Test Automation Engineer

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Would you describe yourself as an expert test automation engineer who’s always ready to take on the next cutting edge technology and forge bonds within a global engineering team? If your answer is yes, you’re going to fit right in with our team. We’re looking for a passionate and efficiency-driven Test Automation Engineer who can help us architect, design and development an automation framework from the ground up. We are a group of passionate engineers whose bread and butter is experimenting with new technologies and fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment - we’re looking for partners in crime who feel the same.

* Be a builder: You’ll build automated test frameworks utilizing latest technologies and a variety of languages. * Be a collaborator: You’ll be expected to forge deep bonds across all teams and truly understand the needs of your team, this will require flexibility and the ability to “wear many hats.” * Be a leader: You’ll be responsible for using the latest automated testing frameworks, as well as cutting-edge technologies such as Kafka, Clojure, Mesos, and Docker. * Be a troubleshooter: You’ll be an expert at finding bugs, breaking things, and doing it again and again. * Be a doctor:You’ll be responsible for diagnosing issues, solving complex problems, and providing detailed technical analysis.

**Our Ideal Teammate:** * Has 5+ years of Test Automation experience. * Understands web services (REST) and underlying protocols (HTTP/S,TCP/IP). * Has strong verbal and written communication skills. * Has exposure to a variety of database systems. * Has a BS degree in Computer Sciences or related field (an equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience may be considered), or equivalent work experience. **Brownie Points:** * Knowledge of, or interested in learning, Open Source software and Functional Programming languages.