Full Description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Sr Automation Test Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities

Functional testing Test planning (functional and integration testing, test data generation etc.) Coordinate with other testers, developers, product owners to deliver optimal test coverage Follow testing best practices for creating test artifacts in JIRA. Strong triaging skills with ability to look into logs, DB, file storage etc Non-functional testing Coordinate with the load test team and track the progress Test automation Good knowledge of Java/Python It can be Playwright with AI or other use cases. Maintain a healthy coverage of functional testing through test automation. Ensure regular and successful execution of different test scripts (smoke/regression etc.) Regression maintain healthy regression testing coverage through test automation Managing test data Procure/create test data that is needed for all types of testing (functional / non-functional) for adequate test coverage Maintain test data repository with ready to use test data Test environment maintenance Manage application deployments required by testers by monitoring git pipelines Manage dependencies / integrations with other applications as needed

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field or equivalent work experience Typically requires 5+ years of related information technology work experience and 3+ years of development or test automation experience Expert in test automation frameworks like Selenium, Cucumber, RESTAssure for covering end to end test automation Requires proven experience developing automated test systems and scripts Requires knowledge of multiple software development methodologies such as Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, and Behavior-driven development Requires working experience with Integration, stress, performance, scalability, and/or load testing

Preferred Skills

Multiple software testing assurance certifications from an accredited institution (i.e. AS2, QAI, ISTQB, etc.) Experience leading small teams Experience in AI usage with test automation is preferred.

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at https://sgainc.com/ .

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