Senior Engineer QA Automation

When you join Accurate Background, you’re an integral part of making every hire the start of a success story. Your contributions will help us fulfill our mission of advancing the background screening experience through visibility and insights, empowering our clients to make smarter, unbiased decisions.

The Senior QA Automation Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated tests to ensure the quality and functionality of software products. This role involves collaborating closely with development teams to integrate automated testing into the software development lifecycle, identifying potential issues early, and optimizing test coverage. The engineer will also analyze test results, troubleshoot issues, and maintain testing frameworks. Strong technical skills and a proactive approach to continuous improvement in testing practices are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and document end-to-end test cases, testing routines and testing procedures
• Review processes for completeness and identify gaps
• Conduct system testing to ensure proper system functionality and identify opportunities for enhancements
• Facilitate the transition from QA testing to User Acceptance
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop maintenance, testing, communications and conversion plans for system changes following the change control process
• Implement regular feedback loops within the team to identify and address communication and knowledge gaps.
• Facilitate peer reviews and collaborative sessions to ensure alignment and improve team participation in QA processes.
• Conduct regular smoke testing and health checks to ensure the application is operational and meets uptime requirements.
• Provide system training and support to internal users as new system enhancements are deployed
• Collaborate with stakeholders to review project scope and determine project specifications
• Consult on process analysis and design, recommending alternative solutions, both automated and manual, to meet those needs
• Drive the requirements gathering process to ensure meaningful requirements are identified for the solution
• Document requirements and conduct requirements walkthroughs
• Utilize JIRA to develop detailed project plan and to document processes and issues
• Monitor compliance and adherence to company standards
• Assist with control remediation projects (as needed).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of Automation/Functional Quality Assurance and 2 years’ experience in leading a team
• Experience in using tools such as JIRA and Confluence
• Experience working with Agile teams
• Experience with Black Box and While Box testing with understanding of/experience with SQA methodologies, techniques and approaches
• Ownership of test plan development and execution for customer facing applications
• Experience creating and executing tests like regression, performance, stress, unit, API, integration and security testing
• Experience in communicating with business users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe software product features and technical designs.
• Excellent problem solving techniques
• Strong techniques of functional testing
• Database (SQL, Mongo, MySql)

Working Conditions:

• The company environment is dynamic and reflective of rapid growth
• Friendly, helpful, open, and all inclusive
• Fast paced with frequent changes
• Sits and works at desk computer-keyboard for extended periods of time
• Works with others

The Accurate Way:

We offer a fun, fast-paced environment, with lots of room for growth. We have an unwavering commitment to diversity, ensuring everyone has a complete sense of belonging here. To do this, we follow four guiding principles – Take Ownership, Be Open, Stay Curious, Work as One – core values that dictate what we stand for, and how we behave. 

Take ownership.

Be accountable for your actions, your team, and the company. Accept responsibility willingly, especially when it’s what’s best for our customers. Give others every reason to trust you, believe in you, and count on you. Rise to every occasion with your personal best.

Be open.

Be open to new ideas. Be inclusive of people and ways of doing things. Make yourself accessible and approachable, and communicate with genuineness, transparency, honesty, and respect. Embrace differences.

Stay curious.

Stay curious even as you move forward. Tirelessly ask questions and challenge the status quo in your pursuit of new ideas, ways to solve problems, and to continually grow and improve.

 Work as one.

Work together to create the best customer and workplace experience. Put our customers and employees first—before individual or departmental agendas. Make sure they get the help they need to succeed.

 About Accurate Background:

Accurate Background’s vision is to make every hire the start of a success story. As a trusted provider of employment background screening and workforce monitoring services, Accurate Background gives companies of all sizes the confidence to make smarter, unbiased hiring decisions at the speed of demand. Experience a new standard of support with a dedicated team, comprehensive technology and insight, and the most extensive coverage and search options to advance your business while keeping your brand and people safe.

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