Topic: Senior Automation Test Engineer@McAfee Software

Will be responsible for managing multiple automated testing projects under the direction of the Quality Assurance Manager. The Engineer will ensure software quality by managing automated projects via the Automated Testing Process. This individual is responsible for supporting Software Quality Assurance team members to ensure quality throughout the software development life cycle. Responsibilities include automated testing analysis; planning, execution, management, and reporting on automated testing projects. These responsibilities include assisting in the development, implementation and support of the Software Quality Assurance standards, methods, techniques, and tool usage, related to quality systems development and testing.

Responsibilities include:

• Create, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for all of our applications, these automated scripts should be repeatable and reportable and ensure thorough test coverage of our applications utilizing Mercury LoadRunner or QuickTest Pro. Candidates experienced in using QTP with Siebel will be preferred.
• Responsible for the implementation and maintenance of the automation framework.
• Write well organized and thorough automated tests following company standards.
• Execute smoke and regression tests and debug failures.
• Maintain and enhance existing automated test scripts.
• Report thorough and concise defects through the course of testing and use of the applications
• Develop and manage the Automation Strategy
• Enforce utilization of the standard automated testing process on automated projects
• Perform random audits to ensure the standard automated testing process is utilized on automated projects
• Interact with other functional/resource managers to manage automated projects
• Submit TestDirector issues for defects/enhancements detected during automated testing
• Identify defects and/or problem areas within the software by executing test cases and test scripts
• Effectively communicate defects in a written format, providing clear and concise information necessary to reproduce and explain the problem
• Work with developers to resolve issues
• Develop Test Strategy, Test Plans and other documentation to support automated testing projects
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement testing tools and methodologies as required

Required Skills:

• 3+ years experience utilizing Mercury QuickTest Pro. Experience with LoadRunner in combination is desirable
• 2+ years experience with SQL/ODBC, Visual Basic
• Knowledge of PC applications and familiarity with Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
• Experience in VB programming for script creation and maintenance
• Full SDLC experience
• 4 yr college