Software Engineer in Test II

Mercury Insurance is a recognized company known for its achievements and strong culture. They are seeking a Software Engineer in Test II who will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software testing frameworks and tools, while also mentoring less experienced team members.

Responsibilities:

• Design, Develop and Maintain Test Automation Frameworks, Tools and Libraries: Develop good understanding of small relevant product areas, implementing and maintaining medium complex automated test cases and simple framework features
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills: Skilled in debugging medium complex automation scripts. Independently create new tools or new features in the framework
• Performance Testing Support: Implement medium complexity performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests and provide comprehensive test results report
• Define and Enforce Automation Standards and Best Practices: Enforcing coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated test scripts. Review automation scripts written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure the framework meets small - medium complex testing needs for small - medium sized teams
• Create, Monitor and Analyze Test Results: Create, review test execution results, medium complex analysis of findings
• Training and Mentorship: Train and mentor test engineer on using the automation framework to start writing simple automation tests

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or other related fields Or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ yrs industry experience, independently implementing simple automation framework/tools
• Develop good understanding of small relevant product areas, implementing and maintaining medium complex automated test cases and simple framework features
• Skilled in debugging medium complex automation scripts
• Independently create new tools or new features in the framework
• Implement medium complexity performance test script based on existing automation framework and tools to execute performance tests and provide comprehensive test results report
• Enforcing coding standards, best practices, and guidelines for writing and maintaining automated test scripts
• Review automation scripts written by team members to ensure adherence to standards and provide constructive feedback
• Work closely with cross functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure the framework meets small - medium complex testing needs for small - medium sized teams
• Create, review test execution results, medium complex analysis of findings
• Train and mentor test engineer on using the automation framework to start writing simple automation tests
• Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, proficiency in designing and implementing high quality framework, that are modular, configurable, maximize reuse, are fast, effective, user friendly, secure, compliant, stable and maintainable
• Develop a strong understanding of relevant product areas, integrate innovative tools, libraries, and technologies into the automation framework to enhance testing capabilities
• Experienced in containerization technologies
• Experienced in cloud platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure
• Experienced in Leveraging DevSecOps to Improve Engineering Efficiency
• Agile software development release process, CI/CD practices and tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub) to integrate automated tests into the build process
• Familiarity with performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess system behavior under load
• Proficiency in documenting framework architecture, components, usage instructions, presentation, and bug report
• Analyze [simple/complex] system requirements and design to determine the best approach for testing of the change/implementation
• Debugging and resolving blocking issues, especially in automation scripts, frameworks and tools
• Applies analytical and creative approaches to tackle complex quality challenges with innovative solutions
• Verbal and written communication skills on executing task-specific collaboration, conveying precise technical details, responding to immediate issues, and ensure clarity in resolving project-level technical challenges
• Capability to train, lead and mentor junior team members in automation best practices and framework usage
• Multi-Tasking skill with willingness and positive attitude to do whatever it takes to complete tasks on time or as quickly as possible
• Acquire and apply domain-specific knowledge to ensure that testing efforts align with business objectives and real-world use cases
• Proficiency in creating and maintain automated reusable libraries/components to enhance automated capabilities
• Strong knowledge of programming languages commonly used in automation, such as Java, Python, or JavaScript
• Experience coding with popular test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, Appium, IDE, Metrics etc.)
• Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes
• Knowledge of API testing methodologies and tools (e.g., Postman, SoapUI, Curl, Insomnia) for validating RESTful and SOAP APIs
• Strong skills in diagnosing issues within the automation execution and scripts to ensure smooth operation
• Ability to conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure quality and adherence to standards and best practice
• Excellent organizational skills to manage multiple testing projects, prioritize tasks to meet deadlines
• Adapt to changing requirements, code designs and implementation changes, new technologies, methods to solve problems, shift priorities, workstyle and responsibilities
• Commitment to staying updated with the latest trends, tools, and technologies in test automation and quality assurance
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure high-quality automated tests and reliable framework performance
• 3 or more years of experience with Java or Python
• 3 or more years of experience with white box testing