Software Quality Assurance Engineer-Backend

Kronos is the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud.

• Collaborate with both the scrum team on its deliverables and your colleagues in the quality organization
• Implement test automation for the next generation application as a service backend.
• Ensure a high quality user experience
• Work closely with our backend teams to assess testing feasibility and identify risks
• Setup/configure/maintain automated testing environments in a continuous integration setting
• Develop test documentation, execute tests, and monitor results using application lifecycle tools.
• Provide complete automated testing coverage for areas of responsibility
• Review business and functional requirements documents in order to create appropriate test documentation
• Deliver a set of reusable, modular tests for API components
• Transform API documentation into robust, efficient automated test scripts.
• Continuously improve upon the productivity and efficiency of our automated testing efforts using innovative tools and techniques.
• Adhere to and promote standards for test development best practices
• Stay current on new technologies and evangelize future adoption of next-generation automation tools and best practices as appropriate.

Education

• BS or MS in Computer Science or related discipline
• 4+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance or other related discipline with direct involvement in automated testing of web applications.

Technologies

• Experience delivering cloud or SaaS based offerings
• Strong understanding of Microsoft, Java, and n-tier web technologies
• Excellent understanding of current backend technologies and REST APIs

QA

• Strong background in functional testing and software quality best practice
• A background utilizing risk-based testing approaches
• Describe API response in terms of correct technical implementation and customer user scenarios
• Experience with ALM or comparable test repository

Automation Tools

• Must have 2+ years of experience with automation tools such as SoapUI as well as related tools.

Personal

• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated collaborative skills
• Ability to work effectively independently and as a team member.
• A desire to work in a collaborative, fast-paced agile environment
• You are passionate about reducing manual and repetitive work when designing and building complex tests or test automation