Open Position
Senior QA Engineer/Test Automation Specialist
Are you looking to contribute on both a strategic and tactical level in an organization and an industry that are both poised for dramatic growth in the near term? If so, we'd like to hear from you. We are currently looking for an intelligent, independent, talented, and experienced QA Engineer with background in Test Automation to work as a senior member of our Quality Assurance team. The successful candidate will work with other members of the team to ensure quality, performance and throughput benchmarks for existing and new components for Medem's core applications and services.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and execute test cases using variety of QA automation tools including but not limited to Segue's SilkTest.
- Design, develop and execute regression, usability, stress, database verification, security and other types of testing activities.
- Work closely with software developers, production support and product managers on the troubleshooting and verifying bugs, as well as on design of internal and external applications.
- Participate in development of internal QA tools, test harness and integrate those into development and build processes.
- Develop and maintain internal technical documentation relevant to the QA processes and procedures.
- Minimum of 7 years experience in Software Quality Assurance with strong emphasis on automation.
- Great command and in-depth knowledge of QA automation tools, techniques, processes, and technologies.
- Minimum of 3 - 4 years development of OO frameworks using SilkTest for web applications, or 2 - 3 years development in C++/Java and working knowledge of SilkTest design and deployment of significant extensions to the existing framework. Significant hands-on experience in testing web-enabled application.
- Knowledge of Relational Databases and hands-on experience with SQL and stored procedures.
- Solid understanding of full Software Development Life Cycle and QA processes.
- Experience with J2EE technologies, Weblogic, TomCat, JBOSS, and XML is a great plus.
- Experience with Internet security, web services, application integration is a great plus.
- LoadRunner, white box or/and unit testing experience is a plus.
- Release management and application build and push to production is a great plus.
- Application Service Provider (ASP) experience for B2C Internet applications is a great plus.
- Strong passion for Quality Assurance and track record of continuing education.
- Detail oriented, methodical, meticulous, and process-oriented person who is prepared to instill the processes in a diverse fast changing and not process-oriented environment.
- Strong task planning and tracking capabilities; strong diagnostic, analytic, troubleshooting, problem-solving skills.
- Highly developed critical thinking and effective risk analysis skills.
- Ambitious self-starter with get-it-done attitude who strives for results and performs well under pressure.
- Small company / start up mentality with appreciation for the benefits of structure.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
Medem is an equal opportunity employer. Medem offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package. If you meet all of the above qualifications, please submit your resume with cover letter for immediate consideration to: qajobs@medem.com.
We must ask that agencies do not send unsolicited resumes. All resumes received become the property of Medem, Inc. without remuneration.