Software QA Automation Engineer – Remote

The Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Automation Engineer drives the end-to-end testing strategy effort focused on delivering positive user experiences through secure cloud-based applications.

This individual will work under limited QA Management supervision and is an experienced professional.

They will be responsible for developing and overseeing all QA-related activities involving a range of software projects from public-facing web applications to an internal real-time bidding platform which includes heavy backend testing.

The SQA Automation Engineer will also work collaboratively within the SQA team to produce manual and automated test cases while identifying defects and seeing them through to resolution.
This role sits remote/any US location.
Responsibilities:

Heavy backend testing utilizing SQL Server and AWS
Partner with tech teams to analyze project goals, requirements, artifacts, and acceptance criteria to develop the overall testing strategy for both front and backend product features
Support continuous testing activities throughout agile development iterations by writing test scenarios/cases, performing manual testing, documenting/reporting defects back to the developers, and documenting and writing automation scripts
Develop a strong understanding of our business and industry to provide effective test planning and execution
Perform functional and non-functional testing through a variety of different methodologies (Integration, Smoke, Regression, etc.) and testing software (Jmeter, Selenium, Zephyr Scale (or any test management tool), etc.)
Conduct triage on reported bugs to identify gaps in the QA test strategy and prevent reoccurrences in the future
Assist with cross-component dependency analysis between the different applications

Qualifications:

3+ years of QA Analyst or related software testing experience
2 + years of Java Core or Object-oriented programing experience
2 + years of Linux OS experience
Must possess a strong technical aptitude and familiarity with Selenium Web Driver, JMeter, Maven, POM, Jenkins, GIT, TestNG, Zalenium, Jira, Zephyr Scale, Postman
Strong proficiency in SQL with experience in creating, modifying, and executing complex queries for back-end testing.
Ability to work independently or collaboratively with other team members to achieve the company and department goals
Ability to read and comprehend technical documents including design and architecture for complex applications
Strong team player with a high degree of flexibility to shift priorities in a fast-paced environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills

We offer full health coverage, generous PTO, and a great office culture.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and seek to foster community, inclusion and diversity within the organization.

We encourage all qualified candidates, regardless of racial, religious, sexual or gender identity, to apply.