Senior Software QA Automation Engineer I

Senior Software QA Automation Engineer

 

Remote, USA                       OneStream Software LLC

Benefits Offered                 Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K
Compensation Range        $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 (Range applies to US candidates only) + Benefits/Variable Comp/Equity – Range may vary based on experience
Employment Type              Full-Time

 

ABOUT THE JOB

The Senior Software QA Automation Engineer I has a strong background in Microsoft technologies and an ability to work as a key member in a platform engineering team for a rapidly growing company. Our company provides Corporate Performance Management (CPM) software for large corporations. Our product is designed for high-end deployments at customer facilities or in the Microsoft Azure cloud. The core engine contains complex OLAP-type, multi-dimensional, multi-server, multi-threading, web, and SQL technologies and is specifically designed to solve problems for the Office of Finance at extremely large corporations.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Collaborate with the QA and Development staff to understand the goals of test automation, build and create automated test scripts and repair and maintain test scripts.
• Work with QA Automation architect to enhance and maintain the test automation framework. 
• Guide the testing approach for new feature development in collaboration with engineering group counterparts .
• Responsible for development of new tooling and infrastructure in collaboration with other quality department team members.
• Recommend new test automation tools and processes that will improve our quality and velocity. 
• Take ownership of test failures and ensure that our CI system is reliable. 
• Regularly lead discussions on test generation, test enhancements and process improvements.
• Analyse engineering metrics and make suggestions to improve KPIs. 
• Identify test gaps and prioritize adding coverage based on areas of risk.
• Provide input into testing the security and scalability of the product and tests. 
• Mentor and train other engineers.

 

Communication, Strategy, and Relationship Management  

• Ensure distribution of project status updates to other departments to build awareness of current projects, gather feedback, and seek input for future initiatives. 
• Create and strategize quality assurance automation strategies and best practices (test plans, test cases, enhanced documentation, increased test result visibility, manual/automation balance, etc.). 
• Establish and cultivate strong business relationships with IT professionals, and other internal stakeholders. 

 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Required Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering or IT-related field. 
• 8-10+ years quality assurance experience, preferably in Financial Applications. 
• 8+ years of experience with test automation tools including Selenium, BrowserStack, TestComplete. 
• 5+ years of experience with an object-oriented programming language.
• C# preferred 
• Proven experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies. 
• Enterprise software experience, Cloud or SaaS providers, or web application providers is key. 
• Recent Microsoft technology focus.
• Experience with the following technologies/tools: 

• VB .Net, Visual Basic, SQL Server, Web Services, WCF, WPF, XAML, XML, MVC, HTML5 and CSS 
• Visual Studio, DevExpress, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Xray, and GIT 

• OLAP and multidimensionality knowledge 
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills. 

 

Preferred Knowledge and Experience

• Master's degree in engineering or IT-related field.
• EPM/CPM knowledge or financial background. 
• Experience with Consolidation Software, such as: 

• OneStream 
• Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) 
• SAP BOFC (Cartesis) 
• SAP Outlooksoft BPC 
• IBM Cognos 
• Other EPM solutions 

 

Personal Attributes

• Leadership qualities. 
• Strategic mindset. 
• Technical capacity.
• Presentation skills. 
• Thoroughness. 
• Problem solving/analysis. 
• Strong written and oral communication skills. 
• Strong interpersonal skills. 
• Keen attention to detail. 
• Highly logical.