Quality Assurance Test Engineer

Brooksource is a trusted IT and Engineering services provider that supports Fortune 500 organizations. The QA Test Engineer is responsible for leading the end-to-end quality of projects, creating and implementing test strategies for both manual and automated testing of complex web applications.

Responsibilities:

• Coaches and mentors Software Test Engineers in execution of automated testing efforts
• Leads effort to review product specifications and work with others to develop appropriate test strategies, detailed test plans, and test architectures
• Leads formal reviews of test plans, designs, and requirements with cross-functional teams
• Participates in the evaluation of new tools and technologies to continue enhancing the automation framework
• Partners with development and SDETs to design and implement test automation strategies in support of a continuous integration deployment pipeline
• Researches, develops and/or recommends tools to assist Software Test Engineers in test planning, execution, and reporting
• Provides technical direction related to project deliverables for both onshore and offshore Quality Assurance team members
• Develops, debugs, and maintains test automation for applications and services
• Develops, implements, and automates test plans and test cases in an Agile environment
• Builds, executes, and maintains automated test frameworks for end-to-end integration testing across applications, devices, and platforms using JavaScript or other appropriate languages such as C#, Java, and TypeScript
• Builds automation and test coverage tools using JavaScript or other appropriate languages to enable Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
• Helps drive the department’s annual roadmap and strategic initiatives
• Builds or uses existing automation tools to test interfaces between systems and applications such as web services, Tibco services, or other APIs
• Accountable for all aspects of quality within the software development team
• Tracks and prioritizes defects throughout product releases and lifecycles
• Designs, develops, and executes reusable and maintainable test automation scripts using JavaScript or other appropriate languages
• Uses quality control tools and metrics to discover defects and make recommendations for resolution. Report defects found through test automation
• Works with Agile teams or other IT teams to plan, estimate, schedule and execute testing for applications including:
• Establishes, organizes and executes testing deliverables
• Documents and executes complex software test plans and strategies
• Ensures traceability of test cases back to project requirements
• Executes end to end test scenarios
• Coordinates and supports user-acceptance test plans
• Works with an Agile team or other IT teams to report and resolve complex issues
• Ensures software applications meet functional requirements
• Participates in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing
• Work collaboratively with Software Test Engineers and Developers
• Test manually, as needed
• Records and reports on testing metrics
• Follows test documentation standards and makes updates as necessary

Requirements:

• Experience in leading end-to-end quality of projects within a platform
• Ability to create, test, and plan for both manual and automated testing of complex web applications
• Experience delivering creative and innovative solutions to support development teams
• Experience with Agile methodology or other methodologies in support of a Continuous Delivery Pipeline
• Coaching and mentoring experience for Software Test Engineers in automated testing efforts
• Experience in reviewing product specifications and developing appropriate test strategies, detailed test plans, and test architectures
• Experience leading formal reviews of test plans, designs, and requirements with cross-functional teams
• Participation in the evaluation of new tools and technologies to enhance the automation framework
• Experience partnering with development and SDETs to design and implement test automation strategies
• Research and development experience for tools to assist Software Test Engineers in test planning, execution, and reporting
• Providing technical direction related to project deliverables for both onshore and offshore Quality Assurance team members
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining test automation for applications and services
• Experience developing, implementing, and automating test plans and test cases in an Agile environment
• Experience building, executing, and maintaining automated test frameworks for end-to-end integration testing using JavaScript or other languages such as C#, Java, and TypeScript
• Experience building automation and test coverage tools using JavaScript or other appropriate languages
• Experience driving the department's annual roadmap and strategic initiatives
• Experience building or using existing automation tools to test interfaces between systems and applications
• Accountability for all aspects of quality within the software development team
• Experience tracking and prioritizing defects throughout product releases and lifecycles
• Experience designing, developing, and executing reusable and maintainable test automation scripts using JavaScript or other appropriate languages
• Experience using quality control tools and metrics to discover defects and make recommendations for resolution
• Experience working with Agile teams or other IT teams to plan, estimate, schedule and execute testing for applications
• Experience establishing, organizing and executing testing deliverables
• Experience documenting and executing complex software test plans and strategies
• Ensuring traceability of test cases back to project requirements
• Experience executing end to end test scenarios
• Experience coordinating and supporting user-acceptance test plans
• Experience working with Agile teams or other IT teams to report and resolve complex issues
• Ensuring software applications meet functional requirements
• Participation in all aspects of testing at all levels, including functional, system, regression and load testing
• Experience working collaboratively with Software Test Engineers and Developers
• Ability to test manually, as needed
• Experience recording and reporting on testing metrics
• Following test documentation standards and making updates as necessary