QA Engineer (Python, Pytest, API)

The Opportunity

“Come join our highly energetic team of software engineers to create the next generation decisioning platform for FICO’s feature management capabilities. As a QA Engineer, you will be part of an expanding and highly valued software development team which is developing cutting edge analytic software for high profile customers across a wide variety of industries using the latest technologies and software development methodologies” - Director, Software Engineering

What You’ll Contribute

• Develop test plan and test strategy meeting functional requirements, user stories and user acceptance criteria.
• Participate in release planning and product roll-out.
• Perform hands-on manual and automated testing (both "black" and "grey" box). Execute application, usability, functional, regression and performance testing for backend business applications written applications in a client/server environment.
• Review, author and maintain flexible and maintainable automated test scripts to support QA automation.
• Identify and analyze issues, bugs, defects, and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products; recommend and facilitates solutions to these issues.
• Communicate product readiness, generation of quality metrics, level of quality, and results to Quality Assurance Management and the project team.
• Identify gaps in the quality assurance and testing processes, generate solutions, and actively address them for continuous improvement.

What We’re Seeking

• Bachelors’ Degree in Computer Science, Applications Systems Design, or other related field of study.
• 6+ years of overall experience.
• Experience in Python and Pytest is a must
• Expertise in the software quality assurance industry with strong QA process knowledge.
• Excellent testing skills and experience with commercial software development processes, SaaS or ASP (Application Service Provider) for browser-based applications, client/server application and database driven applications on Unix/Linux, Windows.
• Ability to develop and implement test automation strategies.
• Collaborate with development and Product management team for current and future releases.
• Ability to explore new/latest testing tools as per the product requirement.
• Should have hands on experience in migration, upgrade, integration, end to end testing
• Experience in API testing
• Should have hands on experience in building automation framework for GUI and API/Webservices.
• Should have good knowledge and experience in Agile methodology and related processes.
• Proficiency with test management tools like qTest, Allure, JIRA, Quality Center.
• Proficiency in QA concepts and methodologies.
• Knowledge of UI automation tools like Selenium, Playwright, Cypress (or any other tool which use Java).
• Exposure to Docker and Kubernetes is a plus.
• Proficiency in GitHub/SVN. Experience with CI/CD tools knowledge for e.g. Github Actions, Jenkins.
• Good to have knowledge of performance tools like Apache Jmeter, Load, Soak, Stress, Spike etc.
• Strong with RDBMS and NoSQL skills with the ability to generate complex queries, for database systems like Oracle, MongoDB or the likes.
• Should have knowledge and experience for working in Unix.

Our Offer to You

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.