Role Description –
Position: Sr. QA Test Engineer (SDET)
Job Type: Fulltime Opportunity
Location: Vancouver, BC (Hybrid)REQUIREMENTSDateASAPTitle of RoleSr. QA Test Engineer (SDET)LocationLululemon, VancouverIdeal Start DateASAPContract LengthIdeal # Years' Experience8-10 yearsROLE DESCRIPTION
Outline of the Role:
The QA/SDET will assess software quality through automated testing. He/she will be responsible for understanding application functionalities, developing and executing test cases, finding and reporting bugs & glitches of the application. The SDET's responsibilities will also include writing manual/automated tests and focuses on the testability, robustness, and performance of software. The responsibilities will be such as:

1. Having proficiency in programming in Java, Python, Infrastructure as Code for CI/CD implementation
2. Having good analytical skills and logical reasoning
3. Working in test domain with knowledge on Test Rail, test cases scripting (Gherkin, pyAutoBot) using any frameworks such as BDD et al.
4. Having strong automation experience in retail domain
5. Having good experience in Master Data Management (MDM) application testing

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and analyse system specifications.
• Collaborate with Scrum team developers to develop effective strategies and test plans.
• Develop and Execute test cases (manual or automated) and analyse results.
• Evaluate product code according to specifications.
• Develop test scripts, particularly as part of behavior-driven, test-driven, and acceptance test-driven development.
• Create logs to document testing phases and defects.
• Report bugs and errors to development teams. Help troubleshoot issues.
• Conduct End-to-End and post-release/ post-implementation testing.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Researching test tools, methodologies and trends & upgrading existing practices and processes.

Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Personal Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of QA/SDET engineering experience.
• Proven experience as a Quality Assurance Tester or similar role and working experience on Java Unit Testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of test methodologies and their corresponding tools.
• Work experience and good understanding on using tools like cucumber.
• Prepare data and scripts necessary for automated, manual, and performance testing.
• Good hands-on experience with UI testing, API integration, Microservices & End-to-End Testing best practices
• Good Experience with java spring boot, spring cloud, spring data framework
• Exposure to Behaviour Driven Development and experience in programming and testing.
• Experience in development of automation framework/scripts with reusable methods using Python and java-based automation tools across the application layers (UI/Service/Data layers).
• Working knowledge of test management software (e.g. Testrail) and SQL.
• Experience in working with AWS cloud or any other cloud platforms.
• Good knowledge and understanding on pub/sub systems e.g. Kafka or any other messaging system.
• Knowledge of GitHub, Jenkins and Familiarity with Agile Methodologies.
• Working knowledge of the Selenium Automation framework is a plus.
• Industry experience in Retail domain is a plus.
• Ability to recognize risks , document and troubleshoot errors.
• Excellent communication skills, Attention to detail, Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude.