Automation QA Engineer

Job Summary:

Provide accountability for testing and quality assurance for mission-critical enterprise applications. Drive a continuous improvement mentality to deliver robust performance testing strategies and methods. Promote excellent development practices for coded test frameworks, including participating in code reviews and source control management. Coordinate End-to-End testing across different product and domain teams. Design test automation for Salesforce UI, web services, and APIs. Partner with development and other team members, provide technical guidance, and work closely with offshore QA teams to create agile test automation solutions, accelerating Schwab†s SDLC processes and meeting critical business objectives. Maintain tools used during test development, including source control, test management, and release systems. Mentor peers and staff on test engineering for QA, network with other automation teams within Schwab, and derive automation best practices for continuous improvement. Experience working with resources in different geographical locations and offshore vendors.

Key Responsibilities:

†Provide accountability for testing and quality assurance for mission-critical enterprise applications

†Drive a continuous improvement mentality to deliver robust performance testing strategies and methods

†Promote excellent development practices for coded test frameworks, including participating in code reviews and source control management

†Coordinate End-to-End testing across different product and domain teams

†Design test automation for Salesforce UI, web services, and APIs

†Partner with development and other team members, provide technical guidance, and work closely with offshore QA teams to create agile test automation solutions

†Maintain tools used during test development, including source control, test management, and release systems

†Mentor peers and staff on test engineering for QA, network with other automation teams within Schwab, and derive automation best practices for continuous improvement

†Experience working with resources in different geographical locations and offshore vendors

Required Qualifications:

†5+ years of experience in QA Automation

†3+ years of hands-on testing experience in Salesforce platforms

†Understanding of QA practices (black box testing, risk-based testing, system testing, regression testing, exploratory testing practices)

†Strong technical competency in an OOP language such as C .NET/Java or an expert in test automation tools preferably in a Java/Maven environment and the Atlassian suite of tools (Jira, Zephyr, Confluence), Selenium or other industry-leading tool sets

†Team player with excellent communication skills (oral and written) to partner technically with Application Architects, Development, QA/Testing organizations, and Business teams

†Working knowledge of Agile, Iterative development process and methodologies is essential

†Passion for building solutions through automation, driven by innovation and commitment to lifelong learning

†Strong problem-solving skills including the ability to disseminate complex ideas in a simplified fashion

†Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Qualifications:

†Hands-on experience with DevOps and Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins/Bamboo/GIT etc.) is preferred

†Acceptance test-driven development (ATDD) or Behavior Driven Development (BDD) using Gherkin languages like Cucumber

†Exposure to a regulatory environment (like Banking & Finance or Health care etc.) is a nice to have

†MVS mainframe development environment experience, JCL, TSO, processing batch jobs, and working with production development environments

†Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related field

Primary Skills:

†Java/Selenium for automation development

†Must be able to do live coding during an interview

†70% automation, 30% manual

†MUST have Salesforce Lightning or LWC experience

†Recent financial experience is preferred

Education: Bachelors Degree