Quality Automation Engineer

Job Details:
Quality Automation Engineer
Long term contract
St. Louis, Mo

Our Quality Automation Engineer will work with manual and automation QA testers in evaluating existing automation framework, building new test frameworks, writing and designing automation scripts from scratch and maintaining automated test scripts to ensure quality control standards are achieved. We need an Automation Engineer who is successful in growing, developing, and implementing automated testing solutions to maximize testing coverage and reduce test cycle time.

Requirements:

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalent professional experience may be substituted for formal education.
5 years of development or test automation experience.
Solid understanding of Quality Assurance methods and practices.
Deep understanding of manual and automated testing concepts.
Solid understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
Strong Object-Oriented Programming Skills.
Experience in testing web application and web services developed using latest technologies and frameworks: .NET, JAVA, Rest, XML, JSON, JQuery, etc.
Hands-on experience with a mix of modern Test Automation tools and frame works, (e.g. Selenium using Java or Java Script and Client Unified Functional Automated Testing tools).
Advanced SQL knowledge is a plus.
Experience with UI testing frameworks.
Experience using Continuous Integration tools.
Experience with Agile testing methodologies including ATDD and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
Exposure to performance testing and knowledge of performance testing tools is a plus.
Strong analytical and communication skills, ability to effectively work with both technical and non-technical resources.