Sr IT Engnr - Automation

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Responsible for testing activities for systems implementation, and for operations and management software development projects. - Perform analysis and review of system requirements, estimations, and peer reviews. - Monitor and participate in overall test activities, UAT, production support, and provide testing status. - Lead efforts in performing POC/research for new tools, make recommendations of such tools, and implement upon management approval. - Identify and determine data for testing, assist with test preparation, and test execution. - Develop, maintain, and implement integration/system test strategy, test plans, test processes, test scenarios and test cases based on Organization’ CMMI standards. - Communicate with analysts and developers to understand/clarify requirements. - Identify, report, and manage defects in defect tracking system. - Maintain project’s test documentation. - Participate in reviews as per project’s scope. - Work with external parties for interface testing. - Assist with complex testing SQL and/or utilities needed during white/gray box testing. - Assist with development of functional automation scripts for regression testing. - Assist with performance testing when required. - Troubleshoot user reported production defects. - Provide systems test results walkthroughs, assist in data prep, and supports test case execution for UAT. - Conduct demos/walkthroughs. - Participate in project meetings and status reporting. - Provide testing status reports per project requirements and provide input to the project plans and processes. - Identify and communicate risks to the project team, provide regular updates to the project manager, and provide technical information for change requests meetings. - Participate in QMSS activities to support Shared Services and CMMI (MandA and PPQA) functions. - Participate in collection and review of quantitative data related to software testing and development activities for measurement and analysis. - Participate in PPQA reviews and audits of project activities and work products to ensure compliance with documented plans, procedures and standards as required. - Participate in tools selection process and make recommendation. - Typically responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other technical employees within job area.