Senior SDET - 678

Job DescriptionPosition's Contributions to Work Group : - AKA Senior SDET Extend testing automation framework using JAVA/JAVA Script - Take ownership in understanding business requirements/ACs and develop test strategy/test plan - Develop automation testcases using existing automation framework Typical task breakdown: - Develop test automation code for Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), of systems, infrastructure, and test framework. - Plan, design, develop, and maintain API test automation framework that facilitates automation scripting, execution, and analysis of results - Provide technical leadership and mentoring for test engineers on multiple applications/projects onshore and offshore; train and mentor project team members to create, execute, analyze, and maintain automated regression suites - Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of a specific functionality as needed - Develop automated functional scripts using tools such as Java, Karate, JMeter. - Perform exploratory and manual testing of the product suite as appropriate - Provide expertise in testing methodologies, best practices, and standards - Position will be onsite hybrid starting day 1. Interviews may also be onsite - Interaction with team : - Working with team; team consists of 20+ folks Work environment : Chicago Office: 540 W Madison Street, Chicago, IL 60661 (worker will need to come into office 3-5x a week ; A full return to office ( 5days in office) will eventually happen, so candidates need to make sure they are good with that.) Education & Experience Required: - Years of experience: 8-10 yrs experience - Bachelor's and Master's degree and 8+ years of experience Required Technical Skills (Required) - Strong design and development skills in two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java (3-5 years) Cucumber(3-5 years), JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks - At least 8 years of test automation framework design - Strong experience in testing Webservices (REST APIs) (3+5 years) - Proven experience developing test scripts, test cases, and test data - The ability to write queries in SQL or other relational databases - 3+ years of experience in developing scenario based performance testing using JMeter - Experience testing full stack and integration testing with 3rd parties - End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms (Desired) - Hands on experience with Python - development experience in AWS Cloud technology - Experience in TDD, continuous integration, code review practice is strongly desired - Experience with Apigee or other API gateways is a plus - Experience with DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git) - At least 2 years working on an Agile team with a solid understanding of Agile/Lean practices. - Understanding of a micro service Architecture - Experience load and performance testing - Strong documentation skills Soft Skills (Required) - Ability to adapt quickly to a complex environment - Pro-active, flexible and creative - Very strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with developers and business users. -