Job Description
The Software Test Engineer I is responsible for a range of testing activities including maintaining test suites, executing test scenarios manually, developing automated tests and implementing them in industry standard testing frameworks. The Software Test Engineer provides testing guidance and plays a role in providing advice to the team while monitoring emerging technologies. If you want to work on highly performant software running at scale in the cloud, with the ability to learn new technologies and impact our ability to succeed, this job is for you.
Technology We Use:
C#, .NET, AWS, Git, Rally, NUnit, XUnit, RestSharp, K6, JavaScript, Selenium WebDriver, Appium, JMeter, Splunk
Your Role :
- Writes, debugs, and executes code used in automated testing efforts.
- Maintains test automation frameworks and recommends and implements improvements to the test automation framework(s).
- Participates in the testing efforts for manual and automated activities across supported applications.
- Contributes to the SDLC testing strategy, test data management strategy, and quality of the supported applications.
- Responsible for championing the defect lifecycle for found defects.
- Responsible for API testing strategy, including creating, maintaining, and updating documentation of the API routes.
- Responsible for updating, and maintaining an object-oriented automation structure
- Understands the challenges that delivery and operations teams face in their day-to-day work and partners with the team to design viable solutions.
- Recommends improvements to testing processes, technology, and interfaces that improve the effectiveness of the team's testing and reduces technical debt.
- Responsible for following the Performance testing strategy, including creating and updating performance tests
- Implements, and manages processes and best practices for automated testing.
What We Look For:
- Experience coding in C# (strongly preferred) or Java
- 1 - 3 years of working experience in an SDLC environment
- AWS knowledge or similar cloud experience
- Working experience with Writing, debugging, and executing code used in automated testing efforts.
- Working experience in software development and/or testing
- Working experience with software testing tools and processes
- Working experience with using and testing within automated frameworks
- Working experience with consumer-facing applications and databases
- Working experience of scripting and configuration tools
- Working experience in Micro services architecture and testing restful API's
- Working knowledge of performance test strategies on web or mobile applications
- Working knowledge of coding standards and best practices
- Expresses the willingness to learn new things and challenge themselves
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related discipline. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as 4 years' experience in a related field
USD 72,100.00 - 108,100.00 per year
Compensation:
Compensation includes a base salary of $72,100.00 - $108,100.00. The base salary may vary within the anticipated base pay range based on factors such as the ultimate location of the position and the selected candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities. Position may be eligible for additional compensation that may include an incentive program.
Benefits:
The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company's needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members. Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
About Cox Automotive
At Cox Automotive, people of every background are driven by their passion for mobility, innovation and community. We transform the way the world buys, sells, owns and uses cars, accelerating the industry with global powerhouse brands like Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, Manheim and more. What's more, we do it all with an emphasis on employee growth and happiness. Drive your future forward and join Cox Automotive today!
About Cox
Cox empowers employees to build a better future and has been doing so for over 120 years. With exciting investments and innovations across transportation, communications, cleantech and healthcare, our family of businesses - which includes Cox Automotive and Cox Communications - is forging a better future for us all. Ready to make your mark? Join us today!
Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO). For more details on what benefits you may be offered, visit our benefits page .
Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual's age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Cox provides reasonable accommodations when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with disability, unless such accommodations would cause an undue hardship.
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