The candidate should be a sharp, experienced Principal software engineer in test with strong problem-solving skills and a solid software testing foundation. This role requires a talented, detail oriented, enthusiastic individual who is passionate about quality with the ability to grasp tough issues quickly and deliver well engineered, high quality solutions.

We are looking for a strong C#/JAVA software engineer to build out the next generation of our software test automation infrastructure as part of our Quality Assurance Infrastructure team. The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, delivering and supporting the software infrastructure that enables automated product validation to the rest of the development community at Charles River Development. This position provides services for planning and the execution of central automated regression runs for all product departments. In addition, this candidate is responsible for maintaining and expanding the labs which host both automated and manual testing as well as conducting staging and certification of the product media during the ship-stage of a release.

This position will work with the QA Automation Infrastructure Team Lead to implement cutting edge complex quality engineering automation frameworks, tools and other solutions for software development and deployment initiatives to ensure the software meets quality expectations.

The candidate will be familiar with testing methodologies, automation techniques and knowledge in multiple tools for functional, non-functional test automation. The individual will have a good understanding of test automation approaches (keyword-driven, Data-driven, TDD, BDD) and technology stacks (Java, Python, JavaScript, Groovy etc.). The individual will work to integrate test automation into CI/CD process and instrument full SDLC automation, like cloud testing execution and reporting tools such as Jira

Experience in test automation, particularly with SILKTest, and process automation with cutting edge tools for Web, Desktop, DB and Web-service testing (Selenium, Ready API, etc.) is preferred. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment will be essential.

Responsibilities:

Develop C# and ASP.NET code for the management of automation infrastructure.
Develop API’s using C# that facilitate the creation of rich automation test suites by the product development teams.
Provide C# automation support and guidance to Dev Teams.
Debug and correct problems in the automation infrastructure code.
Perform performance profiling of code and systems and propose solutions to address defects.
Provide support for Linux and Windows environments.
Provide support for Oracle and MSS environments.
Analyze systems and procedures and implement necessary improvements.
Collaborating with Release (CICD) team, PMO team, QAI (CARS)and other team members to identify and implement automated build, test, and deployment processes in all Environments including model office+ CARS+ Testathon + Any other.
Contribute to CI/CD development for deploying applications in Azure/AWS using terraform and Ansible along with the use of Github, Jenkins, etc.
Troubleshooting issues with CI/CD pipelines and identifying areas for improvement in the process.
Ensuring the security and compliance of the CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure.
Developing and maintaining scripts and tools to automate the CI/CD processes.
You will mentor other engineers and promote software engineering best practices across the organization designing systems with monitoring, auditing, reliability, and security at their core.
Embrace automation and measure everything mindset
Come up with solutions for scaling data systems for various business needs and collaborate in a dynamic and consultative environment.
People management (Mayank to add)

Qualifications:

Education:

B.Tech/BE/MCA in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics or other technical courses of study or Business with an MIS background. MS degree strongly preferred.

Experience:

12-17 years of experience in Test Automation framrwork development and also in troubleshooting the automation faliures caused by the product or the scripts etc.
Strong programming skills to develop automation infrastructure effectively.
Experience with ASP.NET web development.
Experience with Java, PowerShell and batch scripts.
Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware, Docker, etc.
6+ years of experience with various automation tools.
Experience with Silk4Net is a plus.
Experience with JavaScript-based technologies and best practices is a plus.
At least 3 years of experience with Linux and Oracle and SQL Server database.
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum Development processes, QA processes and standards.
Ability to conduct administration in Windows and Linux environments.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to multitask ongoing project tasks while supporting a variety of incoming questions from the development community.
Ability to provide guidance on how to troubleshoot issues.
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and Github and other relevant tools.
Exposure to testing tools such as Selenium Webdriver, Maven,Gradle, Jenkins.
Experience with TeamCity, Github, Confluence, JIRA, Docker, ELK stack.
Experience working in automated test and continuous deployment environments.
Experience working with mixed onshore/offshore teams.
Experience in cloud application projects preferable Azure.
Superior communication and organizational skills.
Embrace automation and measure everything mindset
Should be able to take accountability during all times especially during critical patch and hotfixes releases
Should be able to exhibit ownership and coordinate with QAI , Scrum teams, CICD , PMO teams etc.
Should be able to provide status summary on behalf of India /US team to the management.
Should be able to articulate the problem and propose solutions.
Should be able to manage an independent team.
Should be able to lead a team of E2E automation engineers.
Good Leadership and Driving skills.

Supervisory Responsibility:

☐ Individual Contributor ☒ Team Lead ☐ Manager of Managers

Travel:

May be required on a limited basis.

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