QA Automation Engineer Job in New York 10001, New York US
QA Automation Engineer Position Open in New York, NY
About Patch
Communities use Patch every day to make navigating local life easier and more informed. We provide the neighborhood news and information you must know; the best things to do; ways to buy, sell and save money; and a platform to connect and share with your neighbors. And we need your help.
About you
• You’re a meticulous problem solver
• You like to analyze software breakpoints and help develop solutions
• You’re informed by both well established and emerging approaches to solving big problems
• You’re passionate about pushing out new processes
• You keep the end user in mind, and appreciate the value of developing useful software that scales
• You’re Agile where it makes sense, but always sensible, clever and hard-working
Role Responsibilities: QA Automation Engineer
As an integral member of the Quality Assurance team, your primary role will be developing and implementing test automation strategies, estimating automation development and maintenance, and delivering automation suites for Regression, Smoke, and Project-driven testing. Specifically, you will:
• Plan the delivery of the test scripts to be automated
• Create automated test scripts
• Contribute to identifying the test scripts that could be automated; prioritize based on business needs
• Deliver automated scripts using open-source tools
• Provide mentoring on automation to other QA team members
• Act as QA Lead for new features and products as needed
Requirements
• Passion for finding ways to streamline testing processes
• An understanding of the challenges involved in building popular applications at web scale
• Proven track record of implementing automation tools; expert level ability with open source automation tools preferred
• Experience implementing testing in a continuous integration environment
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Minimum 3 years experience testing Web-based technologies
• Strong experience working with large scale consumer web-based applications
• In depth knowledge of SDLC, Waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Must be Mac, PC, and smart phone literate
• Familiarity with Ruby on Rails and MySQL (or a similar framework DB)
• Experience working with Jira perferred
• Experience executing Performance Testing a plus
• Comfort with Git or other VCS
• Must pass an internal technical review
What We Offer
• A driven, motivated, and talented team that believes in working hard and reaping the rewards
• Laid-back office environment in the heart of Flatiron
• Free iPad, iPhone, or $75/month towards your mobile phone bill
• Competitive compensation and excellent benefits package, including 401-K match and performance bonus
To Apply
Send all of the following (and anything else to help you stand out):
• Cover note explaining why we should work together
• Resume in a standard format (.txt, .doc, .pdf) and/or link to online career profile (e.g. LinkedIn)
• Links to any online portfolios, code repositories, sample projects, live applications, etc.
Patch offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including 401(k) match and performance bonus. Patch Media, part of the Huffington Post Media Group, is an AOL company.
