Lead Associate, Quality Assurance & Engineering (Automation)

As a Lead Associate, Quality Assurance and Engineering at BetaNXT, you will play a vital role in creating automated tests for SaaS web applications and services. Your strong analytical capabilities will enable you to understand business and system requirements thoroughly. You will collaborate closely with the development team to establish verification protocols and implement detailed API and UI test automation frameworks in a Java environment using Playwright. In this role, you will also lead and mentor other QA Automation Engineers in crafting comprehensive automation tests for UI and APIs. - Evaluate user/software requirement documentation and provide constructive feedback - Collaborate with the Product Owner and team to address issues during the sprint - Create, update, and execute detailed test cases for web-based applications, java services, reports, and database schema changes - Report errors in Jira, track issues to closure, and support defect investigation - Research and analyze product features, track, report, and prioritize project defects - Review user interfaces for consistency and functionality, provide feedback to the scrum team and Product Owner - Review manual test cases and automation test scenarios - Merge pull requests for automation builds, create and maintain QA process documents - Develop SQL scripts for automation tests as needed - Update API automation tests and UI automation tests to cover new or updated functionality - Train and mentor other QA Automation Engineers - Research new tools, technologies, and testing processes To be successful in this position, you should possess: - A BS or MS degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent job experience - Detailed experience in manual and automation test creation for Web UI applications and APIs - 7+ years of hands-on scripting/coding experience in Java automation testing tools such as Playwright - Strong understanding of testing REST APIs using automation tools - Experience in a Continuous Integration/Delivery environment - Proficiency in SQL scripting - Detail-oriented with excellent analytical and interpersonal skills - Troubleshooting automation failures, learning new applications and technologies quickly - Experience with Mobile automation, Docker environment, and AWS Desired skillset requirements: - Experience with Java and REST API automation tools - Proficiency in Microsoft SQL Server - Agile experience - Knowledge of API Testing software - Experience in performing performance tests - Working knowledge of Linux, Atlassian Software Suite, Git, Docker, among others This role entails working in an open office environment for a standard 40 hours a week, with the possibility of evening or weekend work to meet deadlines or address specific issues.,