Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) NJ, Dallas, Tampa ref

Position Summary:
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) is a developer in test responsible for design, development and maintenance of automated test, and various software test engineering activities. Experienced in Agile/Waterfall, onsite/offshore work model and coordination. Proficient in Java and Selenium he/she should be able to write Test Cases and automated test that validate the application functionality. Should be able to interact with application development teams, business analysts/SME, business users and project managers to understand requirements and communicate status.

Knowledge and Technical Skills Required:

Minimum of 6 years of experience in software testing (with 3+ years of hands on expertise in application development using Java and/or automated testing using selenium, and 1-2 years of experience in managing testing).
Experience in financial services industry related to investment banking, wealth management, corporate actions and securities processing
Experience in enhancing Selenium automation framework.
Hands on experience in Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket.
Experience in test automation for Agile Continuous Integration/Development
Experience with at least one RDBMS and SQL queries
API, REST/SOAP Experience.
Experience in creation of test strategy and automation design document.
Basic knowledge in mainframe related testing.
Experience with HP QC or ALM and JIRA

Education, Training &/or Certification:
Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Principal Responsibilities:
Develop, maintain and execute automated test scripts using Selenium.
Enhance existing automation framework developed in Selenium.
Integrate Selenium scripts with Jenkins CloudBees.
Maintain traceability of functional requirements/Test Cases to automation test scripts.
Develop automation test strategy and approach.
Manage automation activities and provide status to stakeholders on accessing overall progress and completion.
Maintain well organized records of test results and generate historical analysis of test results.
Support overall test engineering activities such as development of Test Approach, Test Cases, and manual test execution as needed.
Works closely with application development and other technical teams to,
Understand how changes in the software product affect maintenance of test scripts.
Works with technical resources to discuss and troubleshoot issues.
Works with business resources to understand purpose and concept for software features.
Provides test engineering guidance and direction to employees and consultants and, as needed, provides complex automation testing services to multiple projects.
Mentors and directs activities of analyst and test Engineers.
Coordinates multiple projects and guides project team members with internal and external interfaces, particularly for more complex testing situations.
Ensures on-time delivery of work including monitoring of external and internal dependencies, tracking of progress, and monitoring of project milestones accomplishments by:
Provide inputs in developing estimates to support new and existing projects;
Create status reports;
Tracking and reporting actual versus planned completion; and,
Ensuring all activity is accurately recorded and reported.
Assists Test Manager in developing estimates to support new and existing projects.
Assists Test Manager in reviewing Portfolio Management and Resource Management forecast reports, to optimize teams supply/demand planning, maximizing resource utilization.
Ensures all development lifecycle test engineering work of other team members, including the review of high-level designs, detail designs, and test plans and results, is completed according to standards.
Provides support and on-the-job training to more junior or less experienced team members.

Pay rate:
$70 per billable hourReferral reward:10% of hourly pay rateJob type:ContractContract duration:12 MonthsDesired start date:01/25/2021Job function:Information TechnologyIndustry:Financial ServicesExperience level:Mid-seniorEducation level:Bachelors degreeJob classification:TechnicalLocation:Jersey City, NJCan Consider Dallas,TX or Tampa,FLZip code:07310Skills:Selenium, JavaExperience required:7 YearsRelocation assistance:No
Local candidates Only.Visa requirement:Only US citizens and Greencard holdersNumber of positions:1