Quality Assurance Automation Engineer

• Provides direction and guidance to select the proper framework, tools, setup, and strategies
• Provides support and technical governance expertise related to test automation and relative operations
• Collaborates with application development teams to provide automation solutions
• Develops and maintains testing automation processes in alignment with Regions' standards and tools
• Participates in developing acceptance criteria, test design, and automation recommendations in the early phases of the project
• Qualifies tests shortlisted for automation; influences teams to develop atomic and autonomous tests
• Automates functional and API tests to validate production readiness of software applications
• Integrates automated tests into Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipeline
• Integrates automated tests with Test Management tools to write test results
• Researches Artificial Intelligence (AI) including machine language (ML), robotics, and other advanced and emerging technologies to improve automation efficiency and analytics
• Manages multiple projects guiding teams on automation approach and execution
• Derives and conditions test data for automation using queries to database and APIs
• Creates training documentation and conducts knowledge transfer sessions
• Collaborates and communicates effectively with various teams to achieve desired outcomes
• Stays abreast of latest trends in Testing Automation industry, and recommends ways to improve efficiency, speed and reduce cost through research and innovation
• Leads Testing Automation tool/framework administration and upkeep
• Participates in PI planning, sprint Planning, and daily standup meetings with project /development teams
• Supports automation testing needs of new projects, infrastructure upgrades and application upgrades/enhancements
• Contributes to DevOps development activities
• Serves as a subject matter expert, acting as a coach and mentor to project teams and technical staff in the area of automation on their assigned project tasks

Required Skills:

• High School Diploma or GED and ten (10) years of experience in test automation and/or software development
• Or Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of experience in test automation and/or software development
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Management, Statistics, Math, or related field
• Experience creating relational database queries and analyzing data
• Experience creating, executing, and maintaining industry standard test automation frameworks as well as planning, estimating, and reporting automation testing activities
• Experience using API's (e.g. SOAP/REST) to get/post the required information from/to other interfaces
• Experience utilizing Power BI and CI/CD tools
• Experience with Agile and/or Waterfall methodologies
• Experience with C# - NUnit – RestSharp, or Java – TestNG – RestAssured, Postman as well as Bamboo, GIT, Artifactory, JIRA, and Confluence
• Experience with testing in containerized environments (e.g. Docker)
• Experience with various Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) such as C#, Visual Studio, Java, Eclipse, or IntelliJ
• Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous testing practices
• Ability to collaborate with other team members and teams
• Ability to research, analyze data, and derive data-driven solutions
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal, written communication, and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation