Engineer/Senior Engineer, IT Quality Assurance

Location: Rio West E Bldg (PHX-RWE1)   
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 70341 

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

Why you'll love this job

• This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
• Responsible for building test plans, testing strategy for various web based, COTS, and SaaS applications.  Also, responsible for planning, designing, creating, and executing automated test suites for multiple applications with supervision by team leads.
   

What you'll do

• Designs, writes, executes, and maintains automated test scripts for internally developed applications the PSS System
• Maintains automation standards for a product set, including the maintenance and evolution of the master automated regression test set
• Perform Regression and Integration test using tools such as: DB Visualizer, POSTMAN, Newman, RestAssured, WorkSoft, etc. 
• Execute performance test using tools like Load Runner, Performance Center, Analyzer
• Actively communicates testing status, including schedule, risks, issues, defects, and potential impact
• Review unit, component, or functional test code written by other development team members 
• Troubleshoots issues by researching symptoms, analyzing impacts, and implementing solutions
• Collaborates with Quality Assurance Analysts to plan, develop, and maintain automation regressions and performance test suites
• Manage defect life cycle and create reports for project stakeholders
• Assists with developing and performing the testing related to multiple upstream and downstream dependent systems in the Payroll, HR, and Finance space 

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of hands-on Experience with continuous automation testing using GitHub Actions, Agile methodologies, Rally & ADO tool 
• Experience in testing Java, HTML and CSS
• Experience with ADO, HPE Load Runner, java scripting or similar tools
• Experience with Agile and Scrum methodology
• Experience in Restful web-services automation testing
• Experience with Load Runner, Performance center administrative capability or similar tools 

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• ​Airline Industry experience, including business systems and technology
• Payroll domain knowledge a plus 

 

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Demonstrated understanding of Quality Management, including testing techniques, methodologies, processes, tools, artifacts, and measurements
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies
• Proficiency in eliciting and documenting requirements and performing quality assurance using SDLC best practices/standards
• Experience in automated test case suite maintenance, including creation of new tests, automated test scheduling, execution, and test logs analysis
• Experience with different programming languages (VB Script, Java, C#, or TFS)
• Build and implement performance testing for the full stack of application using tools such as Load Runner, Performance Center, Load Generators etc. 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools
• Solid judgment and analytical skills; strong follow-up, time management, and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively adapt to rapidly changing environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and to effectively manage change and customer expectations

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of y