The Role of Senior Automation Tester
Job Description:
Senior Engineering-in-Test Position.
This role is part of the Application Security Tools Squad, which forms a part of the Application and Infrastructure Security Product Area within the Enterprise Cybersecurity business unit.
According to Verizon's Data Breach Investigation Report, ~70% of breaches involved exploitation of a web application. With hundreds of web applications releasing multiple times a month to production, it is crucial that these applications are secure for our 40M+ customers.
As a team member, you will play a key role in steering decisions, leading deployments, and crafting integrations with our current systems.
The Expertise You Have
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8+ years of relevant technical experience and expertise in test automation.
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Experience creating, maintaining, and enforcing the overall program test plan with stakeholders based on evolving schedules and timelines.
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Experience testing vendor applications.
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Ensuring that all types of testing, including unit, functional, performance, acceptance etc., are being covered.
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Experience reporting on test progress, product quality status, and overall test results to initiative stakeholders.
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Agile/Scrum experience.
The Skills You Bring
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Excellent communication and collaboration skills to collaborate with multiple teams across the organization.
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Drive a strong quality practice and influence the squad(s) to focus on quality in each sprint.
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Continuously focus on improving the stability and resiliency of critical business processes and applications.
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Ability to drive the test automation strategy within the team.
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Firsthand experience with crafting and maintaining testing frameworks with tools like PyUnit, Junit, Karate, Cypress etc.
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Good understanding of web services testing.
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Data analysis and technical troubleshooting.
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Build efficiencies in testing that increase agility and time to deliver business value.
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You have a passion for continual learning and are always ready to guide, support and/or mentor other members of your team.
The Value You Deliver
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Review test strategies with stakeholders and ensure that all types of testing are getting covered.
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Developing and maintaining automated suites/frameworks of tests to assess product quality and release readiness.
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Developing an Automation Framework related to application security.
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Train squads on test management.
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Conduct manual testing.
Please note: this is a contract position. Sponsorship is not possible for this role. Only apply if you reside in Ireland within commuting distance to Galway and have the right to work full-time in Ireland (Stamp 4 or EU/UK citizen).