Senior Test Automation Engineer

Senior Test Automation Engineer - Cloud - Datacenter Industry
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Pay Rate: DOE
Start Date: ASAP
5 month Contract (strong potential to extend or get converted)
Department: Product Engineering - Interconnection - Software
Job Category: Product

  On behalf of our leading global interconnection platform and data center provider client, we are seeking a 'Senior Test Automation Engineer - Cloud' to join a strong team with a passion for transforming digital ecosystems. 
  As a QA Automation Engineer you will be responsible for setting up env, deploy new products, manage our infrastructure, automate processes and suggest solutions to problems. You will work with the team to help setup and maintain tools and test frameworks. You will help with leading strategies for performance, scalability, longevity and resiliency testing.

Duties:

• Responsible for setting up test environment and automation jobs for application microservices deployed in both on-prem and on Cloud.
• Setup test tools to validate environment, application and solutions throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Manual testing, UI feature test automation and API integration test automation
• Manage continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline to deliver maximum efficiency.
• Responsible to write clean, testable, readable and maintainable Java code that performs automation efficiently.
• Responsible for troubleshooting, issue diagnosis and propose appropriate regression tests to prevent re-occurrence of issues.
• Provide technical guidance for team members and coworkers on development and operations.
• Communicate and highlight any potential risks

Education & Experience:

• BS in computer science or equivalent with 3+ years or MS in computer science or equivalent with 1+ years hands on professional software development experience with a variety of different testing techniques such as UI Testing, Automated Testing (API & UI), Test Driven Development Strategies and other
• Experience with SDLC including unit tests, code management and build tools (Maven, SBT), code management tools (Github) and deployment tools (Jenkins)
• Experience in automated testing of applications deployed in cloud (AWS) is strongly preferred.
• Experience in simulating resource intensive critical subsystems is desirable.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud computing services including ability and familiarity to connect to EC2 instances.
• Strong experience in developing automation using libraries like Selenium WebDriver, Apache HTTPClient, Karate
• Knowledge of Unix, SQL, Java, JavaScript, Python, HTML, JSON, TestNG, Maven and source control Git/bit bucket desired
• Real-world experience with continuous integration and delivery using public cloud such as AWS, Azure or GCP and container technologies such as Docker is required
• Hands-on experience with Agile-scrum methodology and Test-driven development
• Hands-on skillset with RESTful API development and/or testing is desired
• Knowledge of advanced networking technologies and services including MPLS, VPLS/VPWS, Ethernet, IP/VPN routing protocols and architectures, IP security/SSL, IP multicast, IPv6, and wired/wireless LAN infrastructures is a strong plus but not required.
• A sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the company's success
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Team player
• Good time-management skills
• Great interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong communication skills, able to communicate effectively

Please submit your resume in Word or PDF version to be considered.