AUTOMATION ENGINEER

CLIENT: CVS

PAY RATE: $50/HR (MEDIAN) BUT WILL GO A BIT HIGHER TO $55/HR (IF EXPERIENCE IS 100% MATCHED)

HYBRID: x2 a week - Tuesday & Wednesday in either Buffalo Grove, IL or Richardson, TX

Please have them complete IKM java and selenium assessments and send Marissa the results. Required before submission.

FEEDBACK ON 2 CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS-

Here is our feedback for Vinod:

Communication : Average

Functional Testing / QA process : Average , unable to clearly explain the functionality / QA process.

Automation : Good. , Able to write complex xpath , good at UFT automation , complex SQL writing

API Testing : Average

Estimation : Below Average

Overall : Vinod Is not clear with communication /QA process , but OK on the Automation , he might deliver the work from back end , but won't be able to run the show for scrums/E2E

Here is our feedback for Chandra:

Communication : Moderate

QA process : Low

Functional : Unable to clearly explain what he worked with Anthem

Automation : Below average, unable to answer the basic xpath ,framework related questions

Attitude : Good

Overall : - Seemed to be a fake profile , for major questions he starts with something and tries to match with some close answers at the end. , looks like someone prompting on the screen

Notes:
•We MUST do a screen with these folks first - She said she doesn't want to waste her team's time on anyone who has not been screened.
•Resources must sit onsite on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in either Richardson TX or IL where her managers are located as part of their Hybrid working model. This is currently a non-negotiable, even if someone is a strong technical fit (I asked).
•If impressed - CTH
•Project: Multi-year Benefits project where they are rewriting Legacy Apps that are currently in older technologies into newer technologies (microservices, APIs, etc).
•INTERVIEW PROCESS- There will be a technical panel of 4 Leads who will do the first round interview. If they pass this interview, Kavitha will speak with them as more of a soft skills interview to make sure they will be a good personality/ attitude fit with the team.

Requirements:
•Automation Engineer who has hands on experience with Cypress, Selenium, UAT- Should also have Microservices and API testing exp. *Must be someone who has been hands on themselves doing the scripting work.
•Some Manual testing experience in their background
•Must have strong communication skills

Required Qualifications:
•Min 8+ years of overall automation experience
•Min 3+ years of Automation Lead experience handling onsite and offshore team members
•Expert in Efficiency initiatives, framework optimization and automation estimation
•Expertise in setting up best practices tools, frameworks, process etc.
•Handling Functional and End to End testing of complex application systems (Web , Windows , Mainframes ,AS400, Unix ,SFTP, Salesforce, CRM )
•Solid experience in working with databases/tools like Oracle , MariaDB ,MySQL workbench ,SQL Developer and writing complex SQL queries .
•Solid experience in Testing /Automating API's (SOAP, RESTFUL , AS400 Stored procedure)
•Expert knowledge on automation using UiPath, UFT, Selenium Webdriver , TOSCA
•Proven experience in implementing/customizing BDD , TDD , Keyword driven , Data driven , Hybrid Automation frameworks and using IDE's not limited to Eclipse, IntelliJ ,Rational Developer
•Experience in SVN, GitHub, Gitlab, Jenkins, Maven, and various code Management and CI/CD tools

Preferred Qualifications:
•PBM/ Health Care domain experience
•Project methodologies using Agile ,Scrum, SAFe
•Test management tools Rally, Jira
•Critical Problem Solving Skills
•Good Communication Skills