SDET – QA Automation Engineer

Job Posting Title: SDET – QA Automation Engineer.

Location: Fort Mill, SC – hybrid 3 days a week.

Contract term: 12 months with possible extension

Experience & Skills:

• Over 7+ years proven experience as a Software Developer in Test, designing, implementing and recording test results through automation in large-scale data intensive platforms
• Strong experience in test case design, performing automation testing using python frameworks
• Proficiency in QA and Test Automation suites and technologies (e.g. pytest, pandas)
• Significant experience of MS-SQL or PostgreSQL, including data analysis, setup and execution of test scripts (e.g. Liquibase, Flyway)
• Proficiency in Python required for analysis and automation of test scenarios
• Experience using AI/ML and Data Science technologies (e.g. scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyCaret, etc) for anomaly detection
• Familiarity with performance, security and other non-functional testing approaches (e.g. JMeter, Apache Benchmark, k6, SQL Profiler etc)
• Prior experience of automating the business logic embedded in the back-end and middleware on C#.net / SQL Server with front end on Angular / Silverlight
• Solid understanding of AWS cloud technologies, particularly AWS EC2, preferable knowledge of AWS Native services such as EKS, Lambda, etc.
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality, maintainable code and systems.
• Extensive experience in software engineering principles, CI/CD tools and automation processes
• Strong analytical skills and a problem-solving mentality
• Some experience of Business and Technical Analysis, Delivery Management, and/or Emerging Technology and Governance
• Experience working in an agile environment with a focus on collaboration, automation, and continuous improvement
• Experience with Financial Markets in Equities and / or Fixed Income

Key Attributes:

• Articulate, energetic person able to work alone or as part of a team
• Excellent attention to detail but an ability to think laterally to solve business problems
• Excellent interpersonal skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical collaborators
• A passion for continuous learning and improving software engineering practices
• Ability to learn quickly, work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and grow junior engineers
• Creative, results driven, self-motivated and solutions oriented
• Demonstrates a can-do attitude, exhibits self-confidence