Test Automation Developer

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sales. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so join us!

Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM is a globally integrated technology and consulting company headquartered in Armonk New York. With operations in more than 170 countries IBM attracts and retains some of the world’s most talented people to help solve problems and provide an edge for businesses governments and non-profits.

Today IBM is focused on five growth initiatives – Cloud Big Data and Analytics Mobile Social Business and Security. IBMers are working with customers around the world to apply the company’s business consulting technology and Research & Development expertise to enable systems of engagement that deliver dynamic insights for businesses and governments worldwide.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled Automation Developer to work in fast-growing field of GRC (Governance Risk and Compliance). In this role you will be part of Engineering team responsible for Test Automation development of the IBM OpenPages GRC product. You will become part of the Automation team and interact with other product teams (UI Platform Performance DevOps) product management and large clients.

As a Test Automation Developer at IBM your analytical and technical skills will directly impact the quality of the software we create. Come work in an agile environment where you will help each iteration reach the next level. Whether the testing is manual automated or cognitive you hold a key role in releasing the best deliverables to IBM and our clients.

The following job responsibilities for IBM OpenPages- Software Test Automation Developer include:

• You’ll work in an Agile collaborative environment to understand requirements design code and test innovative applications and support those applications for our highly valued customers.
• You’ll work on Cloud Technologies Microservices Architecture
• You’ll employ IBM’s Design Thinking to create products that provide a great user experience along with high performance security quality and stability.
• You’ll have an opportunity to work with a variety of relational databases (Oracle DB2) operating systems (Linux Windows) container technologies (Docker Kubernetes RedHat OpenShift) and modern UI frameworks (React Node.js).
• Work across the entire system architecture from backend to front end will be able to lead test automation development and deliver high quality products.
• To be successful in this role you will need to:
• You should have experience in developing coding and executing test case and test script frameworks using one of the automated tools such as Selenium Cypress or any other Java based GUI Automation tools.
• You should also be comfortable with API Test Automation and DevOps tools required in CICD.
• You should demonstrate a growth mindset and continuous learning; stay current on IBM strategies and offerings
• Use DevOps engineering practices and methods to plan and test software applications
• Demonstrate strong analytical problem solving and troubleshooting skills combined in an Agile process.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience in one of the GUI Test Automation tools – Cypress or Selenium preferrable Cypress
• Experience working in an IT environment as a Sr. Automation Engineer/Technical role.
• Experience in creating Test Automation plans
• Experience in customizing the test automation framework and developing automation test scripts.
• Experience in core JAVA JavaScript or other scripting languages
• Experience in writing SQL queries.
• Experience working on Windows and Linux scripting
• Experience working with CI/CD cycle Agile methodology and DevOps pipeline with Jenkins Maven GIT
• Experience with API Test Automation using at least one of the following SOAP UI/REST Assured/Postman.
• Excellent client interaction and communication skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Exposure to major industry (IBM Cloud AWS and/or Azure) cloud solutions.
• 5-7 years of experience working with enterprise level Java based Web Applications
• 5-7 years of experience in GUI Automation tools like Selenium or Cypress or any other tool
• 2 years of experience in API Testing tools like Postman
• 2 years of experience in Docker or other container technologies