**Senior QA Automation Engineer**
**Lead I - Software Testing
**Who we are**:
Born digital, UST transforms lives through the power of technology. We walk alongside our clients and partners, embedding innovation and agility into everything they do. We help them create transformative experiences and human-centered solutions for a better world.
UST is a mission-driven group of over 39,000+ practical problem solvers and creative thinkers in over 30+ countries. Our entrepreneurial teams are empowered to innovate, act nimbly, and create a lasting and sustainable impact for our clients, their customers, and the communities in which we live.
With us, you'll create a boundless impact that transforms your career—and the lives of people across the world.
**You Are**:
Independently ensures that the correct technical solutions are being utilized by the Quality Automation Engineers and provides technical solutions, tool and business mentoring in the use of the testing tools and techniques. Assists with the management of the Quality Assurance and Automation testing process. Works closely with software developers and automation engineers to resolve issues. Develops and maintains automated test scripts to reduce repetitive manual testing. Participates in project-wide reviews of requirements, system architecture, and detailed design documents.
**The Opportunity**:
- Participates in the creation of and/or review requirements and detail design documentation in any form to understand system features and begin necessary test scripting and automation
- Works with various teams to create, enhance and maintain the Automation Frameworks across the products.
- Interacts with Business Analysts; Users, designers and developers to further understand the system and/or resolve systems defects.
- Develops test plans, test cases and test scripts utilizing appropriate toolset to cover system functionality as completely as possible
- Ensures personal and QA Engineers' test scripts adhere to approved scripting standards and guidelines
- Performs automated and manual testing efforts for our products.
- Develops various reports to support testing and QA processes.
- Analyzes and reports on defects utilizing appropriate defect tracking software.
- Manages test data by setup and maintaining data driven tests.
- Helps define, improve and implement QA best practices.
- Assists the Executive Director in researching and recommending appropriate testing tools for use with the BA, QA team and developers.
- Mentors and teaches as appropriate, other BA and QA Analysts in the use of approved tools and procedures. While performing the duties of the job, the employee is frequently required to talk and communicate with others including telephonically.
This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.
**What you need**:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related degree, or equivalent experience
- Experience working with Gradle, Postman, IntelliJ Idea, Spock Framework, Git, and MongoDB Compass
- Good grasp of Groovy, jQuery, GEB testing, and JMeter
- Familiarity with XML and JSON formats
- 4+ years of quality assurance and testing of medium (6-8 months) to large (12+ months) size IT web-based software projects.
- 3+ years of automation testing tools experience
- 1 year knowledge and understanding of Total Quality Management, Software Quality Analyst or Test Engineer best-practices, or working towards certification in these areas.
- Complex analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and coordinate activities within a team.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies.
- Advanced ability to solve complex problems, drawing upon creativity, experience, and multiple sources of information. Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information in straightforward manner.
**What we believe**:
We're proud to embrace the same values that have shaped UST since the beginning. Since day one, we've been building enduring relationships and a culture of integrity. And today, it's those same values that are inspiring us to encourage innovation from everyone, to champion diversity and inclusion, and to place people at the center of everything we do.
**Humility**:
We will listen, learn, be empathetic and help selflessly in our interactions with everyone.
**Humanity**:
Through business, we will better the lives of those less fortunate than ourselves.
**Integrity**:
We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships.
**Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
**UST is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected