Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

Requirements

Creates test plans (functional and regression) 
Creates test cases (functional and regression) 
Automates applicable test cases for regression testing 
Performs testing 
Identifies defects and work with scrum team on resolution 
Accountable for overall test quality (functional & regression) 
Promotes environment of collaboration within the test team 
Provides input release milestones
Coordinates test planning and execution (FFT, SIT, CVT; performance tests, load tests, etc.)
Provides reports related to product quality metrics 
Provides quality related inputs on go/no-go for every release (incl. promotion to INT, CVT & prod environments) 
Attends scrum ceremonies 
Updates status in Rally on a daily basis 
Ensures test cases cover 100% of new functionality ? Traceability from story cards to test cases 
Takes part in sizing process 
Engages in solution discussion 
Good understanding of software testing methodologies, processes and quality metrics 
Programming skills in Java 
Experience in Selenium, SoapUI or similar tools or as stated in Program tech stack requirements Minimum 8 years tech experience; 
Minimum 5 yrs. of hands-on quality engineering exp.