Principal Quality Assurance Engineer

In this role, you will be working with a team of technologists passionate about delivering Test Automation and Test Data ecosystems as well as consulting with development and business partners in test and process automation. As a technical associate of this team, you will be crafting our technology vision and will have a real impact on our development success. This role will support NetBenefits and PSW applications.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, document, and maintain automated tests and in-house software utilities.; Manage Tech Debt including but not limited to refactoring code.; Adhere to established software engineering best practices and standards.; Conduct peer code reviews and mentor junior associates.; Collaborate with other technical resources to suggest improvements for processes, best practices, and standards, design and develop automated tests and/or software tools, understand requirements, and identify opportunities to improve maintainability of automation platform (Playwright/ Karate/ RestAssured); Understand and apply test driven design concepts to test and debug automated solutions and software utilities developed by self and others.; Deliver accurate and maintainable code for test automation and software utilities.; Build CI/ CD pipelines.; Responsible for Stakeholder Management including communicating to senior leaders in the domain area.

Requirements

B.S. Computer Science, Computer Engineering or similar technical field.; 10 years of software development or hand-coded test automation development using Java or Javascript or Python.; Proven technical skills (e.g. SQL, API Automation, JavaScript, Java, or Python); Experience in testing distributed applications at multiple layers of the technology stack; Hands on experience with crafting and maintaining testing frameworks like Selenium (TestNG), OR Playwright AND API Automation using Karate OR RestAssure; Knowledge of with Version Control Systems (Git, ClearCase etc.); Proven experience of all facets of software development from design, coding and testing to deployment (hands on with Continuous Integration toolsets – Jenkins etc.); Deep understanding of QE processes and standards- Functional, Regression, End to End, Accessibility and other types of testing.; Ability to perform technical and functional analysis.; Ability to quickly learn and apply new technical skills.; Demonstrated experience in DevOps and CI/ CD pipelines.; Understand and apply test driven design concepts to test and debug automated solutions and software utilities developed by self and others.; Proven experience in Agile / Scrum methodology; Highly collaborative individual with ability to influence others and build strong partner relationships internally, as well as externally.