Automation Engineer

CLIENT: CVS

PAY RATE: $50/HR (MEDIAN) BUT WILL GO A BIT HIGHER TO $55/HR (IF EXPERIENCE IS 100% MATCHED)

HYBRID: x2 a week - Tuesday & Wednesday in either Buffalo Grove, IL or Richardson, TX

Please have them complete IKM java and selenium assessments and send Marissa the results. Required before submission.

FEEDBACK ON 2 CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS-

Here is our feedback for Vinod:

Communication : Average

Functional Testing / QA process : Average , unable to clearly explain the functionality / QA process.

Automation : Good. , Able to write complex xpath , good at UFT automation , complex SQL writing

API Testing : Average

Estimation : Below Average

Overall : Vinod Is not clear with communication /QA process , but OK on the Automation , he might deliver the work from back end , but won't be able to run the show for scrums/E2E

Here is our feedback for Chandra:

Communication : Moderate

QA process : Low

Functional : Unable to clearly explain what he worked with Anthem

Automation : Below average, unable to answer the basic xpath ,framework related questions

Attitude : Good

Overall : - Seemed to be a fake profile , for major questions he starts with something and tries to match with some close answers at the end. , looks like someone prompting on the screen

Notes:

• We MUST do a screen with these folks first - She said she doesn't want to waste her team's time on anyone who has not been screened.

• Resources must sit onsite on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in either Richardson TX or IL where her managers are located as part of their Hybrid working model. This is currently a non-negotiable, even if someone is a strong technical fit (I asked).

• If impressed - CTH

• Project: Multi-year Benefits project where they are rewriting Legacy Apps that are currently in older technologies into newer technologies (microservices, APIs, etc).

• INTERVIEW PROCESS- There will be a technical panel of 4 Leads who will do the first round interview. If they pass this interview, Kavitha will speak with them as more of a soft skills interview to make sure they will be a good personality/ attitude fit with the team.

Requirements:

• Automation Engineer who has hands on experience with Cypress, Selenium, UAT- Should also have Microservices and API testing exp. Must be someone who has been hands on themselves doing the scripting work.

• Some Manual testing experience in their background

• Must have strong communication skills

Required Qualifications:

• Min 8+ years of overall automation experience

• Min 3+ years of Automation Lead experience handling onsite and offshore team members

• Expert in Efficiency initiatives, framework optimization and automation estimation

• Expertise in setting up best practices tools, frameworks, process etc.

• Handling Functional and End to End testing of complex application systems (Web , Windows , Mainframes ,AS400, Unix ,SFTP, Salesforce, CRM )

• Solid experience in working with databases/tools like Oracle , MariaDB ,MySQL workbench ,SQL Developer and writing complex SQL queries .

• Solid experience in Testing /Automating API's (SOAP, RESTFUL , AS400 Stored procedure)

• Expert knowledge on automation using UiPath, UFT, Selenium Webdriver , TOSCA

• Proven experience in implementing/customizing BDD , TDD , Keyword driven , Data driven , Hybrid Automation frameworks and using IDE's not limited to Eclipse, IntelliJ ,Rational Developer

• Experience in SVN, GitHub, Gitlab, Jenkins, Maven, and various code Management and CI/CD tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• PBM/ Health Care domain experience

• Project methodologies using Agile ,Scrum, SAFe

• Test management tools Rally, Jira

• Critical Problem Solving Skills

• Good Communication Skills