Software Development Engineer in Test

JOB TITLE: Senior Automation Test Engineer

LOCATION: Remote/Hybrid.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ROLE:

A Senior Automation Test Engineer with 4-5 years of experience is responsible for testing software applications to ensure they meet specified requirements and quality standards.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• Build automated scripts for driving application tests.
• Record and maintain source control of automation scripts.
• Participate in review of project requirements to understand test objectives, to provide input on testability of requirements and estimation for the testing activities.
• Provide the testing approach, develop the automation test strategy, testing framework for automation testing projects..
• Design the test case, writing the automation scripts.
• Collaborative with project team to understand project objectives, gather automation requirements, design automated tests, and troubleshoot issues.
• Contribute to the building of continuous Integration (CI) environment and ongoing Process improvement activities.
• Participate in project meetings to discuss and agree on automation testing approach.
• Do manual testing when the project needed.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE GREAT IN THIS ROLE:

• ISTQB Certificate or equivalence.
• Experience in working with the CI/CD processes and tools (Jenkins, Git, or equivalent)
• Experience in Automated API Testing, Performance Testing and Security Testing
• Excellent problem solving skills and attention to detail.

SOFT SKILLS:

• Collaboration - Ability to work in teams across the world
• Adaptability - situations are unexpected, need to be quick to adapt
• Open mindedness - Expect to see things outside the ordinary

LIFE AT FOUNTANE:

• Fountane offers an environment where all members are supported, challenged, recognized & given opportunities to grow to their fullest potential.
• Competitive pay
• Health insurance to spouse, kids and parents.
• PF/ESI or equivalent
• Individual/team bonuses
• Employee stock ownership plan
• Fun/challenging variety of projects/industries
• Flexible workplace policy - remote/physical
• Flat organization - no micromanagement
• Individual contribution - set your own deadlines
• Above all - culture that helps you grow exponentially!

 Qualifications - No bachelors degree required. Good communication skills are must!

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Established in 2017, Fountane Inc is one part a Digital Product Studio that specializes in building superior product experiences, and one part Ventures Lab incubating and investing in new competitive technology businesses from scratch. Thus far, we’ve created half a dozen multi million valuation companies in the US, and a handful of sister ventures for large corporations including Target, US Ventures, Imprint Engine.We’re a team of 80 strong from around the world that are radically open minded and believes in excellence, respecting one another and pushing our boundaries to furthest its ever been.

Role Objective: 

Ensure that our software products are of the highest quality by utilizing manual and automated testing techniques, excellent communication, and logical reasoning skills. 

Roles & Responsibilities: 

Test Strategy and Planning: 

• Design, develop, and implement comprehensive test strategies and plans. 
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to understand product requirements and define appropriate test scenarios. 

Test Development and Execution: 

• Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases. 
• Execute manual test cases and analyze results. 
• Set up, maintain, and operate test automation frameworks. 
• Detect and report software defects using a bug tracking system, and work with the development team to troubleshoot, debug, and resolve them. 

Continuous Improvement: 

• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems. 
• Research new testing tools, methodologies, and best practices and share findings with the team. 

Collaboration & Communication: 

• Clearly and concisely report defects and other testing outcomes to developers and other stakeholders. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and quality throughout the software development lifecycle. 
• Facilitate and participate in QA reviews and updates to ensure consistency and compliance with standards. 

Documentation & Reporting: 

• Maintain detailed documentation of test cases, test scripts, and test outcomes. 
• Produce regular reports on test status, anomalies, risks, and validation results. 

Mentoring & Coaching: 

• Assist junior QA team members and offer guidance as needed. 
• Share knowledge on advanced testing techniques, tools, and best practices. 

Staying Updated: 

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies in QA testing. 
• Attend training and workshops to continually improve your QA skills. 

Required Skills & Qualifications: 

• 1-3 years of experience in a similar role in a software services environment. 
• Proficient in manual testing techniques, including black box, white box, and grey box testing. 
• Experience in setting up and using automation testing tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, etc. 
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. 
• Strong logical reasoning and problem-solving skills. 
• Familiarity with bug tracking tools like Azure DevOps, JIRA, etc. 
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies. 
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Certifications in Quality Assurance, such as ISTQB or CSTE. 
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) tools like Jenkins or Travis CI. 
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like Git. 

What does the role look like?

We are looking for a high-energy, detail-oriented, and technically-savvy Quality Assurance Lead Should be an excellent team manager as well as individual contributor capable of understanding and driving test execution with minimal help. Who can work towards understanding application performance, functionality, and features to great depth enabling them to report issues, take ownership and drive them to closure.

What will you be doing?
 Develop and execute automated tests and test plans
 Efficiently execute test cases across all functional areas of the products(API and App)  Review product user interface for conformity to design guidelines
 Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolution
 Interpret and report testing results, and be a vocal proponent for quality in every phase of the development process
 Work with Engineering and product to understand the overall product requirements and technical architecture and how each feature is implemented  Ensure the highest quality product delivery with security.
 Evaluating and integrate open source and in house developed toolsets

What will you need ?
 Bachelor/Master degree in CS or related field from a reputed college
 Experience in manual testing for Application and APIs
 Experience in automation testing using available framework.
 Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, testing frameworks and tools
 Demonstrated experience in test planning, test design, test execution and reporting.
 Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical partners.
 Understanding & experience with software design pattern, restful APIs and microservice architecture
 Prior experience in start-ups or health-tech will be a plus

UI Path Developer:

• Design, code, test automation workflows using UiPath
• Should completed E/B.Tech. /MCA in any field.

• Should have interest in salesforce development technology.
• Strong technical skills on UiPath, and end to end UiPath offerings
• Minimum of 0 to 2 years of experience in developing, implementing automation workflows in UiPath.
• Excellent communication skill is a must.
• Knowledge and experience on RPA Ui path Tool.
• Basic programming/Scripting knowledge on VBA/VB/java/C# script is must (or any scripting language, python is a plus)
• Knowledge in cognitive automation with OCR tools, AI/ML skills is a plus.
• Excellent software development background with any of the following (C#, C++, Java, .NET) is a plus