Test Automation Engineer

NISC develops and implements enterprise-level and customer-facing software solutions for over 960+ utilities and broadbands across North America. Our mission is to deliver technology solutions and services that are Member-focused, quality driven and valued priced. We exist to serve our Members and help them serve their communities through our innovative software products, services and outstanding customer support. NISC has been ranked in ComputerWorld’s Best Places to Work for twenty-two years, and we are looking for qualified individuals to join our team. 

Summary: 

NISC is looking for passionate, experienced Test Automation Developer to build comprehensive automated test coverage for our applications. This person is responsible for defining strategy, creating automation test suites for new features and regression testing, leading technical meetings and advising automation team members.  This position will work with our talented employees within the software engineering, product, quality assurance and software support teams to ensure quality and functionality requirements are met.  A successful candidate for this team will be dedicated to Quality and can be flexible and productive in a fast-paced environment.

Essential Duties: 

• Lead and create an internal automation and quality assurance framework within the department including but not limited to creating job descriptions, championing automation best practices across departments and driving the selection of tool sets and procedures and more.
• Define, develop and manage new and complex level tests by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate across multiple departments and management levels to institute a comprehensive automation framework across NISC's Research, Development and Quality Division.
• Analyze automation test results and provide solution-based recommendations with action oriented next steps.
• Provide recurrent communication on automated testing statuses.
• Follow all established internal software development methodologies and procedures.
• Mentor and train other team members on test automation tools and processes.
• Lead the department in keeping abreast of the latest automation technologies and trends.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Commitment to NISC’s Statement of Shared Values.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Preferred:

• 5+ years’ experience in software development.
• 3+ years’ experience with Software Test Automation.
• Ability to communicate programming concepts and patterns effectively to technical and non-technical people.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies, functional testing and requirements testing, etc.
• Ability to reading code and write automation test scripts in various languages. (Javascript, Java, SQL as examples)
• Proficient with developing responsive content and working knowledge of web trends, architecture and deployment patterns.
• Comprehension of manual quality assurance testing.
• Experience with Git including branching/merging workflows.
• Experience with software management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Bamboo, etc. in an Agile software development environment.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Prior mentorship or leadership experience preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to be self-motivating.

Education Preferred:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field or equivalent experience.

Work Schedule: 

• Hybrid from our Lake Saint Louis, MO office. 
  
  • Hybrid Schedule: Minimum of working 3 day per week out of an office location and ability to work up to all 5 days a week from an office location.
    • Required Days from an Office Location: Tuesday and Wednesday - the third required day will be up to the candidate and their supervisor to choose.

Minimum Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Employees must be able to see, speak, and hear, to operate computer keyboards or office equipment, and are required to stand, walk, and sit.

Disclaimer:

Management may modify this job description by assigning or reassigning duties and responsibilities at any time.