Senior QA Automation Engineer

Your role as a QA Automation Engineer is to write scripts and create automation environments for repeated tests. Using different automation tools, you will design, test, and deploy effective test automation solutions. Your goal is to automate as much of the testing effort as possible with a minimum set of code. Bachelor Computer science degree with typical 5-7 years' experience 3 - 5 years Automation experience is required Programming skills to write computer code and scripts in common computer languages, such as Javascript, Python Ability to analytically examine bug reports, prioritize necessary tests, and streamline application functions through automated testing processes Experience in Enterprise applications (Salesforce, Netsuite..) is a big plus Work experience with offshore/nearshore/onshore model is a big plus Experience with Agile methodology is preferred Detail orientation is required as you will test web and mobile applications to find ways to improve them and isolate problems Strong verbal communication skills to effectively collaborate with the engineering team and create testing plans and written reports showing errors Write, design, and execute automated tests by creating scripts that run testing functions automatically Maximize test coverage for the most critical features of the system Determine the priority for test scenarios and create execution plans to implement these scenarios Write documentation for automated processes including test plans, test procedures, and test cases Build test automation frameworks Log and document bugs in the tracking system Set up Continuous Integration Besides writing automated tests, Test Automation Engineers can still do exploratory testing when they need to understand how functionality manifests itself to the customer