS / Cloud would be a plus.
• Should be self-driven engineer with desire to use practical and professional concepts in QA along with application of QA standards and procedures to resolve routine issues.
• Should be able to write use cases based on product requirements, execute them and report issues in bug tracking system.
• Should be a self-starter. Helps QA community to impart necessary technical knowledge.
• Exposure to test management and bug tracking tool (like ALM, Testrail, X-Ray, JIRA or others), Agile methodologies. Knowledge regarding financial services, and workflows, payment gateways, e-wallets etc.
• Should have excellent written and verbal communication

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering in Computer science or equivalent degree of 4 years
• Overall experience of 8-10 years in Quality Assurance and Testing with relevant 2 years hands on experience in Automation.