Automation Engineer Job in Makonis Software Solutions

Description:

Job Functions:

• Review product design documentation to ensure that requirements stated are correct, logical and verifiable.
• Maintain effective communication with developers throughout the software development life cycle.
• Create and maintain methods and test plans for new and existing products.
• Execute test methodologies in order to verify functionality and performance ahead of release to the customers.
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities and methodologies.
• Design, develop and document test automation and application frameworks
• Design, develop and document sophisticated test automation class libraries
• Help identify and implement testability features (such as detection mechanisms) in the application components under test
• Help to define, establish, and improve QA metrics across various platform components
• Provide mentorship and training to other QA engineers in coding guidelines/test
• Coach other Quality Engineers in best software engineering practices in test automation and design

Experience and Skills required:

• Enrolled in or have completed a B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent degree
• 6+ years as a QA Test Automation Engineer
• 5+ years coding experience in Perl, Python, Java or C/C++
• Ability to gain an understanding of complex systems, how they integrate, and their operation in a wide variety of circumstances.
• Experience with Networking protocols such as TCP/IP, MRCP, DNS
• A Strong technical background that ideally includes exposure to Java based development architecture, Linux, SQL, SCM, and Agile methodology.
• SDLC/Process Improvement
• Strong knowledge of automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, and TestNG
• Experience working in a Java/J2EE environment
• Experience debugging and capturing backend failures and network issues
• QA planning
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail/thoroughness
• Self-motivated, pro-active and able to multi-task
• Experience using testing tools such as JMeter, NUnit or Selenium

Pluses:

• Working knowledge of scripting languages, such as Ruby, Python or Perl
• Experience with continuous automation/test tools such as Jenkins/Hudson
• Understanding of relational databases and SQL