Director, QA Engineering (SDET)

Company: Kforce Technology Staffing
Location: New York
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES:Kforce is working with a growing tech firm located in New York, NY. We are seeking a hands-on Director, Quality Engineering with a track record of building and managing effective and efficient automation teams.Summary:The individual is motivated to improve software quality by automated and continuous testing and has a desire to push the boundaries of using latest software testing technologies/solutions in an automated way. This position will report up to the VP. Additionally, the compensation package is competitive.What You'll Do: * Work closely with the VP of Engineering on QA strategy including long and short-term stability and security plans at scale (40%)* Perform deep technical QA work (60%)* Over time the responsibilities will shift to 60% management/strategy and 40% technical* Work with business and the engineering teams to understand product requirements (both business and technical) and create test plans and test cases* Develop new test frameworks/libraries for Front End/API software following software development standards* Maintain/improve existing automation test frameworks and test suites* Perform non-functional testing (performance and integration testing) to our large-scale distributed Ad Serving and Click Tracking platforms, and other ad tech related software* Support development team to ensure that software meets functionality, performance, and quality requirements* Maintain test infrastructure to ensure validity and reliability of test execution and results* Work closely with the DevOps team to create/configure containerized test environments to achieve seamless test integration in local and AWS environments using tools like Jenkins, DockerREQUIREMENTS:* BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline* Expert in developing QA processes, test strategies, end-to end test solutions, test automation frameworks, metrics, and best practices* Experience with Front End (e.g. Selenium) or API related automation* Solid experience in at least one of the common unit test frameworks (e.g. Junit, TestNG, etc.)* Experience with some of the common performance test tools (e.g. JMeter, LoadRunner, etc.)* Solid understanding of Linux and knowledge of Java (Classic) language* Familiar with Maven, Eclipse IDE/IntelliJ IDEA, SQL, and shell scripting* Excellent communication, documentation and troubleshooting skillsNice to have:* Digital advertising industry experience* Experience with Python, JavaScript* Experience with NoSQL DB (e.g. MongoDB, DynamoDB, Aerospike, etc.)* Familiarity with Docker, AWS, and MicroservicesKforce 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. - provided by Dice

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