Automation Engineer

Job Title: Automation Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA (Onsite)

Job Type: Contract, FTE

Job Description:

• API Testing: Deep expertise in Java-based REST API automation testing.
• BDD Frameworks: Hands-on experience writing and executing tests with Cucumber.
• Leadership: Proven ability to mentor peers and lead testing initiatives independently.
• Analytical Problem Solving: Sharp bug analysis and log investigation skills (Splunk Analysis, Dashboard creation).
• Autonomy: Strong track record of being self-dependent in fast-paced environments.
• Core QA: Solid grasp of functional, regression, and integration testing methodologies.
• Support Production Deployments: Provide hands-on testing support during live production deployments and release windows.
• Manage High-Pressure Scenarios: Maintain composure and clear communication while troubleshooting critical production outages or tight release deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Performance Testing: Experience designing and running load tests using JMeter.
• DevOps Integration: Familiarity building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins.
• Code Coverage Analysis: Experience calculating code coverage using JaCoCo to identify testing gaps in Java applications.
• Containerization & Orchestration: Familiarity with Kubernetes (Kube), Docker, and cloud microservices environments for debugging and log retrieval.