Sr System Test Engineer

For this contractor assignment, the Applications Development Performance Engineering Team within the Enterprise Development Capabilities & Services (EDCS) organization has an exciting opportunity for a System Test Engineer Senior. This team provides application performance testing/engineering support to the overall Application Development Platform within our IT department. In this role resources work with a variety of application development teams ensuring their applications' performance is thoroughly tested and meets the enterprise performance standards.

Please note this role is NOT an "automation engineer" who is told what to automate, and then "clicks, records, and executes." Candidates must have experience deciding what utilities, frameworks, and tools will be used given the situation, and then will determine the scope of the performance testing effort. Therefore, candidates must have hands-on experience with various programming languages, scripting, and test automation.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

- Creating performance test plans

- Creating / writing performance test scripts

- Executing performance tests, and analyzing and delivering results

- Working with project teams to understand performance results, and making recommendations of how to improve application performance

- Bachelor's Degree or higher in an Information Technology discipline or related field of study (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS) and a minimum four years of related work experience designing, programming, testing and supporting software programs and applications.

- In lieu of a degree, a minimum of six years related work experience designing, programming, testing and supporting software programs or applications may be accepted.

- Test automation skills

- Test plan preparation, and test results analysis

- Knowledge of computer coding/programming languages (i.e. C# / .Net) and software development concepts in a large IT environment

- Experience with NeoLoad, Playwright, Selenium Web Driver, FitNesse, and/or other test automation tools.

Preferred skills and experiences:

- Performance testing experience

- Knowledge of Java, Perl, Python, Ruby

- CI/CD pipelines

- Experience with Scrum and/or Agile methodologies

- Mainframe / DB2 knowledge a big plus

- In-depth knowledge of common testing methods, performance testing tools (e.g., ALM), terminology and industry practices

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.


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