Progress Residential is one of the nation’s largest providers of single-family rental homes in the country, with more than 75,000 homes across the US. Together, we are building a new way of renting homes, one person, one innovation at a time. Come build the future with us. Looking for an opportunity with a dynamic, fun, and goal-oriented company? We’re growing quickly and we’re looking for some not-so-typical talent to join our team. Progress Residential® is one of the largest providers of high-quality, single-family rental homes in the United States. With more than 75,000 homes across some of the fastest-growing markets, our residents appreciate the flexibility, freedom, and convenience of living in a single-family home without the obligations of home ownership. Progress is committed to making the home rental process easy and enjoyable for the 100,000 residents we serve by empowering our team members and investing in innovative systems and technology. Our portfolio has continued to grow substantially the past few years and we see increasing demand for professionally managed single-family rental homes and anticipate continued growth. Employment with Progress Residential is conditional on a satisfactory background and drug screen as well as submitting proof satisfactory to Progress Residential that you are fully vaccinated against the Corona Virus COVID-19 disease, subject to any accommodations granted by Progress Residential based on disability or religion or as applicable by state law. Text ProgressJobs to 25000 and you can chat with our Recruiting Assistant Kate who can help you find jobs, apply for jobs and answer your questions. Position Summary The QA Automation Engineer will be responsible for supporting the design of automated tests to validate the functionality of various enterprise and customer facing web, mobile, and business applications. The environment is fast paced and time to market of applications is critical to the success of the organization. The QA Automation Engineer is responsible for selection of appropriate testing automation tools and methodologies that best fits each use case. The engineer will bring a QA mind-set while using best practices to create initial test designs, write scripts, install the automation testing protocols, and report the results on a daily basis. This position will be part of a dynamic team that is dedicated to delivering applications for high-quality, on-time software releases leveraging best-of-breed agile and DevOps practices with a focus on how to enable the operations of those applications through a combination of infrastructure solutioning, continuous delivery & integration, and efficient system sustainment planning. The QA Automation Engineer will be a part of various product-centric teams and develop best practices for automated testing, debugging, and monitoring. The engineer will support the overall QA workstream (consisting of both manual and automated testing) and take direction from various engineering leaders including Directors, VPs, and Architects. Essential Functions • Excellent understanding of typical multi-tier architectures: web servers, caching, application servers, load balancers, and storage • Understanding of relational databases, NoSQL databases, and storage solutions for both structured and non-structured data • Knowledge of message queuing, and serverless architecture concepts • Familiarity with loose coupling and stateless systems • Understanding of different consistency models in distributed systems • Hands-on development of RESTful Web Services, SOAP, XML, and JSON integrations • Advise software engineers on DevOps/Testing Automation best practices • Contribute to system testing, integration testing, regression testing, and stress testing efforts of major business critical platforms • Maintain and expand CI/CD environments and scripting for all development efforts • Prior experience with QA automation tools like Selenium, Cucumber and behavioral driven development frameworks • Develop and execute automated test scripts in multiple environments and troubleshoot the issues • Monitor and track the reports using a reporting tool • Creating, enhancing, debugging, monitoring, and troubleshooting regression test cases • Develop and continuously improve automated tests as new system features and enhancements are implemented • Assist functional testing end-to-end coverage as needed with a thorough understanding of all the systems • The candidate should have a strong understanding of agile software development and how that impacts the operations of software; and must participate in strategy discussion with all levels of management and business sponsors. • A deep background in system integration & service-oriented architecture is required. Experience working on mobile and responsive web development is preferred. • Log, track, and manage issues, bugs, and enhancement/ features requests logged in JIRA. • Participate in software release and post-release activities, including developing designs for proof of concepts. • Capture, mitigate and /or escalate risks & issues in a timely fashion • Write and/or review deliverables, solution blueprints, and architecture documentation Qualifications • BS in Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education/experience; advanced degree preferred • 3 years’ experience as a Testing/QA Automation Engineer, DevOps Engineer or lead developer for internet-scale web/mobile applications and public APIs • 3 years’ experience in a hands-on technical role supporting the development of cloud applications or services • Strong system administration (Linux/Unix or Windows) at the command-line level • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code: design and security, configuration management, integration, deployment, performance monitoring and tuning, automation of infrastructure • Working knowledge of one or more high-level programming languages (Java, PHP, Ruby, Python, etc.). Strong scripting skillset • Expertise with scalable web technologies such as Node.js • Expertise with current software design principles and concepts • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS • Experience with NoSQL databases and relational databases • Exceptional problem solving, analysis, design, and testing skills • Mobile platform development experience a plus • Experience with Salesforce development is a plus • Excellent communication and organizational skills • ITIL understanding and familiarity with modern application architecture design patterns • Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and ability to communicate effectively with business owners • Experience with entire software development lifecycle (Agile, SDLC, Iterative) • Proven experience with integrated systems required • Experience with software and database performance tuning • Strong analytical and problem solving skills • Flexibility and positive attitude to achieve tight deadlines • Rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and priorities • Ability to work creatively, propose ideas and contribute to working groups What you can expect from us: Progress Residential® offers all the financial and non-financial incentives you would expect from an innovative real estate investment and management firm: In addition to outstanding training, we host quarterly summits and town hall meetings to encourage growth, knowledge sharing and a good time. After all, it’s about progress, not perfection. We offer competitive compensation, including a performance-based bonus. Our generous benefits package includes comprehensive healthcare coverage for you and your family, parental leave, paid time off, 10 paid holidays and much more. Closing Statement: This summary is not an all-inclusive description of job duties. Other job duties and responsibilities may also be assigned by the incumbent’s supervisor at any time based upon Company need. Progress Residential® is a proud Equal Opportunity employer, m/f/d/v.