For the given job description <<About Grainger
Grainger is a leading broad line distributor with operations primarily in North America, Japan and the United Kingdom. We achieve our purpose, We Keep the World Working, by serving more than 4.5 million customers with a wide range of products that keep their operations running and their people safe. Grainger also delivers services and solutions, such as technical support and inventory management, to save customers time and money.
We're looking for passionate people who can move our company forward. As one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, we have a welcoming workplace where you can build a career for yourself while fulfilling our purpose to keep the world working. We embrace new ways of thinking and recognize everyone is an individual. Find your way with Grainger today.
Position Details
The Engineering Business Analyst has the responsibility of being very deep in our technology project and product work and being a key team member who knows all aspects. The Engineering Business Analyst is aligned to challenging projects and brings high value insights to our engineering teams. The Engineering Business Analyst may be involved in multiple technology projects at a time and will need excellent technical skills to ensure projects are being completed on time and at the highest of quality. You will work with Grainger's software engineers and portfolio managers, with you main responsibility being writing stories to be implemented by the engineering team. The Engineering Business Analyst must have a blend of business and technical skills as they must understand the business cases and requirements and then help to analyze and solicit requirements. Using the requirements, you must make technical documentation and write stories for the engineering team to use. Throughout the lifecycle of a project, you may develop data models and process flows, facilitate implementation through training, update cost estimates and timelines, and assist with testing and change management. You will partner with multiple team members in different functions and levels during a project, including software engineering, portfolio management, quality, finance, product, and operations. Your role will have a focus on process improvement as well as diagnostics at the end of a project to ensure effectiveness. You will report to the Manager, Engineering Business Analysis.
You Will
Develop technical solutions to business problems by defining and documenting requirements.Write user stories and ensure integrity of stories across projects.Write and validate acceptance criteria within area of expertise. Groom and maintain user stories.Define and perform functional configurations.Complete impact analysis for complex projects and products.Facilitate requirements gathering sessions to aid partners in exposing and explaining their needs.Conduct industry and internal research and apply best practices to Grainger.Ensure decision-making by retrieving and aggregating data from multiple sources and compiling it into a clear and applicable format; Have an opinion as to what a correct decision is and influence the engineering team.Create artifacts and provide data-driven recommendations that are clear to your business and technology partners.Help lead tactical planning discussions.Develop scaled, automated, user-friendly systems, reports and dashboards to support our needs.
You Have
BABS in Business, Computer Science, Finance or related field5+ years of relevant work experience in a business analyst, data analyst or statistical analyst roleDeep technical expertise regarding IT systems, workflows, and data structuresExperience summarizing multiple types and sources of information into actionExperience working with senior business and technical partners; including experience pushing back respectfully to get projects completedExperience operating in an Agile context
Rewards And Benefits
With benefits starting day one, Grainger is committed to your safety, health and wellbeing. Our programs provide choice and flexibility to meet our team members' individual needs. Check out some of the rewards available to you at Grainger
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plansPaid time off (PTO) and 6 company holidays per yearAutomatic 6% 401(k) company contribution each pay periodEmployee discounts, parental leave, 3:1 match on donations and tuition reimbursementA comprehensive set of emotional, financial, physical and social wellbeing programs
DEI Statement
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.>> the resume: <<Summary5+ years of professional experience in Manual Testing and Automation Testing of web-based applications with the purpose of assuring that software meets the highest standards of quality.
