Senior QA Automation Engineer

• Help design new techniques and tests that automate the system-level testing of our software products
• Implement or extend an existing QA automation platform to test all aspects (both functional and performance) of our software products.
• Test system of back-end/front-end/cloud technologies, with the goal of continuously improving automation and manual test coverage.
• Learn all aspects of the GEMS platform and solutions, help test new or complex features on upcoming projects to ensure smooth delivery.
• Focus on our smart grid and renewable energy control logic, applications, and solutions.
• Participate in an agile development environment.
• Participate in customer facing discussions, meetings, and project delivery.

Requirements:

• A passion for product quality and testing.
• Knowledge and experience of system automation and common tools and libraries.
• Experience testing back-end, front-end and cloud technologies.
• Experience troubleshooting software issues with the goal of finding the root cause.
• Ability to identify tests that will bring value if automated and tests that are a better value to do manually.
• Strong knowledge of Python and object-oriented programming
• Good communication and documentation skills.
• Knowledge and experience with Linux, Docker, and common system maintenance tools.
• Knowledge and experience with TCP/IP networking.
• Experience working in an agile development environment using common tools such as JIRA and Git.
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment and the ability to quickly adapt to changes in priorities.
• Any knowledge and/or interest in electrical concepts, power grids, renewable or green energy is always a plus.
• Educational / Professional Requirements:
• B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Engineering (Computer, Electrical, Mechanical), or I.T.