**Automation Engineer**
**Tester III - 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 29,000+ 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**:
**The Opportunity**:
- Generate/define a testing plan/approach
- Identify proper and complete test scenarios and document test cases
- Assess and estimate automation testing efforts according to standard agile estimation techniques
- Write effective, scalable code
- Enforce the use of coding standards and best practices as SOLID Principles and design patterns
- Enforce the use of Entity Framework for data object management
- Code and maintain robust API REST communication test scripts
- Debug and fix test scripts errors and performance issues
- Optimize test scripts and automation framework components
- Coordinate with internal teams to understand business requirements and provide technical automated testing solutions
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**:
- +3 years of hands-on experience as an automation test engineer
- Experience coding in C# or Java with SOLID / OOP Principles
- Solid experience in API (REST/SOAP testing (with Postman preferred)
- Knowledge/experience with Databases SQL complex queries and validation
- Knowledge/experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) (GIT preferred)
- Excellent communication skills
- Good problem-solving skills
- Critical Thinking skills
- Experience working in an agile environment using SCRUM (preferred)
- Good to have:
- Experience with Behavior Driven Development (BDD) as Spec Flow or Cucumber
- Knowledge of object-relational mapping (ORM)
- Cloud computing knowledge and experience with any major cloud vendor (Azure, AWS or GCP)
**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 veteran.
UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance
