Title:  Senior QA Automation Engineer
Location: Dalls, TX OR Miramar, FL
Duration: 6+ months
Compensation: $65.00 – 72.00/hr
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

Senior QA Automation Engineer

Overview
The Quality Assurance Analyst job is responsible for the overall quality of systems and technology that are released into ETP's production environment. The scope of this role includes the comprehensive aspects of quality including testing documentation,
planning and execution of testing, testing validation, and obtaining approval using both manual processes and automated tools that are available in the environment. In their role, Quality Assurance is responsible for ensuring the product meets business requirements and overall business objectives by tracking and reporting quality assurance metrics such as defects, defect counts, test results and test status, as well as
documenting problems and communicating the issue to development staff to assist in their resolution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve in a team leader capacity with large-scale platform testing (SAP, JDA, etc.)
• Lead the implementation, build-out, or expansion of automated testing tools
• Coordinate and schedule testing programs with project and program teams
• Reporting testing outcomes to project stakeholders
• Coordinating the work of 3rd party Quality Assurance teams
• Perform quality and testing audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality and testing standards, procedures and methodologies
• are being followed properly and consistently
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for quality assurance programs
• Review 3rd party testing programs to ensure quality and compliance standards with practices
• Understand various programming languages (ABAP, Java, C#, Perl, Python, etc.) and deployment tools such as Turnover, QGM/Solution
• Manager, as well as devOps and CI/CD practices
• Identify test data requirements and work with other teams as needed to create and maintain test data
• Execute tests, both manual and automated, including documentation of test results and defects, assist in defect troubleshooting and
• resolution
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of software testing tools
• Create, run, and maintain reports to measure and track testing metrics
• Participate in test automation, including framework design, script development and maintenance
• Stay up-to-date on software application testing tools and QA best practices
• Deliver quality and testing process training to IT staff and project teams
• Providing coaching and development to Quality Assurance Analysts
• Leading and directing offshore testing programs
• Maintain a working knowledge of Quality Assurance leading practices and serve as a thought leader to the organization
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for quality assurance programs
• Facilitate Quality Assurance training and education programs for the team
• Recommend opportunities to lower testing costs or improve quality through alternative staffing models (e.g., gig, offshore, 3rd party)
• Provide coaching and development to Senior Quality Assurance Analysts
• Review 3rd party testing programs to ensure quality and compliance standards with practices
• Overseeing the work of 3rd party Quality Assurance teams
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for quality assurance programs
• Lead QA projects and teams, become an expert in technology stack, business processes and data exchanges to help ensure proper
• test coverage and data integrity across all integration points
• Understand various programming languages (ABAP, Java, C#, Perl, Python, etc.) and deployment tools such as Turnover, QGM/Solution
• Manager, as well as devOps and CI/CD practices
• Develop test strategies and approaches, test plans (including test conditions and expected results), test cases, and test scripts, both
• manual and automated
• Identify test data requirements and work with other teams as needed to create and maintain test data
• Execute tests, both manual and automated, including documentation of test results and defects, assist in defect troubleshooting and
• resolution
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of software testing tools
• Create, run, and maintain reports to measure and track testing metrics
• Participate in test automation, including framework design, script development and maintenance
• Stay up-to-date on software application testing tools and QA best practices
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• Deliver quality and testing process training to IT staff and project teams
• Perform quality and testing audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality and testing standards, procedures and methodologies
• are being followed properly and consistently
• Coach others, mentor peers to help them build capabilities
• Improve the efficiency of QA team, mitigate team conflicts and communication problems
• Motivate team members to work collaboratively and effectively
• Plan and document succession planning within scope of responsibility
• Report HP ALM QA metrics and testing status to project and application team members
• Support integration testing cycles through performing test scripts, coaching SAP super users and possible defect resolution

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (computer science, information systems, business administration or other industry related curriculum) or combination
• of education and equivalent experience
• Two (2)+ years serving as a Quality Assurance Analyst or business analyst
• Strong team player with willingness to collaborate
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong capability to execute tasks with quality
• Proficient oral and written communication skills
• Good time management skills (i.e. works efficiently)
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong decision-making skills
• Experience executing a testing with large-scale platforms (SAP, JDA, etc.)
• Experience working with automated testing tools
• Experience coordinating and scheduling testing teams
• Expertise with software application test planning, execution and related testing tools
• Experience working with testing teams that are located offshore
• Ability to demonstrate Agile delivery values

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree
• Experience executing a testing with large-scale platforms (SAP, JDA, etc.)
• Experience with automated testing tools
• Experience coordinating and scheduling testing teams
• Experience working with testing teams that are located offshore
• Experience evaluating and improving QA practices and processes
• Experience interacting with Business team members during a testing program
• Experience working with third-party Quality Assurance teams
• Experience executing the regression and performance testing for packaged releases on a defined scheduled timeline coordinating the
• scheduling and resources
• SAFe Agile certified
• Experience coordinating and scheduling testing teams
• Experience working with testing teams that are located offshore
• Experience mentoring and developing QA people
• Experience evaluating and improving QA practices and processes
• Experience interacting and leading Business team members during a testing program
• Experience working with, and directing, third-party Quality Assurance teams
• Experience working in Agile environment (SAFe preferred), using DevOps and CD/CI methodology

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) Retirement plan
• …and much more!

 
About INSPYR Solutions

Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.
 
INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
 
 

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