SDET /Automation Tester

• Analyze requirements and prepare a query list. If requirements are incomplete, they need to ask meaningful questions that will yield more information and help perform testing effectively.
• Write and execute test cases to find system bugs like UI and usability issues, etc.
• Conduct exploratory testing.
• Check consistency across devices, browsers.
• Provide inputs on high-level test scenarios, challenges, risks, resources, test estimates, etc., during test planning meetings.
• In some cases, STEs also need to cover test automation tasks.

STE skills Required:

• deep understanding of software testing, its main concepts, and processes: the whole bug life cycle; different testing levels, methods, and types; test estimation techniques.
• ability to work in an Agile environment.
• extensive experience in automation tools such as selenium, etc.
• critical thinking and analytical skills to examine bug reports and prioritize necessary tests, what information to include in the daily status reports, prioritize and estimate task execution.
• good communication and teamwork skills to interact with project team members, clients, and stakeholders as well as work closely with the dev team – from reproducing the reported issue and emphasizing the fix for critical bugs to understanding how the bug has been fixed.
• programming skills are a must including coding, basic SQL knowledge to extract data for tests, XML, general SDET skills, and web services.

STE tools. In addition to using different desktop and mobile operating systems, browsers and web proxies for cross-browser testing, simulators and emulators, testers use the following tools:

• quality management tools (e.g.: TFS/ Test Director/ Spira Test/TestRail/HP-ALM (QC)) to organize and manage all phases of the software testing process including planning, running tests, and tracking defects, generating and storing test reports, and interlinking them with the release requirements.
• defect tracking tools to track the defects found in the application and generate bug reports to communicate them to the dev team.
• project management software.
• SQL clients to connect to the database.
• SCM for maintaining the code (TFS/Bitbucket/Git)
• IDEs for writing code (VSCode/ Visual Studio/ IntelliJ IDEA);

Salary range - $10,000 to $11,000/month on 1099

What Is in It for You:

SmarTek21 Benefits Include: Paid Time off – start with 10 days accrued paid time off (PTO) a year. PTO days increase with years of service.
Paid Holidays - 8 paid holiday a year in addition to your PTO.
Health Insurance for FT employees – we pay 100 % premium of medical, dental and vision.
Health Insurance for FT employee’s family – we pay 50% of premium for medical, dental and vision for dependents.
401(k) – we administer 401(K) retirement contribution for FT employees.
Life Insurance/Short Term and Long-Term Disability – at no cost to you
Opportunities for internal promotions/career advancement
Family friendly work hours (closed on weekends and paid holidays)