QA Automation Team Lead #8555

Purpose of the job:

Our client is a large Seattle-based retailer that sells high-quality outdoor gear and apparel. This job contributes to client’s success by ensuring that all retail and back-end systems accurately process retail orders, purchase orders, returns, replenishment, and inventory management across all application families.

MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the automation team and be responsible for the team deliverables
• Plan QA Automation cycles, track execution and report the status
• Development and execution of automated test cases and QA processes that ensure quality throughout release schedule
• Implement the automation tests within the existing automation framework
• Create automation framework from scratch for the new agendas
• Develop test plans, manual test cases, and test reports
• Validate that user expectations are achieved during the testing process through manual and automated testing
• Review user requirements documents to ensure that requirements are testable
• Execute automation test strategy that promotes best automation approach (API and/or UI), and development of toolset to enhance manual test efforts for all projects.
• Contribute to processes for continuous integration, Test Management and Reporting for Automated Suites
• Identify risks, opportunities and work items for process and test automation
• Interface with development team to ensure sufficient test coverage upstream in JUnit and other unit test tools in support of TDD best practices

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

MUST HAVE:

• TL experience in Agile environment
• Strong background in, and at least 5 years of working in QA automation
• Strong knowledge of Java, OOP, design concepts and automation patterns
• Experience with Selenium Web Driver
• Experience with JUnit
• Experience with API testing
• Experience with WEB UI testing
• Experience with setting up CI/CD from scratch
• Experience creating automation framework from scratch
• At least Intermediate English level

WOULD BE A PLUS:

• Experience with Jenkins
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or related field