Lead Test Engineer - Jersey City

Tampa, FL 33603/ Jersey City, NJ 07310

Flexible/Hybrid Work Arrangements - we collaborate in the office on Tuesday & Wednesday every week

Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
 

• The Lead Test Engineer is responsible for independently leading Test Engineering teams.
• The candidate will be responsible for developing test plans and executing those plans against the corresponding test procedures.
• The applicant will be accountable for the development, release, and maintenance of test procedures.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for system integration testing, including automation, of newly developed or enhanced applications.
• Responsible for reviewing requirements and design artifacts, developing unit, integration and system test cases, ensuring extensive test coverage for our cloud application
• Play an active role in translating business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables
• Advanced java / Selenium development skills with significant experience applying those skills in test environments.
• Lead, develop, and consult on test automation strategies and provide critical feedback in requirements, design, implementation, and execution phases
• Experienced and hands on automation at all software layers (e.g., UI, services, APIs, etc.) as well as CI/CD technologies (e.g., Cloudbees, Jenkins, Cucumber, Git, JUnit, Jira, etc.).
• Develop and enhance next generation Test Engineering Automation solutions in a Continuous Integration environment
• Experienced in an Agile/DevOps environment in collaboration with BAs, product owners and application developers.
• Define, design, development, documentation and maintenance of tools and Automation Frameworks for current and next gen Software Platforms/Frameworks as part of an Agile team
• Partner with different stake holders - Product Management, Application Development, DevOps, and other technical teams.
• Contributes to the Automation development of end-to-end regression.
• Works closely with business and AD subject matter experts, to continually improve depth and breadth of knowledge for assigned applications/systems. 
• Experienced in mentoring more junior Test engineers, verifying work products, and providing guidance as needed.
• Capable of working on multiple work streams concurrently in a fast-paced environment
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills with confidence representing QA principles within agile teams.
• API testing, Python and AWS experience in a plus
• Requires a functional understanding of distributed and/or mainframe test environments
• Responsible for Project Coordination and Technical Management tasks

Pay and Benefits:

Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive

Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location

Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and other leave of absence

Flexible/Hybrid Work Arrangements - we collaborate in the office on Tuesday & Wednesday every week

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience with automated unit and integration testing
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Experienced in Agile/Waterfall, onsite/offshore work model and coordination
• In depth knowledge of the software implementation lifecycle (specifically the testing model, methodology, and processes),
• Experience with Test Engineering methodologies and Test Automation Frameworks
• Extensive experience with testing modern scripting language-based components.
• Experience with front-end & backend testing
• Experience in writing complex SQL queries.
• Experience with JIRA, Microfocus ALM, Bitbucket, Git, and Jenkins
• Experience with test data management is a plus
• Thorough understanding of smoke testing, black-box, and non-black box testing, as well as regression testing
• Experience in estimating, prioritizing, and planning testing activities
• Requires the ability to work well with both business clients and technical team and the ability to work independently, both individually and as part of a team.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (Submission Summary):

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred

2. Minimum of 5-7 years of experience with automated unit and integration testing

3. Experienced in Agile/Waterfall, onsite/offshore work model and coordination

4. In depth knowledge of the software implementation lifecycle (specifically the testing model, methodology, and processes),

5. Experience with Test Engineering methodologies and Test Automation Frameworks

6. Extensive experience with testing modern scripting language-based components.

7. Experience with front-end & backend testing

8. Experience in writing complex SQL queries.

9. Experience with JIRA, Microfocus ALM, Bitbucket, Git, and Jenkins

10. Experience with test data management is a plus

11. API testing, Python and AWS experience - preferred

12. Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.