Sr Automation Test Engineer

VARITE • San Francisco, CA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

VARITE is looking for a qualified Sr Automation Test Engineer in San Francisco, CA 94105. Established in the Year 2000, VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services. The client is a central banking system of the United States that manages monetary policy, regulates financial institutions, provides banking services, and acts as a lender of last resort during financial crises. We are seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to drive end-to-end quality through close collaboration with developers, product owners, and other key stakeholders to deliver high-quality software products. This role requires strong ownership to define, implement, and champion quality practices that ensure high-impact delivery.

Requirements

• Typically requires at least 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience working as a Senior Quality Engineer for at least 5 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science/technology, business administration, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.
• Hands-on experience in test automation tools like Cypress and Selenium
• Hands on experience in performance testing tools like jMeter
• Hands-on experience in JavaScript/Typescript and Java
• Experience working with a cloud provider like AWS.
• Experience in UI and API automation in Web Applications.
• Broad, in-depth understanding and experience with quality assurance and testing discipline.
• Performs most work independently with limited supervision and direction.
• May consult with management or senior staff in decision making.
• Strong understanding of test automation best practices and can architect, develop, and debug medium to complex level automation scripts.
• Understanding of the software development process and major technology terms.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality.

Nice To Haves

• Testing skills and experience with agile, cloud-based delivery in close alignment with the application development team.
• Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
• Demonstrate growth mindset and learning agility.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strong written and verbal communication, and ability to effectively balance constraints and priorities to ensure team commitments are met.
• Strong interpersonal skills -- seek to understand different perspectives; demonstrate openness and respect for diverse views, help build and maintain a healthy team dynamic.
• Strong initiative and teamwork.
• Salesforce knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes, designs, tests, and delivers technology solutions for business areas and implements executes comprehensive software quality assurance strategies.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts.
• Develop, maintain, and execute manual test scripts.
• Assist in building CI/CD pipeline to execute test scripts in schedule.
• Working across teams to validate end-to-end flows.
• Documents, tracks, and resolves software defects or issues in collaboration with the product delivery team.
• Ensures quality is built into the software solution throughout the software development lifecycle by performing peer reviews and leveraging relevant quality assurance processes and technologies.
• Develops and communicates software quality measures that report the reliability, compliance/accessibility, performance, and security of the software products and services developed.
• Works closely with delivery partners to understand and align software quality assurance services with product delivery approach and schedule.
• Providing manual and automated testing services to assure the quality of strategic and high-priority applications.

Benefits

• Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan
• Legal Service Plans – Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior