What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead QA Automation Engineer position at Recruit Professional Services?
Lead QA Automation Engineer
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Responsibilities:
- Lead and mentor a team of automation engineers providing technical guidance and support to team.
- Develop and implement automated testing standards, procedures, and best practices.
- Evaluate, recommend, and implement tools and frameworks that will improve the overall effectiveness of our testing infrastructure.
- Design, maintain, and execute automated tests for use in both API and UI test cases by creating reusable code libraries to help build streamlined and efficient automated test processes.
- Ensure the seamless integration of automation systems with existing infrastructure.
- Work with stakeholders across different teams to understand requirements, gather feedback, and ensure alignment on automation goals.
- Maintain documentation of test results to assist in debugging and modification of software.
- Analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action.
- Submit, track, and assist with escalation, if needed, any product issues found during testing to ensure that they are resolved.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 7 years' experience in software Quality Assurance and Automation.
- Certification preferred: Certified Tester Test Automation Engineer (CT-TAE).
- Experience as a team leader or project leader.
- SmartBear TestComplete, ReadyAPI, and MABL experience preferred.
- Extensive experience in Automated testing tools and methodologies.
- Extensive knowledge of API Testing.
- Strong scripting skills in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C#, and experience with automation frameworks.
- Knowledge of databases and SQL for data management and integration with automation systems.
- Familiarity with DevOps methodologies and CI/CD pipelines for automating the software development lifecycle.
- Ability to help define and implement new processes within the testing team.
- Strong understanding of QA principles, and testing procedures.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot issues and optimize automated systems.
- Proven leadership skills to motivate and guide a team of engineers.