Job Abstract

The Quality Assurance team within Digital is responsible for the delivery of large, high-impact initiatives, projects, enhancements, and maintenance for branded digital assets on the web, mobile app, and supporting platforms. This position will be involved in active development and is expected to work with Sr. QE Manager to define and deliver the automation strategy, the automation framework, and championing Automation First mindset across the Digital organization. This position supports automation development and execution throughout Digitals Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) process and is expected to provide key updates on the automation deliverables to QE Leadership for all releases and key milestones.

This role will be responsible to bring new automation ideas to life, optimize test executions and shorten testing cycles in a fast-paced development environment.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related field OR equivalent total years of experience or certification
• Over all 5+ years of experience in Test Automation, QA or IT operations using open source and enterprise testing technologies using both coded and codeless automation frameworks
• 4+ years Test Automation development experience for Mobile (iOS and Android), Web and Non-UI (API) applications in medium to large scale projects
• 2+ years of managing automation team of highly skilled SDETs, including performing code reviews, and establishing coding standards
• Practical experience and use of Automation tools like Java, Selenium, Appium, Mobile app simulators, Charles trace, Source tree, Xcode.
• Practical experience and use of use of tools like Jira, Confluence, Service Now, Browser Stack (for both Web and Mobile) in an Agile development environment
• Comprehensive understanding of Jenkins, GitHub, Bit Bucket and other Devops tools like Harness used for CI/CD capabilities.
• Knowledge of WebGL, React, AWS solutions architecture, HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver results under challenging conditions, particularly when faced with complexity, ambiguity, and execution in an Agile development model
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum engineering environment delivering incremental software with high quality
• Must possess critical thinking and analytical skills in addition to great interpersonal and communication skills
• Define and deliver automation strategy, next generation automation technologies and roadmaps.
• SAFe Agile experience is a plus
• Experience to configuring, updating and leveraging parallels for executions in Browserstack and in Jenkins / Harness.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Maintaining Goals

• Add/Enhance and maintain the Digital QA automation strategy across Digital channels
• Ability to assist teams with troubleshooting for automation developed script errors, and managing Git Pull and Push PRs
• Have the ability to assist leadership to take technical decisions around current and future automation needs
• Ensure maximum automation development coverage through automation to support quality releases across the digital channels.
• Partner with other QA leaders to identify gaps, opportunities, and resource needs to champion automation first mindset.
• Daily responsibilities include working with vendor resources across Digital channels in an onshore and offshore model.
• Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams while being sensitive to all cultures and norms

Managing Work, Projects, and Policies

• Monitor and adhere to the Automation Test Strategy and play a pivotal role in the implementation of Automation efforts across the enterprise
• Ensure Test artifacts are consistent and of the high quality
• Balance maximizing automation coverage by minimizing risk so that key business projects have a clear path to production with very low risk from lesser priority projects
• Manage effective communication and escalations in timely manner as needed for reducing delivery risks
• Accountable for Planning, Estimating and Projecting automation effort estimations for new projects and initiatives

Additional Responsibilities

• Define quality metrics related to automation, and drive data driven process improvements
• Develop, review and deliver of Integration and Regression test plans to certify the product quality before production releases
• Maintain vendor relations and periodically review their work as per Marriott standards
• Performs other duties assigned by Digital QA leadership

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership

• Adaptability – Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.
• Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
• Strategy Development - Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Managing Execution

• Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
• Strategy Execution – Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
• Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
• Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.

Building Relationships

• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
• Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability

• Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
• Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

• Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
• Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
• Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.
• Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
  • Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
  • Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
  • Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Reading Comprehension – Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

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