Sr Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities

• Create and optimize test processes including defect management and reporting.
• Contribute to building quality into the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) using best practices and tools.
• Create a test automation strategy across the application stack (UI, API, and Backend, etc.).
• Create and optimize test automation frameworks and use of test automation tools.
• Lead test planning for complex features that span across the platform or multiple teams.
• Ensure alignment and sign off for test cases from business and other stakeholders.
• Optimize test suites employing techniques such risk-based testing.
• Manage test execution and assist with resolving, communicating, or escalating any issues that may result in test plan variance.
• Contribute to test data management approach, processes, and tools.
• Condition and generate test data and ensure data compliance requirements are met on all levels of test environments.
• Absist in identifying and managing sensitive test data.
• Participate in triaging reported issues/defects and assist with resolving or escalating them as necessary.
• Create and manage traceability. Trace tests forwards/backwards through the development lifecycle and back to requirements.
• Use testing tools and follow processes to complete testing on a given test environment and assist with fulfillment of necessary steps required to promote code base to higher level environments.

Qualifications

• Solution Design - Has contributed to the development of applications based on a design provided by others.
• Test Engineering - Has demonstrated expertise in testing strategies and tools. Can identify opportunities for technical training and coaching across the organization.
• DevOps and Release Automation - Ability to perform or support continuous integration and deployment activities within their role. Understands the DevOps culture.
• Application Data Architecture - Possesses an understanding of architecture and bank standards. Participates in or supports delivery of architecture designs and implementations.
• Solution Delivery Process - Understands the roles and responsibilities of other teams who participate in the lifecycle and engages as required.
• Governance Stakeholder Management - Contributes to artifacts needed for governance forums. Understands stakeholder expectations and creates regular updates to keep stakeholders informed.
• Business Products Strategy - Working knowledge of products, services, business flows and understanding of financial context in which technology and operating principles are used within their business area.
• Risk Management - Understands risks and can apply the controls necessary to mitigate. Knows when to escalate risks.
• Financials Resource Management - Basic understanding of financial data and the impact that their role has within a team.
• Planning, Execution Process - Facilitates team planning ceremonies against backlog/prioritized work. Manages risk/dependencies/impediments for one team. Ability to answer teams Agile/waterfall framework questions.
• Analytical Thinking - Demonstrates ability to identify root causes to solve complex problems in highly unstable situations. Promotes Collaboration - Collaborates with own team and across teams. Asks questions to obtain views from others.
• Influences Decisions - Presents their own point of view with a clear rationale, facts and figures. Clearly displays how their proposed solution or course of action is superior to other options by using facts/evidence to support it.
• Achieves Sustainable Results - Tracks the effectiveness of solutions through KPI's. Incorporates technical and financial factors when comparing different approaches to solutions.