White Box QA Engineer

WHITE BOX QA ENGINEER FOSTER CITY, CA 12 MONTH CONTRACT

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The White Box QA Engineer will be part of the Global QA team that is working on innovative and cutting edge Web Technologies. The primary responsibility of this role is to design API tests, develop automation scripts, and maintain web services automation frameworks and tests for UI and Back End web services. This role requires technical skills, including the ability to create, document and execute test strategies and test plans. This team uses the Agile methodology, which presents a fast paced and dynamic environment for rapid growth and wide experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Collaborate with developers and QA leads to improve testability, automation, and use tool sets
- Design and develop QA load/automation tools and test frameworks
- Work with the team to increase the test coverage, outline and derive elaborate test scenarios
- Work with development and operations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of automation
- Define and implement testing and verification strategies
- Demonstrate technical experience in API testing of multiple components
- Work in fast pace environment on multiple projects/initiatives
- Own documentation that communicates the standards and procedures
- Run smoke tests, tail server logs, report/track defects, resolve issues and remove impediments for the QA teams
- Implement, gather, implement and report team and project metrics

QUALIFICATIONS:

- BS in Software Engineering, Computer Science, IS, or other related field
- Agile methodology experience required
- Strong technical competency and experience with web applications, web services and understanding of automated testing for API
- Experience with Eclipse, IntelliJ, Java/API, SOAPUI, SOATest (Parasoft), Cucumber, Selenium, Jmeter and similar tools
- Ability to write clear and concise automation scripts in Groovy, Java, JavaScript, Python
- Experience with log file validation on a Linux/UNIX server, distributed systems, web technology and web protocols (HTTP, TCP/IP)
- Solid understanding of relational databases RDBMS and Scripting of a complex SQL queries
- Absolute must in ability convey and document test cases and execute them
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming languages - Ruby, Groovy, Java, JavaScript, J2EE, XML, unit-testing and RDBMS
- Strong problem solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work on multiple simultaneous projects/initiatives

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE:

- Application Programming Interface (API), 3 years
- Java, 3 years
- Agile, 3 years
- Scripting Language, 3 years
- Test Automation, 3 years

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Dallas-based CompuCom Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of end-user enablement, service experience management, and cloud technology services to Fortune 1000 companies. CompuCom partners with enterprises to develop smarter ways they can work, grow and produce value for their business. Founded in 1987, privately held CompuCom has approximately 11,500 associates and supports more than 4 million end users in North America.