Overview
Quality Engineer II Jobs in South El Monte, CA at VACCO Industries
Role: QA Practice Lead
Experience: 10+ Yrs.
Mode of Work: Onsite
Location: Atlanta, GA
Visa Type: Independent Visa.
About the QA Practice Lead Role:
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced QA Practice Lead with a strong foundation in Automation Architecture, API based Test Planning, Execution and Management to join our growing team. In this role, you will play a critical part in owning, delivering and promoting team adoption on a backlog of QA Practice enhancements. Your contributions will ensure our full QA team can realize improvements in process and tools which transcend the quality, efficiency and reliability of our test functions. Upon realization of these initial QA goals, you will then transition into QA Leadership role on one of our many Agile teams leading and mentoring a group of QA engineers, while also actively contributing to hands on testing efforts.
Responsibilities:
Initial 6-9 months; Ownership of QA Practice Enhancements
· Test Automation
o Inventory-Improved depth, coverage and transparency into Automation
o Adoption – Maximizing test coverage in the Automation framework
o Standardization – Ensure team compliance and use of established best practices
· Mock Dependent APIs – continually invest in mocking our lower environments API dependencies for test efficiency and resiliency in face of lower environment instability.
· Tool Standards – Establish standards, setup, training and adoption of common QA tool(s) (e.g., QMetry, etc.) to ensure a consolidated status of QA across Projects and our 6 agile teams delivering incremental value to our eCommerce platform.
· Etc.
Then after
Thought Leadership & Management (25%):
Define and implement QA best practices, processes, and methodologies.
Collaborate with development teams to understand requirements, design test strategies, and estimate testing efforts, manage offshore QA Teams.
Track and report on project progress, identify and mitigate risks, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software.
Proactively identify and address quality issues throughout the software development lifecycle.
Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
Act as a subject matter expert on web services testing and provide guidance to the team.
Contribute to the development of innovative solutions to complex testing challenges.
Hands-on Testing (75%):
Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test suites for web services, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
Utilize industry-standard testing tools and frameworks to automate test cases and generate reports.
Analyze test results, identify, and document defects, and work with development teams to resolve issues.
Stay abreast of the latest testing methodologies, tools, and technologies.
Recommended Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with a strong focus on web services testing.
Proven experience leading and mentoring QA teams.
Expertise in web services testing methodologies, including RESTful APIs, SOAP, and XML.
Strong understanding of testing frameworks and tools, such as JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, Postman, and SoapUI.
Experience with automation frameworks , scripting languages (e.g., Python, Java, Groovy) and SQL Syntax
Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Strong diligence and a passion for quality.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment (preferred).
About ChannelSales
We are the middleware to multiple eCommerce applications including cox.com/eCommerce site.
Our owned assets include our;
eCommerce Product Catalog and highly configurable rules engine
eCommerce Order Entry application, where call center agents view and key in any orders which could not be automatically entered into the Billing System
eCommerce Automation solution which writes the customer service order change directly into the Billing System
suite of .Net APIs exposed on/off network for application integration
commissioning solution which rewards 3rd party partners for generating a Cox sale
We are self-organized into 7 distinct agile teams working either Kanban or Scrum to efficiently deliver incremental value
Job Type: Contract
Pay: From $40.00 per hour
Experience:
QA Practice Lead: 10 years (Preferred)
Core QA Leadership & Practice Management: 10 years (Preferred)
Test Automation & Frameworks: 10 years (Preferred)
Web Services & API Testing: 10 years (Preferred)
QMetry, CICD, Jira, ALM: 10 years (Preferred)
Java, Python, Groovy, SQL: 6 years (Preferred)
E-Commerce, Middleware, Performance and Defect Management: 6 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person
Title: Quality Engineer II
Company: VACCO Industries
Location: South El Monte, CA
