Senior Software Engineer in Test

About FlightSafety International

FlightSafety International is the worlds premier professional aviation training company and supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and displays to commercial, government and military organizations. The company provides training for pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals from 167 countries and independent territories. FlightSafety operates the worlds largest fleet of advanced full-flight simulators and award-winning maintenance training at Learning Centers and training locations in the United States, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Purpose of Position

Senior Software Test Automation Engineer is a hands-on Agile Test Automation Engineer, evolving our functional and non-functional automation frameworks, and developing mobile automation framework. Some manual testing may also be involved.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Develop automated tests (functional, non-functional) and implement effective test data management practices for Mobile and .net applications.
• Design, implement, and maintain test data management practices and tooling
• Effectively communicate requirements, use design patterns, and use modern development practices and consistently maintain Test Automation Frameworks.
• Develop and maintain strong team relationships primarily on the team assigned but also develop relationships with other teams with similar tech stacks.
• Contribute to best practices for the organization for Test Automation.
• Contribute to recommendations for appropriate tools for organizations needs related to Test Automation.
• Assist with the delivery of projects, collaborate with resource managers, and work with technical leads and dev-ops teams with their Test Automation releases.
• Prioritize and manages own workload, issues, and risks.
• Limited travel when required
  
  

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience.
  
  

Minimum Experience

• 3 years of experience leading Test Automation teams.
• 3 years of experience testing Mobile apps (e.g., Appium).
• 3 years of hands-on experience working with object-oriented-languages (JavaScript strongly preferred).
• 3 years of experience in a Scrum/XP software development role.
• 3 years of hands-on manual testing and validation of Mobile and .net applications.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Experience in functional and non-functional test automation.
• Experience in test data generation and management.
• Experience using Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development practices.
• Proficiency in one of the programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#, JavaScript).
• Fluent in Scrum Practices, and author user stories with GHERKIN with acceptance criteria.
• Practitioner of Agile Methodologies, eXtreme Programming, Software Craftsmanship, DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Domain Driven Design.
• Experience in Tech Stacks under management: xUnit, advanced Test Automation frameworks, Nodejs, Selenium, Cucumber, Appium, .Net, etc.
• Familiar with Test Driven Development and related practices, knows to keep the campground clean,.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  
  

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

FlightSafety is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Vet/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.

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