Sr. Automation Engineer

The GEO Group•Boulder, CO

10h•Onsite

About The Position

BI is one of the leading technology companies in Boulder, Colorado and the largest provider of innovative electronic monitoring solutions in the United States. We excel at proving technological solutions to over 1,000 agencies nationwide and allowing those agencies to fulfill their missions without worrying about the technical complexities. The Senior Automation Testing Engineer responsibilities include developing and executing exploratory and automated tests to ensure product quality. Provides strong leadership within development teams on all aspects of software testing. Leads, guides and monitors test activities to meet business objectives and requirements. Assists team members in analyzing deliverables to ensure proper test coverage.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
At least seven (7) years of professional experience in software quality assurance testing.
At least five (5) experience with automated testing, including load and performance testing.
United States citizenship required.
Ability to receive client’s approval to work on contract required.
Must live in the US 3 of the last 5 years (military and study abroad included).
Experience working with Agile Software Development practice.
Proficient with creating and executing Microsoft SQL queries. In-depth knowledge of relational databases, SQL and web technologies.
Experience with Microsoft SQL Server.
Working knowledge of testing disciplines and tasks and automated test tools.
In-depth understanding of web-based testing products.
Extensive knowledge of testing methodologies.
Experience leading a team comprised of members with varying experience.
Effective communication skills with internal and external contacts at all levels, both written and verbal.
Excellent analytical skills and commitment to continuous testing improvement.
Strong time management skills.
Ability to perform problem analysis and resolution.
Ability to maintain confidentiality with regard to information stored in operational databases.
Ability to work with computers and the necessary software typically used by the department.

Responsibilities

Reviews requirements with product owners and team members to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
Monitors all stages of software development to identify and resolve system malfunctions to meet quality standards.
Designs and implements tests, debugs and defines corrective actions.
Reviews system requirements and track quality assurance metrics (e.g. defect densities and open defect counts.)
Applies various designs and documents the automation test strategy.
Creates an automation test plan and getting approval.
Identifies and selects the automation test cases.
Estimates, prioritizes, plans and coordinates testing activities.
Develops and executes automated UI and functional tests.
Enhances and maintains automated Continuous Integration (CI) flows.
Designs, develops and executes automation scripts using available tools.
Identifies, records, documents thoroughly and tracks bugs.
Performs thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved.
Develops and applies testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs.
Monitors debugging process results.
Investigates the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions. Tracks quality assurance metrics, i.e. defect densities and open defect counts.
Works closely with DevOps to ensure automation and monitoring at all steps of the development cycle from software development integration, testing, releasing to deployment and infrastructure management.
Develops and executes test plans, test cases for new products and releases. Ensures system and business requirements are met.
Manages product defects. Re-tests and confirms defects reported as fixed.
Creates test strategies for major initiatives, identifying test approaches, methods, necessary resources and environment needs.
Facilitates knowledge transfers and sharing of testing efforts across the Quality Assurance team. Mentors and provides guidance to other QA Analysts.
Maintains current knowledge of various quality assurance testing technologies available in the market. Proactively makes recommendations on how to make internal test processes more efficient.
Performs other duties as assigned.