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Sr Test Aumotation Lead
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Convene, Inc.
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16 hours ago
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About Convene Inc.
Convene, Inc. is a Tampa based, award-winning technology services organization with offices and resources throughout the US, Mexico, and India. We have successful, referenceable customers, competitive benefits, and high-growth opportunities.
Purpose of the Position:
The Sr. Test Automation Lead will play a crucial role in leading and driving the shift-left approach to quality within the organization, focusing on early integration of test automation throughout the software development lifecycle. The person in this position will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive test automation processes, standards, and frameworks to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and coverage. By championing a culture of continuous improvement, the Sr. Test Automation Lead will ensure that test automation is seamlessly integrated into the development pipeline, enabling faster delivery of high-quality software.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work with cross-departmental IT teams to deliver high quality products on schedule and within budget.
• Establish test automation frameworks.
• Perform tool and automation framework analysis and implementation.
• Establish test automation standards and best practices.
• Lead, coach and mentor test automation engineers.
• Perform code reviews of test automation code.
• Test pipeline creation, maintenance, and optimization.
• Establish process and implement test environment and data containerization.
• Utilizes objective measures to identify improvement opportunities in test processes, organization and team efficiencies, and quality of deliverables.
• Foster a positive team environment, driving standards, consistency, collaboration, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Cultivate a trusting relationship with key stakeholders and leadership, earning trust, and building the team's reputation to innovate and deliver with quality.
• Keep abreast of emerging technologies and trends and new ways to test and ensure quality deliverables.
• Exhibit subject matter expertise in all aspects of test automation.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and learning.
Work Experience, Skills & Abilities:
Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree, preferably computer science or a similar discipline from an accredited institution.
• 8+ years of in software testing, test automation, and quality assurance.
• Strong proficiency in test automation tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Appium, xUnit, Cypress, Postman or SpecFlow.
• In depth knowledge of programming languages like .Net, C#, JavaScript, etc.
• Demonstrated experience in UI, API, and unit test automation with the knowledge and ability to understand when to use each.
• A deep understanding of the shift-left approach and Agile methodologies. Should be well-versed in implementing test automation early in the development cycle, integrating it with continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Experience in defining and implementing test automation processes, standards, and best practices.
• Knowledge of industry standards, frameworks (e.g., BDD, TDD), and test automation patterns.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Azure), containerization technologies, and automated testing best practices for Cloud Native applications.
• Working knowledge of Azure DevOps pipelines, repos or other similar CI/CD tools and frameworks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear and concise manner.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Master's degree, preferably in software engineering, computer science or a similar technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Proficiency in setting up and maintaining automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Experience in performance testing and security testing, including the use of tools like JMeter, k6, or OWASP ZAP, and understanding how to integrate these types of tests into the overall test automation framework.
• Knowledge of test data management techniques, including data provisioning, data masking, and data generation. Understanding how to manage and maintain test data securely and accurately.
• Ability to effectively multi-task in a fast-paced environment
