• Senior QA Engineer - Automation

    Rivers Agile (Pittsburgh, PA)


    At Rivers Agile, we’re passionate about helping companies solve problems by creating and testing custom software. As an engineering-first company, our team of consultants consists of software developers and experienced Quality Assurance engineers that produce high-quality work. Rivers provides employees with opportunities to learn new technologies, understand new businesses, and work in a supportive and diverse environment filled with challenges and fun.

    Position Overview

    We seek a QA Engineer with strong fundamentals, the ability to explain the concepts clearly, and the aptitude to put them into practice confidently. As a growing company, we also value employees with versatile skills. We are looking for someone with a passion for continued learning and a background in QA Automation.

    Skills required

    + Minimum 7 years of software testing experience

    + Minimum 5 years of automation experience using Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, or similar automation frameworks

    + Experience debugging automation tests that have a strong front-end focus

    + Experience with selecting and setting up new test frameworks

    + Intermediate or better experience with common programming languages like Python, C#, JavaScript, and Java

    + Understanding of Agile software development processes, best practices, and the bug life cycle

    + Ability to define your own role on a project team and add value immediately

    + Ability to write bug reports that are clear and actionable

    + Experience integrating third-party code-scanning tools like SonarQube, GitLeaks, OWASP ZAP, Checkov, or similar

    + Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines

    + Experience with test case management systems and bug trackers

    + Resourcefulness extracting test cases from available material, including when there are no written requirements

    + Experience with basic SQL queries with the exact syntax

    + Familiarity with Unix command-line environments and basic utilities

    + Proven ability to improve the impact of Quality Assurance within an organization

    + An extremely detail-oriented approach with respect to documentation and communication

    + Ability to handle and resolve common project issues with minimal guidance

    + Strong leadership skills that inspire team confidence and respect while motivating team members and promoting ownership

    + Professionalism for client-facing meetings and a desire for achieving excellence in customer satisfaction, process and product quality, and reliability

    + We require hands-on coding skills, and a simple coding test as part of the interview process

    Other qualifications and pluses

    + Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience

    + Familiarity with Git-based source control commits, pushes, and management

    + Experience with BDD languages and associated tools

    + Familiarity with mapping/spatial UIs and/or Industrial Automation

    + Project management skills

    + Business-savvy awareness of consulting engagements

     

    Package: salaried position, bonus program, full benefits (medical, dental, vision, supplementary), holidays, paid time off, paid parental leave, 401(k) plan, good work-life balance, and work-from-home options

     

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