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We have a Contract To Hire position for "Sr Software Test Engineer" with one of our direct clients in Atlanta, Georgia for initial contract duration of 6+ months. No third-party candidates considered for this position. US citizens and all those authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply.Please contact us at (678) 310-1132Local Candidates are Preferred. Video/Telephonic Interview is mandatory.Permanent Residents and all other parties authorized to work in the US without sponsorship are encouraged to apply (for U.S. Citizenship or green card holder is required) Permanent Residents Only - No H1B
Job DescriptionSenior Software Developer in TestAs a Software Developer in Test (SDET), you are an integral part of the Client’s Testing Organization’s vision of involving Testers as active early participants in the development lifecycle as Test Developers. Ideally, you will have the engineering flavor of a Developer with the quality mindset of a Tester. You will influence product design and the testability of new features so we can help provide an awesome experience for our users.For this position, we’re asking for candidates that exemplify leadership: constant learners who motivate their peers and are self-motivated, who are positive and pragmatic, who communicate and collaborate, who execute technical direction, who take responsibility and ownership, and who are driven by the quality and success of their products.Responsibilities: (included but not limited to)- Become a subject matter expert in multiple applications
- Partner with feature developers and other SDETs to build the tools and infrastructure to ensure our production code is thoroughly tested to the highest standards
- Partner with team members to ensure we are building testable applications
- Assist feature developers in stabilizing our code, build, and deployments
- Create and modify our automated scenarios by using our Frameworks
- Promote quality within all aspects of development by actively participating in requirements gathering, technical design reviews, etc.
- Maintain and contribute to the development of test stubs, and tools to enhance manual test execution
- Assist in production releases
- Swarm to assist any member of the team to meet our commitments
- Make process and systems improvement recommendations to assist the business in achieving its goals and objectives
- Thrive to understand our industry to become a stronger partner in the team and a better consultant to our partners
- Investigate new testing technologies and methodologies to expand and improve product test coverage
- Drive continuous integration, recommending approach and technology infrastructure and tools
- Mentor SDETs and Test Engineers to spread the adoption of automation strategy and best practices throughout the team.
- Self-directed, as demonstrated by setting effective goals, establishing priorities, and planning well in order to produce quality work
- Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related field or relevant IT experience
- 5+ years of test automation development experience in Ruby, Java, or the same years of experience in an equivalent Object Oriented language
- In-cycle experience in Test Automation in an Agile environment
- 5+ years of UNIX or Linux shell command experience
- Ability to independently formulate test strategy and translate it into test automation
- Demonstrated knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment best practices and build tools
- Experience with version control tools like Git or SVN
- 3+ Years Experience in writing SQL queries and strong knowledge in relational database structures
- Strong familiarity with REST
- Proven expertise in engineering best practices in unit, functional, and non-functional testing
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Prefer experience with AWS (or other cloud provider) and Docker