QA Automation Engineer Lead I

About the role

Design, develop, and implement automated test scripts and tools to improve testing efficiency. Maintain and enhance existing automation frameworks and test suites. Work remotely from anywhere in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test data to support manual and automated testing efforts.
• Execute both manual and automated tests, documenting results and identifying defects.
• Create test reports, document findings and recommendations.
• Analyze system requirements, use cases, and design documents to determine testing scope and strategy.
• Collaborate with project managers, developers, business analysts, and end users to understand requirements and expected functionality.
• Participate in product requirements reviews, offering insights on potential risks and improvements.
• Validate software changes, enhancements, and new system features through rigorous testing and certification.
• Ensure comprehensive test coverage by mapping test cases to functional and non-functional requirements.
• Diagnose and report software defects clearly and efficiently.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, methodologies, and automation strategies.
• Work closely with the DevOps Testing (QA) Automation Manager to establish best practices for automated testing and quality assurance standards.
• Maintain documentation for test processes, procedures, and standards.
• Coordinate with user communities to support production verification activities.
• Work with business and IT teams to ensure testing signoffs and successful deployments.
• Lead and mentor team members in quality assurance and automation testing best practices.
• Provide guidance to contractors and junior QA team members.
• Assist in training users and stakeholders as needed.
• Keep management informed of potential issues that may impact users, projects, or schedules.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in software testing and automation.
• Collaborate with the DevOps Testing (QA) Automation Manager in defining and executing automation strategies and deliverables.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for various enterprise applications and testing methodologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, a related field, or foreign degree equivalent.
• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience as a Software Quality/Test Analyst/Engineer or related occupation.

Skills

• Software quality assurance/test automation processes and tools including SQL Server, SOAP UI, Maven.
• Agile and SCRUM methodologies.