Automation Engineer/SDET

Who We Are!

At Maven Wave, we are relentless in hiring the industry’s top talent. Each employee is hand-picked not only for their skills, but for their personality and broad expertise. We are looking for this rare combination of talent that sets us apart in the industry.

Maven Wave helps leading companies make the shift to digital and shorten the fuse to innovation. We combine the expertise of top-tier consulting with the agility of a cutting-edge technology firm. This multidisciplinary blend of skills allows us to create unique digital advantages for our clients. Maven Wave’s digital solutions are agile, mobile, rooted in analytics, and built in the cloud.

Maven Wave and YOU: help us provide our clients with quality assurance best-practices, and automated testing services in support of our development efforts!

Your Life As A Maven:

• Create and execute automated and manual test cases and plans. 
• Identifying and reproducing defects through verbal and written methods of communication. 
• Help identify gaps in test coverage and develop quality test code to fill such gaps.
• Participates in code reviews and identifies bad sections early in the process and then recodes them.
• Completes all phases of moderately complex software design projects and carry out all in-process and final inspection activities.

Your Expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 5+ years of experience as a QA Automation Engineer, Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), Software Developer, or similar Automation role 
• Strong programming skills in Java or any other OOP languages
• 3+ years past experience with developing automation frameworks/automated tests and Load/Stress Testing. 
• Proven past experience with REST API testing and the common tools associated with it.
• Experience with test frameworks such as TestNG, Rest Assured, Selenium, Cuke-Rest, JUnit, Jasmine, Mocha, Cucumber, etc.
• Knowledge of defect tracking systems and test case management systems.
• Experience working with and integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines and software delivery.
• Ability to both understand the high-level picture and implement detailed solutions to problems.
• Proficiency at identifying and analyzing the root cause of complex bugs in your code as well as others’ code

Your X-Factor:

• Aptitude - You have an innate capacity to transition from project to project without skipping a beat.
• Communication - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills for coordination across projects and teams.
• Impact - You are a critical thinker with an emphasis on creativity and innovation.
• Passion - You have the drive to succeed paired with a continuous hunger to learn.
• Leadership - You are trusted, empathetic, accountable, and empower others around you.

Why We’re Proud To Be Mavens!

• Google Cloud North America Services Partner of the Year 2019, 2018, 2017
• #21 Best Workplaces in Chicago, FORTUNE, 2018
• Great Place To Work Certification, Great Place to Work, 2017 & 2018
• Fast Fifty, Crain's Chicago Business
• 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For, National Association for Business Resources (NABR)
• Top Google Cloud Partner, Clutch
• Fastest Growing Consulting Firms in North America (#11, #37), Consulting Magazine
• Top IT Services Companies, Clutch
• Google Global Rising Star Partner of the Year

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