Engineer/Sr Engineer, IT Quality Assurance

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 providing test automation services related to system test strategies and solutions that incorporate industry standard techniques, strategies, and processes. 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 the PSS System
• Performs the setup, upgrade, testing and administration of tools used by the testing team
• Maintains automation standards for a product set, including the maintenance and evolution of the master automated regression test set
• Participates in the entire testing project lifecycle from requirements to test executions
• Develops and maintains the Quality Assurance benchmark performance success metrics and measures all future product releases against those standards
• Develops plans, procedures and programs to monitor and evaluate the accuracy and reliability of the system and ensure performance and standards are maintained
• Actively communicates testing status, including schedule, risks, issues, defects, and potential impact
• Provides engineering support for testing approach design and tools on projects of peers
• 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

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 native SABRE PSS experience
• 3 years of hands-on experience with test automation

 

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• ​Airline Industry experience, including business systems and technology

 

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
• Experience applying automation techniques and tools, such as UFT, SOAPUI, and JMETER
• 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)
• Experience with test automation in Quality Center
• 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 yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benef