Software Engineer in Test II

Mercury Insurance is a recognized leader in the insurance industry, committed to helping people reduce risk and overcome unexpected events. The Software Engineer in Test II will design, develop, and maintain software testing frameworks and tools, while also mentoring less experienced team members.

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop good understanding of small relevant product areas, implementing and maintaining medium complex automated test cases and simple framework features
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging medium complex automation scripts. Independently create new tools or new features in the framework
• Performance Testing Support: Implement medium complexity performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests and provide comprehensive test results report
• Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Enforcing coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated test scripts. Review automation scripts written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure the framework meets small - medium complex testing needs for small - medium sized teams
• Create, Monitor and Analyze Test Results: Create, review test execution results, medium complex analysis of findings
• Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor test engineer on using the automation framework to start writing simple automation tests

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ yrs industry experience, independently implementing simple automation framework/tools
• Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop good understanding of small relevant product areas, implementing and maintaining medium complex automated test cases and simple framework features
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging medium complex automation scripts. Independently create new tools or new features in the framework
• Performance Testing Support: Implement medium complexity performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests and provide comprehensive test results report
• Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Enforcing coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated test scripts. Review automation scripts written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure the framework meets small - medium complex testing needs for small - medium sized teams
• Create, Monitor and Analyze Test Results: Create, review test execution results, medium complex analysis of findings
• Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor test engineer on using the automation framework to start writing simple automation tests
• Framework Design and Development - Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, proficiency in designing and implementing high quality framework, that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, are fast, effective, user friendly, secure, compliant, stable and maintainable
• Develop Testing Tools, Utilities - Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, integrate innovative tools, libraries, and technologies into the automation framework to enhance testing capabilities
• Experienced in containerization technologies
• Experienced in cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Experienced in Leveraging DevSecOps to Improve Engineering Efficiency
• Agile software development release process, CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) to integrate automated tests into the build process
• Familiarity with performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess system behavior under load
• Proficiency in documenting framework architecture, components, usage instructions, presentation, and bug report
• Analyze [simple/complex] system requirements and design to determine the best approach for testing of the change/implementation
• Debugging and resolving blocking issues, especially in automation scripts, frameworks and tools. Applies analytical and creative approaches to tackle complex quality challenges with innovative solutions
• verbal and written communication skills on executing task-specific collaboration, conveying precise technical details, responding to immediate issues, and ensure clarity in resolving project-level technical challenges
• Capability to train, lead and mentor junior team members in automation best practices and framework usage
• Multi-Tasking skill with willingness and positive attitude to do whatever it takes to complete tasks on time or as quickly as possible
• Acquire and apply domain-specific knowledge to ensure that testing efforts align with business objectives and real-world use cases
• Proficiency in creating and maintain automated reusable libraries/components to enhance automated capabilities
• Strong knowledge of programming languages commonly used in automation, such as Java, Python, or JavaScript
• Experience coding with popular test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, Appium, IDE, Metrics etc.). Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of API testing methodologies and tools (e.g., Postman, SoapUI, Curl, Insomnia) for validating RESTful and SOAP APIs
• Strong skills in diagnosing issues within the automation execution and scripts to ensure smooth operation
• Ability to conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure quality and adherence to standards and best practice
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple testing projects, prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
• adapt to changing requirements, code designs and implementation changes, new technologies, methods to solve problems, shift priorities, workstyle and responsibilities
• Commitment to staying updated with the latest trends, tools, and technologies in test automation and quality assurance
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure high-quality automated tests and reliable framework performance
• 3 or more years of experience with Java or Python
• 3 or more years of experience with white box testing