Sr. Software Test Engineer

Has some schooling and/or experience (Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Information Systems majors, QA/Development Bootcamp)
5+ years proven experience as a Software Test Engineer, QA Engineer, or similar role
Experience with JavaScript
Experience working with SQL
Experience with a Test Automation Framework (Cypress, Selenium, Cucumber, etc)
Experience with Python and Locust is a plus
Experience with various automation testing types (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Behavioral, Integration, Component, End-to-End)
Experience working with APIs and web networking protocols
Understanding of the agile software development process
Familiarity with manual testing types (Regression, Black Box, White Box, Sanity)
Ability to document and troubleshoot errors using test management software (JIRA)
Experience with continuous testing in a CI/CD environment
Excellent communication skills, specifically suggestions with UI design and functionality
Attention to detail
Basic troubleshooting and analytical skills (identifying bugs, feature defects, etc)
Good verbal and written communication skills (has the ability to build a good relationship between developers and product managers)
Has the ability to manually test and follow the QA testing process in the platform

Review and analyze system specifications
Report bugs and errors to development teams
Help troubleshoot issues
Conduct post-release/post-implementation testing
Develop clear and engaging documentation for both automated and manual testing efforts
Create and execute test cases for new team-level features
Conduct ad-hoc manual tests
Design and develop automated tests for critical paths of Awardco’s platform
Contribute tools and improvements to an evolving test automation framework
Convert manual test cases into automated tests using Cypress with JavaScript
Mentor junior engineers
Collaborate with the team to develop and promote engineering best practices