Senior QA Automation Engineer

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RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today’s challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World’s Most Admired Companies, we’re the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.

Independently, ensures that the correct technical solutions are being utilized by the Quality Automation Engineers and provides technical solutions, tool and business mentoring in the use of the testing tools and techniques. Assists with the management of the Quality Assurance and Automation testing process. Works closely with software developers and automation engineers to resolve issues. Develops and maintains automated test scripts to reduce repetitive manual testing. Participates in project-wide reviews of requirements, system architecture, and detailed design documents.

What you will do

• Establishes and implements automated testing processes for application, performance, load, user-interface, object, regression and data quality.
• Participates in the creation of and/or review requirements and detail design documentation in any form to understand system features and begin necessary test scripting and automation.
• Works with various teams to create, enhance and maintain the Automation Frameworks across the products.
• Interacts with Business Analysts; Users, designers and developers to further understand the system and/or resolve systems defects.
• Develops test plans, test cases and test scripts utilizing appropriate toolset to cover system functionality as completely as possible.
• Ensures personal and QA Engineers' test scripts adhere to approved scripting standards and guidelines.
• Performs automated and manual testing efforts for our product.
• Develops various reports to support testing and QA processes.
• Analyzes and reports on defects utilizing appropriate defect tracking software.
• Manages test data by setup and maintaining data driven tests.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in arts/sciences (BA/BS) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related degree, or equivalent experience
• 4+ Years of quality assurance and testing of medium (6-8 months) to large (12+ months) size IT web-based software projects
• 3+ Years of automation testing tools experience
• 1 year knowledge and understanding of Total Quality Management, Software Quality Analyst or Test Engineer best-practices, or working towards certification in these areas

Preferred:

• 2+ years of Total Quality Management experience
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related degree

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Required:  

• Complex analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to work independently and coordinate activities within a team
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies
• Advanced ability to solve complex problems, drawing upon creativity, experience, and multiple sources of information
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information in straightforward manner d
• Advanced experience with automation testing tools (e.g. Selenium, UFT, Python, SOAPUI Pro, GEB/Fitnesse, Protractor, LoadRunner) Required
• Knowledge of Java programming
• Familiarity with HTML, JavaScript, Groovy, VBScript, CSS, XML, and XPATH

What you can expect from RGA:

• Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.

• Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.

• Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.

Compensation Range:

Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.

RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.