Sr QA Engineer

Job Title: Sr QA Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL
Duration: 6+ Months

Job Description: This an Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) type role that combines software development + quality assurance (QA). Instead of only manually testing applications, the candidate will write code to test code, of new and existing software applications, by executing automated and manual testing methods and procedures and generating reports, in a manner consistent with, Chicago Software Testing Policies and Standards. Successful candidates will perform the following responsibilities:

Decipher business requirements, and use cases

• Write and develop new manual and automated end user test cases.
• Execution of manual and automated end user test cases.
• Track and report all results, problems and defects throughout the testing cycle using Azure DevOps.
• Represents testing team and participates in reviews of use cases and other requirements documentation to obtain an understanding of systems changes in preparation for test case development.
• Expected to provide valuable input on process improvements.
• May be called upon to mentor less experienced staff members.

To do this, they will need the following skills:

• Selenium and C# test automation
• Postman API testing
• Azure DevOps defect tracking
• Test case development and execution
• SDLC knowledge (Agile/Waterfall)
• SQL/database skills10.
• AWS/cloud fundamentals
• Regression suite optimization
• Performance and Load testing
• Service virtualization
• Capital Markets, Asset Management, Core Banking, and Treasury domain knowledge

And demonstrate the following competencies:

• Proactive - have a "bias for action"
• Able to work independently
• Able to learn new things and apply them
• Desirable level of self confidence
• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Effective Communication