Senior Automation QA Engineer

Job Description

Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts with independence improving efficiency and test coverage to enable business capabilities, working in an Agile environment that includes business and T&D partner teams. Drive a shift-left approach to software validation, guiding the team to apply automation themselves vs handing to "QA/QE" to automate Participate in product design and development to ensure that quality is built in from the beginning. Monitor the effectiveness of test automation and drive improvements through insights gained via analysis at various stages of test automation to ensure stability, efficiency, and scalability. Define and execute test plans, test cases/scripts, identify defects, analyze test results and partner with developers to ensure that products or services meet quality standards. Apply advanced understanding of engineering best practices and drive continuous improvement across the team through coaching and influencing Adhere to Agile SDLC and execute related duties as required.  Foster collaboration and mentorship promoting a culture of feedback, learning and professional growth Maintain strong relationships with business partners, peer IT teams and vendor partners. Mandatory Skills Description: 5+ years of relevant experience. Robust Experience with scripting with SQL, Python, Pytest, and Zephyr Experience with QE processes and methodologies, automated and manual test processes, test planning, test cases design, scripting, execution, automated test tools, regression testing. Experience writing clean, usable, and efficient code. Experience interacting and coordinating test activities amongst multiple teams and the ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.