Software QA Automation Engineer

Advisor360°•Needham, MA

About The Position

We are seeking a Software QA Automation Engineer to drive and own quality within their team. This role involves working collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders, employing a “shift left” mentality, and understanding the “definition of done” for signing off on project quality. The ideal candidate will be proactive about quality, focusing on preventing bugs rather than just finding them. You will help drive our quality engineering vision by establishing best practices for automation, assisting in manual testing where applicable, and forming a deep understanding of our product offerings to ensure the right test coverage. This role requires interpreting documentation requirements to create comprehensive test plans and test strategies, designing and developing automated tests in collaboration with engineers, and monitoring and maintaining nightly automation. Additionally, you will lead, mentor, and guide junior and mid-level automation engineers, and engage in software release activities as required.

Requirements

5+ years of software quality assurance experience.
A data driven and analytical approach to problem solving.
Strong programming experience in Python, Javascript with Selenium and Playwright.
Familiarity and willingness to work with AI tools such as Copilot and Augment.
Understanding of code architecture best practices such as reusability, maintainability, scalability, and abstraction.
Experience and understanding of source control (BitBucket/GitHub) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Github Actions).
Experience working with REST APIs and usage of tools like Swagger and Postman.
Experience with SQL and relational databases and capability to dig into and understand data.
In-depth knowledge of Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology.
Excellent oral and written communication across disciplines and teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Snowflake is a plus.
Experience in the financial industry is a plus.
Experience in Trading platforms and workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

Work back from the customer to drive and own Quality within your team.
Work collaboratively with cross functional stakeholders employing a “shift left” mentality.
Work with Product/Design/etc. to understand and clearly shape the “definition of done” when it comes to signing off on the quality of a project.
Be proactive about quality. Finding bugs is cool, but you know what’s cooler? Preventing them in the first place.
Help drive our quality engineering vision by establishing best practices for automation.
Assist in manual testing where applicable.
Form a deep understanding of our product offerings and how best to provide the right test coverage for our customers.
Interpret documentation requirements to create comprehensive test plans and test strategies.
Design and develop automated tests in collaboration with engineers to ensure software quality and efficiency.
Monitor and maintain the nightly automation and extend these as we add new customers.
Lead, mentor and guide junior and mid-level automation engineers.
Engage in software release activities when required.