Automation Tester
Location Address: WFH, then Toronto
Contract Duration: 6 months
Extension: Possible
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday
Story Behind the Need
• Business group: Derivatives and Structured Product Technology
• Project: Modernization of the old system with new functionalities. Migrating the functions over and need testing, as the technologies are different for the products being moved to the new platform.
• Reason for request: improve current automation testing process
Candidate Value Proposition
– The successful candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience the derivatives market.
Typical Day in Role
• Develop effective, reusable and maintainable automated test framework and test cases to achieve maximum code coverage in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Design, develop, execute automation scripts using Selenium, Java and Rest Assured and analyze automation test results.
• Must have a solid understanding or experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) or Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Strong knowledge of Java with the ability to write code from scratch.
• Experience in API testing, preferably Rest Assured
• Experience writing complex SQL queries and database testing skill
• Ability to analyze and understand issues of a technical nature
• Reviews automated tests and provide suggestions to improve the quality of the test.
• Communicate test results and highlight any potential quality risks.
• Hands-on experience with test management tools such as JIRA, HP ALM.
• Strong aptitude for learning new technologizes
• Ability to interact effectively within a cross functional team: BA, developers, QAs
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 4+ years’ experience with Java with the ability to write code from scratch
• Must have a solid understanding or experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) or Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• 4+ years’ experience with Selenium, as well as either Cucumber or TestNG
• 2+ years’ experience with API Testing and Rest Assured
• Experience in automation testing within any industry
• Able to create, modify, and consolidate quality test cases
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Experience with derivatives or banking
• Experience with Agile workflow
• Able to use SQL to fetch information from databases
Soft Skills:
• Able to work with the QA teams and communicate with the BAs and Developers
Best vs Average: candidate would be able to complete a task with transparency and proactively complete the deliverable/project. Hands-on web application is preferred.
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
Candidate Review & Selection
• Structure and Format: One interview with a QA and the HM