QA PPE / Capital Markets Automation Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in San Diego, CA that is seeking a QA PPE/Capital Markets Automation Engineer.

Summary:
The QA PPE/Capital Markets Automation Engineer will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software solutions within the Mortgage Industry, with a specific focus on Pricing & Product Engine's (PPE) and Capital Markets. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in mortgage-related QA automation, capital markets, and PPE. This role involves creating automated scripts to test all aspects of our software, including user interfaces, APIs, and database values. The Engineer will collaborate with team members to understand the impact of requested enhancements and ensure that automation scripts fully verify changes without unintended side effects.

Duties:
* Work closely with other agile team members in the development of automated test suites, execute and identify potential quality risks
* Analyze and decompose a complicated software system and design a test strategy to perform functional testing
* Collaborate with team members to identify root causes and help determine potential solutions
* Ensure the team meets and exceeds expectations for all deliverable life cycles
* Proactively inspect and adapt Engineering's quality processes and tools
* Assist and track on behalf of the system test team as needed for cross-product end-to-end system testing
* Adopt test-driven development techniques and ensure that quality is built into the code
* Communicate with other agile teams as part of a shared responsibility for total product quality
* Effectively analyze and isolate complex system-level problems that extend past the reach of the product under test
* Integrate test suites into the test management system and test harness
* Identify and bring team focus to potential quality issues and work with the team to mitigate technical debt
* Use metrics to measure where the team is versus where they should be in terms of quality

REQUIREMENTS:
* High School diploma/GED or equivalent, computer-related degree, or similar technical training
* Minimum of 10-15 years of QA experience
* Minimum of 7-12 years of experience in the Mortgage Industry
* Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Capital Markets and PPE (Pricing & Product Engines)
* Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in Automation
* Strong proficiency with Tricentis, Q-test, and Tosca, with hands-on experience in leveraging these tools for comprehensive test automation and integration testing
* Ability to speak up and defend positions effectively
* Proficiency in SQL, with demonstrated experience in designing and building databases from scratch to support comprehensive testing frameworks
* Proficiency in Python, with extensive experience in scripting and automation to enhance testing efficiency and accuracy
* Experience with API-driven automation and integration testing
* Multi-language automation experience is a plus
* Framework and Selenium WebDriver experience
* Demonstrated expertise in Robot Framework for automated test development
* Solid understanding of automating front-end, mobile, and APIs
* Experience with test automation frameworks, quality reporting tools, and CI/CD environments for enterprise software delivery
* Experience with API-driven automation using Postman/Newman
* Experience in automating desktop-based applications is a plus
* Experience writing software designs/specifications and quality test strategy and test plans
* Solid understanding of, and demonstrated experience in using appropriate tools: Agile tools including Confluence and JIRA; Office 365, including Outlook, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Continuous integration tools like Jenkins
* Familiarity with security and cloud technologies preferred
* Ability to solve technical problems and think abstractly
* Strong sense of urgency and personal initiative
* Able to work independently and self-manage backlogs and priorities

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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