Lead Software Engineer in Test

Purpose of Position

The Lead Software Test Automation Engineer-ERP and Packaged Applications authors tests, both automated and manual. Responsible for design, build, refactoring, and deployment of Test Automation for Packaged Applications.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Author automated tests (functional, non-functional) and implement effective test data management practices for ERP and other packaged applications
• Design, implement, and maintain test data management practices and tooling
• Effectively communicate requirements, use design patterns, and use modern development practices and consistently maintain Test Automation Frameworks.
• As a Senior Engineer, develop and maintain strong team relationships primarily on the team assigned but also develop relationships with other teams with similar tech stacks.
• Mentor & Coach less experienced Test Automation Engineers helping them to grow in their current role.
• Contribute to best practices for the organization for Test Automation.
• Contribute to recommendations for appropriate tools for organization’s needs related to Test Automation.
• Assist with the delivery of projects, collaborate with resource managers, and work with technical leads and dev-ops teams with their Test Automation releases.
• Prioritize and manages own workload, issues, and risks.
• Limited travel when required.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or equivalent industry experience

Minimum Experience

• 7+ years of experience leading Test Automation teams.
• 7+ years of experience testing ERP applications (SAP) and Integrations.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience working with object-oriented-languages (JavaScript strongly preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in a Scrum/XP software development role.
• 5 + years of hands-on manual testing and validation of ERP applications.
• 3+ in Mobile Application Automation testing (e.g., Appium).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Proficient in the use of test automation eco-systems like (Tosca, Roadrunner/Loadrunner, etc) for ERP e.g., SAP and packaged applications e.g., Salesforce, PLM systems
• Significant testing experience with at least one of these SAP Modules S&D, AP, FI, & CoPa as well as integration of with other systems
• Proficient in test data generation and management
• Humble, Servant Leader with excellent communication skills.
• Experience driving transformational change in an emergent Agile culture
• Experienced in Scrum Practices, could easily act as a scrum master and author user stories with GHERKIN with acceptance criteria
• Secure coder familiar with common standards such as NIST SP 800-171
• Has knowledge ot how to leverage static and dynamic code scanning results
• General experience in Tech Stacks under management: xUnit, advanced Test Automation frameworks, Nodejs, Rest API’s, Selenium, Cucumber, Appium, and .Net
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met and/or encountered by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.