QA/Systems Automation Engineer
Location: US, VA, Reston

Company profile:
SampraSoft is a fast growing IT solutions company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, USA, specialized in IT consulting, Staffing, custom software development and mobile application development.

Description:
Key Skills:Soap UI and Javascript Duration:  12/31/2014 (likely to extend)• Develop and document automated test strategies, plans, and scripts based on executing an analysis of the requirements and specifications for each project initiative, to include analysis for data driven and/or record and playback approaches• Develop, document and review performance test plans and strategies to ensure systems can sustain the projected load/ volume in production environment• Perform Automated testing by executing test plans for each project utilizing testing software tools (RFT) which should include an optimal combination of data-driven testing vs. ‘record and playback’ testing• Assisting QA Analysts and/or Performance Test Engineers on selected projects in sharing knowledge on Automated testing and helping personnel with building automated scripts, and executing Performance Testing• Provide system administration support in the stress environment.• Coordinate and assist the deployment of applications into the stress environment• Provide software configuration management and tracking for the stress environment• Provide an interface and coordination point between the SE and IG teams• Collect all test artifacts and store those artifacts in the project repository.• Work with the other members of the IT team to execute the test cases• Implement assigned portions of the stress/performance testing infrastructure plan• Work with resource owners in line-of-business organizations to ensure the stress environment is prepared for the consumers use• Assist resource owners and IT staff in understanding and responding to questions or actions raised during stress testing• Consult with IT and other organization management to ensure enforcement of stress environment policies and procedures Required Skills:• Experienced with Linux system administration• Experienced in managing stress/performance testing environments• 4+ years of  experience in IT with a broad range of exposure to all aspects of operational, stress and performance evaluations, systems analysis, and system engineering.• Minimum of 1 year of experience in performance tuning and stress testing• Possess a working knowledge of architectural frameworks and methodologies.• Possess a broad knowledge of operating systems and software Development tools.• Experience with the Webload, Rational Function Tester, Jmeter, SoapUI testing tools• Technical proficiency in test-related hardware and software, particularly in relation to IT systems, including: web server, application servers, databases, and messaging middleware network elements such as LDAP,IP,SSH, SFTP, VPN, Firewall, operating systems such as Windows NT/2000, AIX, Linux and Solaris, desktop technologies such as Windows, Symantec, Rational Webload and testing and monitoring software• Excellent oral and written communication skills• Must be able to work as a member of cross-functional project teams in matrix environment• Ability to work off-shifts (evening, night, weekend)• Excellent problem solving and analytical ability

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