QA Automation Engineer (Java/API)

Job title: QA Automation Engineer (Java/API)

REMOTE - QA Automation Engineer (Java/API)

About the Team This team delivers core business data to multiple endpoints, including email, print, data storage, data messaging and synchronization for internal and external clients, and SMS text messaging. As a member of the Messaging team, you'll partner with business and technical leadership to support the vision, strategic plan and roadmap for the organization's messaging architecture. The team works with IT solutions groups, IT architecture, Product Management, Information Security, third-party vendors and partners, and executive leadership. You'll test solutions that support customers and employees, helping make processes more flexible and efficient and improving the experience for both groups. The team helps the business use technology for more efficient, cost-effective processes in a complex, high-volume environment where response times matter.

Responsibilities

• As a QA Automation Engineer, you'll review requirements to decide what functionality needs testing, through both manual and automated testing. You'll design, write, run and maintain software test plans and test cases. You'll test applications and document, track and report defects. You'll also analyze test results, help find the root cause of issues and re-test after fixes. You'll set and monitor quality control checkpoints, share test results with internal stakeholders and track metrics to meet service level agreements and quality standards. You'll join a collaborative team that works on high-priority projects. We're looking for a self-starter who will meet established service level agreements and keep quality high.

• Required

• 2+ years of experience in a QA/QC software testing role

• 2 years of experience in test automation, including leading code reviews and debugging and maintaining automated test code

• Experience with Git and Jenkins for configuration management and software builds and deployments

• Experience with manual API testing using tools such as Postman or SoapUI

• Experience testing Java-based applications and AWS

• Ability to design, build and maintain automated test frameworks and test suites for API/web services and UI testing

• Experience across the full development lifecycle and with end-to-end testing

• Ability to collaborate well in a remote work environment

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems or a related field

• Experience with automation tools such as REST Assured, Supertest or similar

• Experience writing and running SQL queries for validation and testing

• Experience working on Agile/Scrum sprint teams with tools such as Jira, Zephyr and Confluence

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a Health Savings Account, a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within a Welcome Packet as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

• If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our accommodations team.

• Benefits (continued)

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