Senior QA

Job DescriptionSkills·         Extensive and applied knowledge across a range of automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g. Appium, WebDriver.IO, Selenium, JMeter, Chrome Lighthouse, Karate labs, BrowserStack etc.)·         Applied Knowledge of SAP offerings (S/4, Commerce Cloud (Hybris), etc.) is a plus.·         An understanding of a range of programming languages and associated frameworks e.g. Java, JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, etc.·         Expert level knowledge of testing strategy, test case definition, test planning and execution including test case tracking tools like Zephyr.·         Ability to distill, author and drive test both Web & API automation strategies to drive down the feedback loop and increase quality reporting and control gates.·         Proven experience of CI/CD processes and building quality controls into each step of the SDLC –a “shift left” evangelist.·         A driver of ITSM (ITIL v4) controls and processes to drive greater rigor into our change, knowledge, incident, problem and operational processes.·         Knowledge and use of Containerization technologies is a huge plus.·         Ability to understand and empathize with our customers, to drive testing strategies aligned to their needs/purposes/concerns.·         Inherent drive to move beyond functional testing into non-functional areas to ensure solution appropriateness and ability to meet desired outcomes across a number of critical dimensions and areas of concern.·         Knowledge of diagramming tools and methodologies (e.g. Miro, Diagrams.net, FigJam, Mermaid.js, etc.)·         Strong communication and presentation skills.·         Educated to Degree level in Computer Science or equivalent. Responsibilities·         Help with and implement our QA Architectural Artifacts.·         All testing systems, their feedback loops and mechanisms, logging, reporting and interconnectivity.·         Process artifacts that detail how, where and why quality controls and test mechanisms exist across the entire SDLC.·         Implementation level architecture for good, scalable and maintainable testing strategies across disparate use cases.·         (Web, Mobile, Data Engineering, AI, etc.)·         Contribute to and maintain our org wide Architecture Decision Records.·         Enable the team to live our QA Engineering Policies, Procedures and Standards.·         CI/CD practices, environment configuration, feedback loops, etc.·         Backend tooling, frameworks, their application, quality gating and measurement.·         Technology stack/services consultancy and selection in accordance with technical and quality requirements (scalability, performance, security, compliance).·         Support our QA Operational Practices.·         Drive Ecommerce and Partstownwide quality automation projects.·         Integration, Acceptance, Performance, Security level testing platforms.·         Govern, train and evangelize good tests versus bad tests at each testing level.·         Drive best in class QA strategies.·         Our customers need to love what we do for them.·         Work across disciplines and with other Principal Engineers to evangelize for the needs of the Quality Automation discipline.·         Knowledge transfer, training, mentoring of QA practices across the engineering org·         Focus on API and web automation. Experience Required: 10-12 yearsRequirementsSkills • Extensive and applied knowledge across a range of automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g. Appium, WebDriver.IO, Selenium, JMeter, Chrome Lighthouse, Karate labs, BrowserStack etc.) • Applied Knowledge of SAP offerings (S/4, Commerce Cloud (Hybris), etc.) is a plus. • An understanding of a range of programming languages and associated frameworks e.g. Java, JavaScript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, etc. • Expert level knowledge of testing strategy, test case definition, test planning and execution including test case tracking tools like Zephyr. • Ability to distill, author and drive test both Web & API automation strategies to drive down the feedback loop and increase quality reporting and control gates. • Proven experience of CI/CD processes and building quality controls into each step of the SDLC –a “shift left” evangelist. • A driver of ITSM (ITIL v4) controls and processes to drive greater rigor into our change, knowledge, incident, problem and operational processes. • Knowledge and use of Containerization technologies is a huge plus. • Ability to understand and empathize with our customers, to drive testing strategies aligned to their needs/purposes/concerns. • Inherent drive to move beyond functional testing into non-functional areas to ensure solution appropriateness and ability to meet desired outcomes across a number of critical dimensions and areas of concern. • Knowledge of diagramming tools and methodologies (e.g. Miro, Diagrams.net, FigJam, Mermaid.js, etc.) • Strong communication and presentation skills. • Educated to Degree level in Computer Science or equivalent. Responsibilities • Help with and implement our QA Architectural Artifacts. • All testing systems, their feedback loops and mechanisms, logging, reporting and interconnectivity. • Process artifacts that detail how, where and why quality controls and test mechanisms exist across the entire SDLC. • Implementation level architecture for good, scalable and maintainable testing strategies across disparate use cases. • (Web, Mobile, Data Engineering, AI, etc.) • Contribute to and maintain our org wide Architecture Decision Records. • Enable the team to live our QA Engineering Policies, Procedures and Standards. • CI/CD practices, environment configuration, feedback loops, etc. • Backend tooling, frameworks, their application, quality gating and measurement. • Technology stack/services consultancy and selection in accordance with technical and quality requirements (scalability, performance, security, compliance). • Support our QA Operational Practices. • Drive Ecommerce and Partstownwide quality automation projects. • Integration, Acceptance, Performance, Security level testing platforms. • Govern, train and evangelize good tests versus bad tests at each testing level. • Drive best in class QA strategies. • Our customers need to love what we do for them. • Work across disciplines and with other Principal Engineers to evangelize for the needs of the Quality Automation discipline. • Knowledge transfer, training, mentoring of QA practices across the engineering org • Focus on API and web automation. Experience Required: 10-12 years