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Role: Test Automation Engineer III
Location: Birmingham, AL Atlanta, GA Charlotte, NC (Hybrid)
Duration: 6-month contract to hire
Job Description:
Our client needs a Test Automation Engineer to develop automated tests to validate the functionality of applications systems across various applications such as web, mobile, and mainframe.
Responsibilities
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
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
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
May perform manual testing of applications
Maintains documentation for testing activities and cases
Collaborates with peers to create parameters and comparison data for improved accuracy
Remains abreast of trends in testing tools and strategies
Assists with complex testing projects and case management
Required Skills
Bachelor's degree and six (6) years of experience in test automation and/or software development
6 years of hands-on development experience in software development or test automation.
2 years of test automation design experience
Strong proficiency in Python.
Proven experience designing automation frameworks from scratch.
Experience setting up and maintaining data for test automation
Expertise in:
Python web frameworks Django or Flask
Selenium
REST API testing tools (REST Assured)
SQL and RDBMS systems
Bonus Skills
Familiarity with compliance or regulatory testing is a plus.
Knowledge of application scalability and performance tuning
Experience with of CI/CD and continuous testing practices, specifically Harness
Experience with Power BI, Tableau and Harness
PDF/image parsing libraries (e.g., UIPath, OCR)
Containerization and Kubernetes