Our company is seeking a Software Development Engineer In Test / QA Automation Engineer to join our team. The candidate will work on developing and implementing automated test frameworks for our web applications.

This role is open to remote candidates, though if possible, those that can come in 2-3 times a week would be ideal. This a contract role for one of our projects, and we can work via W2 hourly or C2C. We are only looking for candidates in the U.S.A and do not offer sponsorship or relocation assistance. This is not a contract-to-hire role.

Our interview process has 2 rounds - an intro call technical interview, and an interview with the project team. 

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain an automation framework using best practices
• Write and execute automated test cases using Selenium, Java, and Cucumber
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for data-driven testing
• Troubleshoot and debug issues with test automation scripts
• Collaborate with development and testing teams to identify and prioritize automation opportunities
• Participate in code reviews to ensure automation scripts and frameworks are maintainable, reusable, and scalable
• Stay up-to-date with new testing methodologies, tools, and technologies
• Create and escalate defects to development team
• Write test cases, test scenarios, and identify candidates for automation

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be located within the U.S.A. and authorized to work in the country
• Comfortable with Java and OOP best practices

Nice to Have:

• At least 3 years of experience in software automation testing
• Great understanding of Selenium, Java, and Cucumber
• Expertise in XPath and the ability to write complex XPath queries
• Experience in building an automation framework from scratch
• Experience in data-driven testing and developing automation scripts

The compensation range for this position be 70,000 to 80,000.