Automation Engineer

**Do you want to work with the best people, using the best tools, working on the best projects, for the best customers? If yes, keep reading**

You are passionate about quality and how customers experience the products you test. You have the ability to create, maintain and execute test plans in order to verify requirements. As a Quality Engineer at Equifax, you will be a catalyst in both the development and the testing of high priority initiatives. You will develop and test new products to support technology operations while maintaining exemplary standards. As a collaborative member of the team, you will deliver QA services (code quality, testing services, performance engineering, development collaboration and continuous integration).

You will conduct quality control tests in order to ensure full compliance with specified standards and end user requirements. You will execute tests using established plans and scripts; documents problems in an issues log and retest to ensure problems are resolved. You will create test files to thoroughly test program logic and verify system flow. You will identify, recommend and implement changes to enhance effectiveness of QA strategies.

**What You’ll Do**
- You will develop Test Strategies and Plans in conjunction with App Engineering, Architecture and Prod Arch. This includes Data creation and management
- You will write automation scripts on C#
- You will identifying regression tests for future regression scenarios
- You will identify and assure creation of re-usable, automated tests
- You will influence Change Management, CI/CD, tools integration
- You will modify SDLC to assure proper adherence to Engineering Handbook (including Security)
- You will execute all test cases, and detect defects early
- You will pretest and validate deployment plans with steps to be taken
- You will execute post-deployment verification plans and record results
- You will execute resilience testing plan and results
- You will generate code quality reports (SonarQube)
- You will put code through fortify scans via automation
- You will assure at least 85% Unit test coverage
- You will establish common defect severity definitions across the company so that there is alignment between service tribes
- You will complete Web accessibility testing with no open violations for customer facing web interfaces (WCAG)
- You will ensure end-customer needs and associated value chain to drive processes and practices to ensure flawless customer experience.
- You will raise any issues with developers and product owners
- You will create test automation suite and design necessary documentation for automated processes
- You will shorten and amplify feedback loops to deliver products faster and with higher quality

**Must Haves**
- BS or MS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
- English language proficiency (reading, writing, speaking)
- Experience with all phases of test lifecycle
- Experience with test automation and continuous integration tools
- Experience documenting standards, practice guidelines and/or standards
- Significant experience with test design
- Significant experience with using source control systems
- Significant experience in development on Windows/Linux platforms
- Significant experience with multiple scripting tools
- Significant experience with build environments and delivery pipelines
- Significant experience with programming or scripting
- Experience with database technology
- Experience with Agile frameworks
- Demonstrated experience with regression testing
- Strong oral and written communications skills that demonstrate a professional demeanor and the ability to interact with others with discretion and tact
- Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and time management skills
- Strong collaboration skills, applied successfully within team as well as with all levels of employees in other areas
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Strong at using original thinking to translate goals into the implementation of new ideas and design solutions
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage projects/tasks to completion
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Able to thrive in a fast paced environment
- Strong attention to detail
- Driven to learn and stay current professionally

**Extra Points for any of the Following**
- You have experience with automation frameworks/tools such as Selenium and Python
- You have experience working with multicultural team across different time zones.
- You have experience in Jira/Confluence
- You have experience in Google Cloud Platform
- You have experience with performance engineering and profiling (e.g. Java JVM, Databases) and tools such as Load Runner, JMeter
- You have some exposure to Application performance monitoring tools like Dynatrace and Splunk
- You are able to create good acceptance and integration test automation scripts and integrate with Continuous integration (Jenkins) and code cov