SkillsTesting Tools:Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, JDBC, Cucumber, JavaScript executer,SQL Developer, REST Assured, Postman.Languages:Java, SQL, HTML, XML, JSONIDE:intellij, EclipseTesting Framework:JUnit, TestNGBuild Tools:MavenBug Tracking Tools:Jira, Jira X-RayRepository System:Git, GitHubContinuous Integration:JenkinsDatabases:Oracle, MySQLWeb Services:RESTful APIOperating Systems:Windows, macOSMethodologies:Agile, Waterfall
ExperienceSDET (Software Development Engineer in Test),01/2021-CurrentApex Systems–Franklin,WI,Following theSDLCMethodologies throughout the testing process from initiation until development.Analyze and studyRequirements and Documentationto plan and createTest Plan, Test, Test Set, and Test Executions utilizing Jira X-Ray.As a member ofScrum teamactively participated inDaily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, and Sprint Retrospective Meetings.Create from scratch and maintaining testAutomation Framework (Hybrid - BDD, and DDT)built as aMavenproject written onJavato develop and executeAcceptance TestsfromCucumber Feature Files and Scenarios.CreateFeature Filesand writeTest Scenarios and Step Definitions in CucumberusingGherkin languageand integrating withJira X-Ray.ApplyPage Object Model (POM)design for reusability and enhancing Test creation and as well as in maintenance.ConductSmoke, Functional, Positive, Negative, Integration, Regression Teststo support the project and deliver clean code, functionality to the client and users usingJava, Maven, Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, Cucumber, JUnit.Work onCross-Browser TestingthroughSelenium WebDriver,Selenium Gridby testing the Website on different browsers likeChrome, IE, andFirefox in Parallel.Prepare and executeTest ScriptsusingJavawithSelenium WebDriver in IntelliJfor automatingManual Test ScenariosforWeb applications,Database, andClient/Server (API Automation)applications.UtilizeJenkinsas aContinuous Integrationserver configuring withGit and Mavenon anAWS EC2machine to provide continuous testing for the project.Execute theRegression Test SuiteandSmoke Tests,and generateHTMLreports among the screenshots of the failures to be sent to emails as well as other communication tools.PerformAPI Testingto validate endpoints and properJSON/XMLstructure usingPostmanandREST AssuredapplyingGET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETEmethods.ConductSystem TestingandUser Acceptance Testingfor every client and conductBack-End Testingwriting extensiveSQL Queries.PerformBack-End Testingby writingSQL QueriesforData ValidationinSQLDeveloper and implementingJDBCconnection forAutomationpurposes.Participate in meetings with product owner and developers to discuss requirements, reviews, testing, and documentation for the application developed in anAgileenvironment.Work closely with developers and product owner to define the components of theAutomation Testingto validate the requirements of the application.Research, analyze, report, and retest resolved bugs/defects both with the help ofAutomation TestingandManuallywhen necessary.DevelopTest Scriptsto test the functionality of the application and executeAutomation Scriptson different browsers/environments and report defects/results to the team.Responsible for testing the application against different environments in testing, development, and production.Work with source version controlGit,creating branches for code reviewing and storing master branch of theFramework.Environment:Agile, Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Gherkin, Maven, JUnit, REST API, IntelliJ, Jira, Jenkins, Git, HTML, Selenium Grid, AWS EC2, XML, Chrome, Firefox, IE, SQL, JDBC, Oracle, Windows, iOS.Java SDET,01/2019-01/2021UnitedHealth Group–City,STATE,Successfully built and maintained Automation Framework withPage Object Model (POM)Design Pattern utilizingJava Selenium WebDriverandCucumber.CreatedFeature FilesusingGherkinlanguage, generated, and implementedStep Definitionsin synchronization withCucumber Runnerclasses.UtilizedMavenfor project build, dependencies, and documentation purpose.CreatedSQL Queriesas part ofBack-End Testingby usingJDBC library.Participated in preparingTest CasesusingSelenium WebDriverto validate all UI components,Mouse Actions,andPopup Windows.Identified elements using various locators such asID, Name, Class, Tag Name, Link Text, Partial Link Text, XPath, and CSSselectors to createPage ClassesforPOM Design Pattern.PerformedCross-Browser TestingagainstFirefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, andHeadlessto improve theBrowser Compatibilityof the application.Developed reusable functions, exception handling, and methods to improve work efficiency.Performed Scenario screenshots of important checkpoints and exceptions whenever it occurred during the execution of the application.PerformedAPI TestingusingPostmanandREST Assured libraryexecuteGET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETEmethods as well asJSON Pathsyntax.GeneratedCucumber TestsummaryHTMLreports mainly utilizingMaven-Cucumber-reporting plugin.Participated in all activities and all phases of theAgile Software DevelopmentandTest Development Life Cycle.Set up aContinuous Integrationsystem usingJenkinsgating to the merges in the code repository system such asGitHub.Created and maintained theRequirements Traceability Matrixfor better Test coverage.Logged the defects inJiraand maintained track of the defects inJira X-Ray.As a member of Scrum team actively participated inDaily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Demo, and Sprint Retrospective Meetings.CreatedTest Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and Test Stepscovering bothPositive and Negative Scenarios.Environment: Agile, Java, Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Maven, Gherkin, Jenkins, Jira, Git, HTML, XML, IntelliJ IDEA, Postman, Chrome, Firefox, SQL, POM, API, Windows.QA Engineer,02/2018-01/2019Vibrent Health–City,STATE,Responsible for web testing of COMPANY-3's intranet application, which provides employees features like employee database search, access to online documents, news/articles, events, etc.Participated inFunctional Specificationsreview meetings with other teams.Conducted manual testing for key features on each module and generated reportsPerformedPositive and Negative Testing.User Interface (UI) Testing.Involved in efforts to implement theUI Test AutomationusingJavaandSelenium WebDriver.ConductedRegression Testingfor each release and maximized the test coverage.>>. The result is, 

Fit assessment: Good Fit