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On site in Chicago 1 day a month ideally!

Risk Solutions Group (RSG) are seeking an experienced full stack Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join one of our highly successful flagship brands in the financial services market, working in an Agile and rapidly expanding global environment. You will be part of a team that is driving fast-paced growth, innovation and a startup mindset in a global corporate enterprise. The role will focus on adding business value by delivering new modules and features as well as supporting releases of our existing products.

You will be working in a new team of specialist engineers, working with new platforms, with a commitment to continuous improvement and the adoption of development and delivery best practices.

The successful candidate will be a QA Engineer who not only has experience with automating tests via application frontend but will also demonstrate the desire to collaborate with some of the best developers in their field with the view of designing and developing quality, via automated tests, into products rather than inspecting for issues later in the release cycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA Test Engineering experience

• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities within this role include:

• Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to enable delivery of high-quality software products and services successfully and consistently on time, on budget, and to specification.

• Collaborate with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards.

• Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business.

• Work with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute automated and performance tests.

• Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly.

• Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs.

• Research and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers.

• Conduct project reviews, ensuring review criteria are defined, and implement procedures for ensuring quality control of project deliverables.

Key Skills

We are seeking a strong Software Development Engineer in Test who leads by example and will:

• Be a proven automation engineer with experience in JavaScript running in Node.js using a JavaScript automation testing framework such as NightwatchJs, Cypress.io, Jasmine, Mocha etc.

• Have experience with Behaviour Driven Development and testing tools like Cucumber.

• Have experience of integrating automated tests with continuous integration pipelines such as Jenkins

• Have experience with Git / BitBucket SCM.

• Have experience of working in an Agile Development environment (Scrum/Kanban)

• Have proven experience with Selenium Webdriver and Selenium Grid and cross browser testing.

• Be proficient working with Jira or similar system.

• Have proven ability to develop and execute automated functional, non-functional and performance testing.

• Have a proactive approach to problem solving and strong research skills (tools/root cause analysis)

• Be able to pair with developers.

Desirable

• Experience with Gatling and or SiteSpeed.io performance testing tools

• Technology experience with Terraform, Ansible, GitLab/ Hub, Docker, Kubernetes are a plus.

Skills:

Automation, javascript, node.js, nightwatchJS, Selenium, cucumber, jasmine, cypress, mocha

Top Skills Details:

Automation,javascript,node.js,nightwatchJS

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

1. To get started, can you give me a quick overview of your team and what you do?

We have a very dynamic Development and QA team collaborating to deliver innovative solutions to our stakeholders and customers. We are always looking to learn and are continuously spending time to improve current processes to work more efficiently. We are looking to bring someone who is very passionate about technology and QA. We are looking for candidates that are keen on learning and sharing their findings with their team.

2. The person who will be successful in this role will be somebody who?

Understands importance of product delivery, key milestones, is self-accountable and responsible. We need someone who is motivated and is driven to analyze features. Sees challenges as an opportunity to grow and learn.

3. What would you say are the TOP 3 must-have skills you’re looking for? (Measurable skills, technologies, etc.)

a.) Solid testing and automation experience

b.) Programming languages and libraries - JavaScript, Node.js, NightwatchJS, Cypress.io, Jasmine, Mocha, Selenium, Cucumber

c.) Following set testing processes and support monthly releases

4. How many years of experience are you looking for? As you start to go through resumes, what would stand out to you as the BEST candidate versus an AVERAGE candidate?

I am looking for someone with 3-5 years of experience. Resumes that have well defined project experience, candidates role and the technical tools used in the project

5. Does your team work standard core hours or does that vary? Standard

6. Do you need someone with a particular degree or certification? Preferably someone with computer science degree

7. What are some of the performance indicators you’ll be looking for once this person ramps up? (Meeting deadlines, quality of work, etc.)

We will be reviewing the testing that they did on the stories that will be assigned to them to see how they approach a problem, we would be assigning them features for testing wi

About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.