QA Analyst 5 (Senior QA Automation Engineer/ Senior SDET)

QA Analyst 5 (Senior QA Automation Engineer/ Senior SDET)Location: RemoteDuration: 12 monthsPosition's Contributions to Work Group:This position will fulfill the role of a full time automation engineer working with several developers across the Value Simulation TeamRoles and responsibilities of this position will be listed in great detail belowTypical task breakdown:- Review Pull Request code from peers- Attend a small number of team meetings and stay in touch- Read, understand and refine requirements for their work items, and sync up with the team- Test their own work, clean up, and refactor code- Estimate effort required to complete work items- Help refine requirements for their work items, sync up with team- Read and understand technical requirements- Read and understand business need behind work items- Iterate on work until it is deemed done by the team- Write automated tests (UI/API)Education & Experience Required:- Years of experience: 10+- Degree requirement: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or relevant field required- Do you accept internships as job experience: Yes- Are there past or additional job titles or roles that would provide comparable background to this role: we are open to reviewing past or additional job titles or roles that would provide us the right level of experience we are looking forTop technical skills:- API/UI automation (3y, strong)- Playwright (3y, competent)- C# or similar (3y, strong)- HTML, CSS (2y, strong)Top soft skills:- Get things done, the right way, stay in touch- Critical thinking, problem solving, attention to detail- Positive, "can do" attitude, integrates well into a team- Diligent, responsible, self-sufficient- Great communication all roundAdditional Technical Skills- Angular (bonus)- C# (3y, competent)- ASP.NET (bonus)- SQL (2y, competent)- Azure Cloud (bonus)- JavaScript (2y, competent)- TypeScript (2y, competent)- HTML (2y, strong)- CSS (2y, strong)- CosmosDB (or any noSQL database + SQL language) (bonus)- JSON (2y, competent)- REST API (2y, strong)- Figma (bonus)- Git (2y, strong)- Unit tests (bonus)- UI automation using Playwright (3y, strong)- Mobile automation (1y, competent)- API automation (3y, strong)- Visual testing (1y, competent)- Manual testing (2y, strong)- Programming / scripting (3y, strong)- CI pipelines. Azure DevOps Pipelines YAML (which we use), or others (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc) (2y, strong)- Powershell (bonus)- Windows (FYI)- Test data management (2y, strong)Soft Skills- Habitually writes clean code: thoughtful naming, separation of concerns, documentation- Carefully handles complex logic that deals with numerous business requirements- Has highly developed UI/UX intuitions- Thinks of many use cases, failure cases, and edge cases- Suggests improvements to requirements when needed- Clarifies requirements in a timely manner- Feels comfortable with an Agile-spirited workflow- Enjoys problem solving and excels at it- Has excellent communication skills (verbal and text)- Provides regular, timely updates on the progress and issues- Has a positive, "can do" attitude- Takes pride in ensuring the quality of their work- Willing to follow existing solutions, processes and procedures, and challenge them when necessary- Determined to become a power user of the app in the near future- Continuously engaged with the project for the full amount of agreed hours- Makes decisions on their own and knows when it's best to consult with the team- Can organize a productive day for themselves and are mindful of commitments to other team members- Takes an active part in discussions, and speaks out if something does not feel right- Completes long stretches of work on their own efficiently and engages the team when necessary- Handles disagreement in a professional mannerDisqualifiers/Red Flags/Overqualifications:Don't offer candidates located between GMT+4 to GMT+7 (inclusive) due to team meeting schedule