Senior Quality Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in Durham, NC that is seeking a Senior Quality Engineer.

Responsibilities:
* Work closely with the Agile team members to drive the team's commitments to quality
* Defining and implementing test strategies, scenarios, and steps for automated and functional testing
* Build automation test framework and tools
* Actively participate in the development process through designing, writing, and maintaining application features and automated tests including unit tests, functional tests and end-to-end regression tests
* Quality inspections of test and development and the corresponding audit artifacts within the team
* Drive and deliver quality control around CI/CD pipeline process and implementations
* Provide technical guidance/coaching to developers on quality tasks
* Participate in scrum activities such as stand ups, story grooming sessions, and sprint planning
* Collaborate with team members on improving team's test coverage, release velocity and production health
* Working and collaborating with new technologies to tackle test challenges and process improvements
* Leading the quality process for product development

REQUIREMENTS:
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field
* 6+ years of Quality Engineering experience in an automated testing environment
* 4+ years of experience building strong automation for web-based applications
* 4+ years of experience working in an Agile environment
* 2+ years of development experience is a plus
* Strong understanding of QA methodology and the Software Development Lifecycle using Agile principles in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe Agile)
* Experience testing enterprise applications deployed to cloud environments such as AWS
* Experience in automated testing using Playwright, Cucumber, Serenity, Cypress or similar tools
* Experience with automated SOAP/REST API testing
* Experience with automated CI/CD pipeline execution and build tools including Jenkins/Jenkins Core, Artifactory, Soteri/Credential
* Knowledge in development technologies and test automation frameworks (Java/J2EE, Cucumber, Selenium, Serenity, JavaScript/Angular, Spring, Web Services)
* Knowledge in creating mock services to use microservice
* Demonstrate a high level of motivation, confidence, integrity, and able to handle multiple responsibilities
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and are adaptable to change
* Passionate about Test Driven Development, developing robust software, writing testable and maintainable code

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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