QA Automation Engineer (Hybrid - Philadelphia)

PCS Retirement•Philadelphia, PA

3d•$85,000 - $110,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Improve product stability and customer experience proactively as part of new releases and reactively in response to production issues with a very heavy bias towards creating, maintaining, executing a suite of automated test scripts. Ensure automated test scripts are re-usable across regression testing, functional testing, production monitoring, and performance/load testing and on various browsers and devices. Support PCS’s business growth by intelligently using company selected tools and technologies to keep costs down while preserving the integrity of the application(s) to increase profits.

Requirements

Must have at least 5 years of in-depth hands-on experience with software automation testing tools, preferably mabl, Selenium , Postman and JMeter or any other like technologies within an Agile environment
Must possess a strong programming background using but not limited to SQL, JavaScript, HTML, JSON, and CSS
Background in automate test script creation and re-use across regression testing, functional testing, production monitoring, and performance/load testing
B.S. in Computer Science or related field
Demonstrates a sense of ownership and pride in their performance and its impact on the organization’s success
Exceptional attention to detail as well as excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Team player with good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills
Must be able to work a hybrid schedule: 2 days per week in our Philadelphia office location.
For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure employees can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours.
Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 50 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Vue.js, Vuex, Vuetify, .aspx, MVC framework, Salesforce and Azure DevOps a plus
Some knowledge of the following financial technologies is a plus: core banking and/or payment systems, record keeping systems, and personal financial management

Responsibilities

Contribute to the development and improvement of the test automation strategy within the organization.
Assist with the design, creation, and maintenance of the automation test infrastructure across multiple product lines using the test automation tool mabl.
Support, maintain, and enhance all test automation activities during the system design life cycle.
Review manual test cases for the application under test and provide feedback on appropriateness for automation.
Assist with manual testing, executing manual test cases and scripts for applications being developed.
Create and maintain test plans/scripts in compliance with defined QA standards and methodologies using the project management software tool JIRA.
Identify and analyze the existence of any defects within the product for escalation and assist developers to validate and remediate all defects.
Identify process bottlenecks and suggest actions for improvement.
Recommend improvements to the application to enhance the user experience and improve customer satisfaction.
Liaise with Software and Product Development Teams to identify requirements and solve problems