Need:: Automation Architect at Rosemead, CA Hybrid Contract Position No H1B and Fake GC

Title:- Automation Architect

Client: SCE

12 months

Location Rosemead, CA Hybrid

Rate: $75/hour C2C

No H1b

No Fake GC

Notes:

• mostly desktop apps, not web and mobile
• needs functional testing exp, not performance
• must be able to go in an access environment, recommend automation opportunities and implement the strategy/process/protocol
• experience building automation framework from scratch
• 50/50, architect/hands on
• ideal candidate is local and can do hybrid in Rosemead (91770). next, SoCal, then CA, then West Coast (PNW) then MST/CST. No EST candidates

Automation Architect

This person s time will be split between leading the automation day to day efforts and contributing hands on to build out the automation solutions. He/she will be the strongest technical member we have on the automation team and so they need to be able to solve challenging technical problems, design the overall solutions, and provide guidance to the other team members.

What this person will be doing (50% lead, 50% hands on)

• Lead multiple automation efforts and influencing others to adopt best practices when applicable.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams including application SMEs domain architects, Cyber, Infrastructure and other subject matter experts. Requires coming up to speed rapidly with the SCE organization and key stakeholders.
• Analyze how systems are being tested manually and identify opportunities to reduce that time and effort through test automation.
• Design and develop robust automated tests for desktop applications, APIs, shell scripts, and databases to address business and technical use cases.
• Maintain, support, and extend our in-house automation framework and automation suites
• Design comprehensive approaches and set up process standards for ensuring the quality, scalability, and maintainability of test automation tools and frameworks.
• Participating in troubleshooting and triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards the root cause identification and resolution.

The essentials

• 10 years of hands-on experience designing, building and maintaining test automation solutions across multiple platforms using a variety of tools and frameworks
• 5 years of experience leading successful test automation efforts.
• Highly proficient in testing and building test automation for desktop applications, APIs, packaged applications, and custom applications
• Advanced knowledge in testing strategies, test automation approaches, and how to design mature automation frameworks
• 7 years of experience interfacing, collaborating, and negotiating with team members, all levels of management, different departments, and vendors to develop solutions, facilitate cooperation between different parties, and obtain stakeholder buy-in.
• Recent hands on experience with one or more programming languages and SQL.(Understanding of relational databases, has the ability to programmatically read/write from the DB using medium complexity SQL queries, comfortable designing and updating relational database structures, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly communicate and articulate to stakeholders and management across multiple business functions.

Nice to have

• Prior exposure to or experience automating tests using Tosca,
• Experience with integrating automation into CI-CD pipelines within large, complex environments.
• Experience in the utility industry or a similar type of environment. We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication.

Jitender Sagar

Resource Manager

VRTEK Consulting

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