Automation Test Engineer

Key Accountabilities:  

• Define a testing strategy and execute against that strategy for an Agile Delivery team 
• Communicate strategies and plans with customers and coordinate testing efforts to ensure optimal results 
• Work closely with product owners to understand future capabilities to guarantee testing coverage. 
• Be the subject matter expert in the automated testing areas, identifying, evaluating and recommending the automated testing processes and tools for different purposes, based on business value 
• Define and publish key performance metrics or progress for the testing efforts. 
• Be accountable for automating test scripts where possible 
• Ability to work in an agile environment with a focus on iterative and test-driven design methods. 
• Support the business and IT testing efforts with best practices and coordination (where needed) 

Key Qualifications and Experiences: 

• Understanding or practical experience in test automation with industry standard testing tools such as Selenium (Preferred), Worksoft Certify and Tosca 
• 5+ years testing experience on an Agile team 
• Experience with Agile, Azure Boards/JIRA and Continuous testing  
• Write/understand SQL, visual basic scripts and batch scripts is a plus 
• Experience with LoadRunner (building, executing), Control-M scheduling software, and ServiceNow is a plus 
• Takes initiative to resolve issues, review existing support documentation and researches on-line before escalating for help 
• Verbal and written fluency in English is mandatory. Ability to work in a virtual team which may work across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines