Position: Expert Automation QA Engineer for Ciklum Digital
Company: Ciklum
Category: QA Automation
Experience required: 5y
English level: upper
Published: 2022-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

Project description:

Our Client is Headquartered in New York City, simplifying the data center and redefining how organizations interact with data with its Universal Storage concept. They are looking for innovative, talented and hard-working people to join their fast-growing team.

You will work in an environment where collaborating on ideas, questioning assumptions and rethinking the nature of the problem is as fundamental as the air they breathe. Where you thrive on finding new ways to move forward. Where you are challenged to reject incremental gains in favor of finding bold paths that can altogether change the nature of computing. Imagine the vast difference this would make.

Their team thrives in an informal and collaborative environment where team members are encouraged to grow beyond the confines of their job description or role.

 Responsibilities
Develop automated backend tests
Integrate automated scripts into CI/CD process
Develop, maintain and expand automated testing infrastructure
Devise and document test frameworks, coding standards, preferred design patterns, and development methodologies
Ensure code quality with peer reviews to ensure guidelines and standards are followed
Define Quality Metrics and implement measurements to determine test effectiveness, testing efficiency, and measure the overall quality of the Product as a part of test automation process
Make conclusion and report about the quality of the product under test
Collaborate with other members of the QA team to automate the manual test processes
Manage, analyze and mitigate testing risks
Participate in hiring / interviewing process

Requirements
6+ years of professional experience in QA Automation of complex backend/API testing
Deep understanding of SOLID, OOP principles and design patterns, hands-on experience applying them into test frameworks
Experience with different test runners
Experience with Linux; shell scripting: Python, bash
Coding proficiency in Python
Knowledge of SQL and no-SQL DBs (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis etc.)
Experience of working with version control systems (e.g. GIT, SVN and others)
Strong experience with continuous integration processes and tools (Jenkins or similar). CI tools setup, tuning and configuration
Virtualization (Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, etc)
Understanding of the fundamentals of test theory and methodology
Experience of working in an Agile Scrum/Kanban development environment
BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
Good English skills – Upper-Intermediate or higher

Desirable
Experience in development
Knowledge of File Systems (NAS) / Block-level Storage / storage networking protocols
Experience with message brokers/queues: SQS, SNS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc
Experience with cloud solutions like AWS, Microsoft Azure
Integration of GDPR principles in automated testing
Personal skills
Works under general direction, accepts guidance and has work reviewed at agreed milestones
Has working-level contact with customers and colleagues
May supervise others or make decisions which impact the work assigned to individuals or phases of projects
Performs a range of work, sometimes complex and non-routine
Demonstrates effective communication skills
Plans, schedules and monitors own work (and that of others where applicable) competently
Contributes fully to the work of teams

What's in it for you
Very close cooperation with different clients
Possibility to propose solutions on a project
Dynamic and challenging tasks.
Ability to influence project technologies.
Team of professionals: learn from colleagues and gain recognition of your skills.
Low bureaucracy, European management style.
Continuous self-improvement.
Trainings
ISTQB/JAVA11 Certification preparation
Knowledge sharing meetings