Senior QA Automation Engineer I ETL Tester - Apex Systems

Job#: 2032057

Job Description:

• Solves Complex Automation challenges spanning multiple technologies in a scalable & extensible manner with least amount of maintenance.
• Continuously improve the efficiency of the Automation using innovative technologies & thought process in specific performance testing areas.
• Develops testing plan scenarios for complex unit, process, function, integration, regression and acceptance testing.
• Assists in identifying and establishing goals for appropriate testing cycles and defines and manages software test environments, test standards and quality assurance tasks.
• May lead a small team of Test Analysts to ensure quality goals/schedules are met for the given project.
• Analyzes system requirements and design documents.
• Estimates hours and resources needed for projects under test. 
• Develops detailed test cases, scenarios and scripts to ensure application quality. 
• Writes test plans, collaborating with other QA and business teams. 
• Designs and develops usability testing scenarios, and administers portions of the testing process, to include the use of testers from other teams.  
• Uses testing tools to plan, execute and track quality assurance artifacts.
• Meets with PMO, Development and Business to remediate defects.
• Attends product definition and design meetings, functional and technical walkthroughs in order to provide input in the selection of testing tools and approaches.  
• Identifies test data, test environment setup and test environment configurations needed to prepare for testing.  
• Works with Development, DBAs and business to seed and setup the test environments.   Recommends program improvements or corrections.  
• Presents findings to management and project teams.
• Defines criteria for testing, analyzes results of testing sessions and makes recommendations and offers solutions to Quality Assurance leadership and other stakeholders on the project based on the findings.
• Identifies and documents software and systems defects across products, platforms, and releases.
• Analyzes complex systems requirements and design documents in order to verify that programs function according to actual requirements and established guidelines.
• Helps resolve moderately complex problems detected in testing.  
• Provides Triage support to Development, Business and Test teams on internal and external issues.
• Informs management on resource requirements needed to complete software testing.
• To include but not limited to the number of testers, test tools, test data test environments and time needed to complete testing.
• Contributes to the achievement of related teams objectives.

• Good automation testing knowledge
• ETL experience & Database Testing
• Expert SQL Knowledge

• Selenium, TestNG and BDD framework knowledge.
• Java knowledge
• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience required.
• Systems quality environment required
• Experience in the securities or financial services industry is a plus.