QA Integration Engineer

Qualified candidates should send their resume (Word format) to Nick Castiglia at NCastiglia@INSPYRsolutions.com

We are looking for a QA Integration Engineer and a part of a QA team responsible for implementing QA strategies and solutions that meet the needs of our systems. The individual will implement the standards and processes of the organization in a collaborative manner with the QA Architect, QA Lead and overall team. This role is hands on with the ideal candidate having QA experience in an Agile environment.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead QA integration testing initiatives within the project/organization assigned
• Work with business to align expectations in line with quality practices
• Organize and develop integration procedures and standards consistent with overall quality standards
• Analyze defects, metrics and conduct hand-on testing
• Develop API automation methods and execution plans for continual testing
• Integrate those methods and execution plans into the general automation implementation/strategy

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Related fields
• 4-7 years working on API/Integration testing with approaches and discuss the pro's and cons.
• Experience working with various authentication methods in API/Integration testing.
• Experience with multiple testing tools including (but not limited to) Postman, Apache Jmeter, Fiddler, RestSharp, SoapUI, etc.
• Able to compare the pro's and con's of each tool used
• 2+ years working with Automated testing frameworks and supporting tools such as Selenium, TestNG, Cucumber, Maven and Ranorex
• Experience operating and delivering in an agile environment such as SAFe/Scrum/Kanban.
• Proficiency use of Microsoft Office programs including Visio, Word, Outlook and strong Excel skills
• Experience working with various Test Management solutions such as ALM, Zephyr, TFS Test Module, etc.
• Experience in creating/modifying and DB queries from SQL or MongoDB based databases
• Experience with various branching & merging testing strategies
• Excellent analytical, organization and time management skill with a focus on attention to detail.
• Work within team environment and ability to align with team goals and objectives
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships
• Self-motivated with the desire to consistently improve performance and gain further knowledge
• Ability to meet deadlines, learn quickly and demonstrate effective problem solving and follow-up skills

Requirements:

• 5-7 years IT experience in a Software QA, API Testing or Automation development capacity
• Ability to drill down into the details of a delivery request without losing sight of the big picture.
• Ability to work well within a team environment and demonstrate a vested interest in team goals and objectives.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships
• Self-motivated with the desire to consistently improve performance and gain further knowledge

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in power, distribution, and the energy industry
• Experience multiple operating systems including Windows, Linux, MacOS
• Experience with Agile work management tools such as Jira, AzureDevops, Axosoft, etc.