As a Staff Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for test creation, testing large modules, designing features independently, mentoring junior engineers, and contributing to software quality engineering discussions. The role involves working on front end & back end testing for Web, SaaS, and mobile platform products, owning quality engineering tasks, and collaborating with team members to diagnose bugs and find solutions. We are looking for candidates with experience in software testing with a focus on Web or SaaS products, mentoring experience, knowledge of cloud technologies, experience in building Test Automation Frameworks, proficiency in SQL, and strong communication skills. This is a full-time, on-site opportunity at GE Vernova in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Job Description Summary
Responsible for test creation, testing a large module or a large component and designing a feature, set of features, or whole feature area independently, Contributing to the immediate team and to other teams across business; Leading software quality engineering discussions and mentoring of other junior quality engineers.
Job Description
Staff Quality Assurance Engineer (Automation) JD
Responsible for contributing as a QA advocate for a team doing front end & back end testing with focus on Web, SaaS and mobile platform based products.
- Own medium-sized quality engineering tasks, deliver while mentoring and helping team members.
- Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques.
- Integrate project testing with continuous-integration process.
- Work with fellow team members to diagnose bugs and formulate solutions.
- Provide expertise in the quality engineering, test planning and testing methodology for a software project and keeps abreast of evolving QA industry processes and standards.
- Develop and execute maintainable automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases.
- Master the basics of underlying Manufacturing domain.
Desired Characteristics & Technical Expertise
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- A minimum of 8 to 12 years of Software Testing experience with Web or SaaS Platform based products, SQL Server databases.
- At least 4 year of experience in owning modules and mentoring teammates.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or in STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
- Working knowledge on cloud technologies (AZURE, AWS)
- Experience on building Test Automation Frameworks specifically in Java, Javascript / Type Script like WebDriverIO or Playwright
- Experience testing web services (SOAP/REST; Throughput, Performance under Load, etc.)
- Experience testing hosted or SaaS-based solutions.
- Familiar with relational database design and good working knowledge of SQL for querying, updating, and deleting data.
- Strong proficiency with functional, regression, performance and stability testing techniques.
- Experience working in a cross-functional development team with the ability to influence quality of products in that environment.
- Demonstrates the initiative to explore alternate technology and approaches to solving problems.
- Skilled in breaking down problems, documenting problem statements and estimating efforts.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Effective team building and problem-solving abilities.
Business Acumen:
• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.
• Understands the technology landscape, up to date on current technology trends and new technology, brings new ideas to the team.
• Displays understanding of the project's value proposition for the customer. Shows commitment to deliver the best value proposition for the targeted customer.
• Learns organization vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision
Leadership Attributes:
• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence.
• Learns organization vision statement and decision-making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision.
• Completes assigned tasks on time and with high quality. Takes independent responsibility for assigned deliverables.
• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks.
• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present.
• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks
• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources.
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes
