Performance Test Engineer

04 Nov 2024

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We have an opening for an Automation Test Engineer for platform team with a direct client in the Milwaukee area for an initial duration of 1 year with extension expected. Must be able to work as our direct W2 employee, not c2c. Initially work remote, but must work in Milwaukee area when staff returns to the office.Organizational Fit:As a technical, hands-on Test Engineer, your job is to participate in the automation and some manual testing of various aspects of our Kubernetes, IBM Cloud Pak, NGINX and HIS Application Platforms. This is a role on a platform team, not an application team.

You will work to automate the testing of critical platform capabilities, nonfunctional requirements (performance, scalability, reliability, etc.), as well as helping work on CI/CD pipelines to run these different tests. Product domain knowledge will be built up and use when troubleshooting interesting cases and you will feel the impact of your troubleshooting and work as this role is on a highly visible, critical application platform. We work in a highly technical and fast paced environment, but we work together, and we win and lose as a team. This role requires a self-starter attitude as this position requires working with multiple types of technology and layers to understand to develop a strong test suite. The goal of an automation specialist is to eliminate defects, errors and problems with product or software development and with business or customer service processes.
  • Identify opportunities for automation within software processes.
  • Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
  • Run tests for databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware and software.
  • Identify bugs and quality issues in development, service or business processes.
  • Collaborate with other business units to understand how automation can improve workflow.
  • Gather requirements from clients, customers or end-users to develop the best possible automation solutions.
Must Have:
  • Automation testing experience for performance, scalability, reliability
  • Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodology
  • Experience creating test strategy and plans
  • Experience working within and developing test automation frameworks
  • Proficient using git and building CI/CD pipelines (GITLAB CI)
  • Ability to conduct POCs and present options to the engineering team\
  • Experience with the following tooling Gitlab CI, Ansible, Terraform
Experience writing tests for python and golang projects
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years minimum experience required
  • Demonstrated critical thinking, ownership mindset and continuous learning
  • Capable of communicating between product and engineering
  • Experience in Test Automation for UI and Rest API
  • Knowledge of Jira
Nice to Have:
  • Experience with the following platforms Docker, Kubernetes, Websphere, NGINX, F5
Candidates able to work as direct w2 employee can apply by emailing resume to .

  • ID: #22176095
  • State: Wisconsin Milwaukee 53201 Milwaukee USA
  • City: Milwaukee
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2021-11-04
  • Deadline: 2021-12-21
  • Category: Et cetera