24 Mar
QA Automation Tester
Georgia, Alpaharetta 00000 Alpaharetta USA

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Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an

QA Automation Tester for a

Contract assignment with one of our premier

Financial clients in

Alpharetta, GA Position Description: The ideal candidate will perform software quality assurance testing across banking product domains and is proficient with various automation tools and techniques. The individual should be highly experienced with functional testing, possess good automation testing skills, and take ownership of items independently while tracking to closure. The candidate will liaise with global teams to understand requirements, create test cases (e.g., unit, component, multi-component), as well as automate and deliver projects. The position requires attention to detail, coupled with ownership, to ensure the delivery of high quality applications.

Responsibilities :
  • Work as part of a Banking & Payment services Agile Squad/Fleet, on QA processes with heavy focus on execution of automation with various automation tools and techniques.
  • Contribute to Automation Frameworks, and automate testcases ensuring comprehensive automation coverage
  • Develop utilities and customized frameworks aligning with DevOps practices
  • Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate test and automation activities independently.
  • Review quality specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
  • Record and document debugging procedures.
  • Track test metrics, such as test coverage, defect densities, and open defect counts, to gain and share insights about quality issues.
  • Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases following company standards within required timeframes
  • Perform thorough manual regression testing when technical issues are resolved and know how to automate those tests.
  • Actively contribute and participate in daily stand-ups, and Agile Sprint planning and grooming sessions.
  • Design tests based on Agile specifications for functionality and expected behavior
  • Stay up-to-date with new testing approaches, tools and test strategies.

Required

Skills:
  • 5 - 8 years of proven work experience in QA with an emphasis on QA automation.
  • 4+ years of demonstrable experience in automation technologies including Selenium, Protractor, UFT, Junit, Gherkin, JMeter etc and scripting languages including Peal, Python and/or Java.
  • Experience in services/API testing and automation.
  • In-depth knowledge of test management software (e.g. ALM, Jira, qTest, Zephyr).
  • Proficiency in usage of SQL queries for databases or large datasets.
  • Expertise in working with XML, XSLT and SOAP, and JSON formats.
  • Experience in Agile methodology and Devops with Integrating automated tests in Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Team player with good communication skills to work effectively in a global team.

Preferred

Skills:
  • Working knowledge of kafka & cloud based application architecture and principles.
  • Prior experience working in the Financial Services Industry
SGA is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) celebrating over thirty years of service to our national client base for both permanent placement and consulting opportunities. For consulting positions, we offer a variety of benefit options including but not limited to health & dental insurance, paid vacation, timely payment via direct deposit. SGA accepts transfers of H1 sponsorship for most contracting roles. We are unable to sponsor for Right-to-Hire, Fulltime, or Government roles. All parties authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply for all roles. Only those authorized to work for government entities will be considered for government roles. Please inquire about our referral program if you would like to submit a candidate for any of our open or future job opportunities. SGA is an EEO employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or other legally protected status. To view all of our available job postings and/or to learn more about SGA please visit us online at www.sgainc.com.

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