Senior QA Backend Automation Engineer

We’re looking for talented professionals, anywhere in the United States, to join us in bringing smart money management and payment solutions to everyone’s fingertips.

At Green Dot, we are evolving to a new and permanent “Work from Anywhere” model designed to maximize the benefits of remote work, promote and enable a strong culture of performance and connectedness, and attract the best and brightest talent who align with our entrepreneurial spirit and mission.

JOB DESCRIPTION

What does a Senior QA Backend Automation Engineer do at Green Dot?

You will have the opportunity to analyze the business requirements and user stories in JIRA, prepare automated test scripts and execute them through ReadyAPIs. You will also be responsible for the API testing and reporting anomalies (bugs). You will support the teams on various end-end test scenarios and validate the fulfillment for user stories. You will also contribute to the automation of the project to ensure we regress the data on a regular cadence and maintain high quality data for our users.

As a Senior QA Backend Automation Engineer, you can look forward to:

• Building test automation frameworks using ReadyAPI/SoapUI for rest-based APIs hosted on Amazon cloud and Azure cloud, as well as contributing to the existing automated frameworks to be used by other Automation SDETs and QA Engineers.
• Developing and executing test cases related to functional, integration, systems, end-2-end testing, and accessibility testing, and automating them for regression, including database schema change validations
• Leading the creation of test strategy, test planning, and test execution related to all aspects of testing like function, integration, systems, end-2-end testing, accessibility, database validations, and automation 
• Writing SQL scripts to extract data from the backend and validating its integrity
• Reviewing requirements and designing specifications and deriving test cases to validate end to end-user flow journeys, report test results, and working closely with development teams to resolve defects, while adhering to established QA and Project Management processes
• Supporting production verification and validation for tested applications

Ready to join us in our mission?  These are the qualifications we are looking for:

Required:

• Minimum of 5 years of in-depth QA Engineering experience including hands-on automation experience for at least 3 years as an SDET
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience acceptable
• Familiar with AWS and Azure Cloud API services
• Strong understanding of Azure platform capabilities for Testing applications for feeds (EventHub and Kafka)
• Strong experience Testing UDFs, and stored procedures for CosmosDB
• Proficient in one or more programming and scripting languages - C#, Java, Python, Groovy, JS
• Must be hands-On with API testing tools – ReadyAPI, Soap UI, JMeter.
• Must be hands-on with complex SQL queries using databases like MySQL and MS SQL
• Must be Familiar with CI/CD tools like Jenkins or similar, and testing lifecycle tools like TestRail
• Experience in delivering for medium to large testing projects, including test automation
• Strong analytical, multitasking, and organizational skills to manage testing on multiple projects
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and concepts using JIRA or similar Agile tools
• Exposure working with Git/Perforce Version Control System.

POSITION TYPE

Regular

PAY RANGE The targeted base salary for this position is $78,800 to $120,200 per year. The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate’s geographical location.

Green Dot promotes diversity and provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We are dedicated to building a company that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work (and work environment) will be for everyone. Additionally, Green Dot provides reasonable accommodations for candidates on request and respects applicants' privacy rights.