Automation Tester

$100,000 - $105,000/Yr

City of New York - New York, NY

Full-time

New York, NY

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The Automation Tester position within the Information Technology Department at NYC Health + Hospitals focuses on enhancing application development projects, particularly in Salesforce. The role is critical for ensuring quality delivery through automated testing, regression solutions, and collaboration with developers to maintain software consistency across various platforms.

Responsibilities

• Build Automation Tests for Salesforce and other systems.
• Establish regression test solutions.
• Evaluate VB.Net, C#, Apex Java, JavaScript code and Salesforce Vlocity components for unit testing.
• Strategize unit tests for individual units.
• Set up testing environments and script unit tests.
• Manage tests using Azure DevOps.
• Leverage knowledge of Functinize or similar tools for efficient test automation.
• Inspect test results to identify potential defects.
• Execute existing unit tests against revised code, updating for any regressions.
• Collaborate with developers to design functional unit tests.
• Exhibit in-depth knowledge of software engineering principles (e.g., SDLC, Agile).
• Organize and lead review meetings within the team.
• Ensure software consistency across devices, browsers, and operating systems.
• Review software documentation to understand testing requirements.
• Refine test cases and prioritize testing tasks.
• Offer insights on test scenarios, risks, resources, and estimates during planning.
• Conduct reversion tests upon code changes to address potential defects.
• Implement test cases, report defects, and grade their severity and importance.
• Review project requirements, prepare related queries, and engage proactively when details are unclear.
• Establish best practices for unit and regression testing.
• Communicate technical and project management issues effectively, both in writing and verbally.
• Foster a team-oriented mindset.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field required.
• 5 years proven experience in automated testing, preferably in Salesforce and related platforms.
• Familiarity with testing platforms such as Functinize.
• Strong coding proficiency in VB.Net, C#, Apex Java, and JavaScript.
• Working knowledge using Azure DevOps.
• Solid grasp of software engineering principles, especially SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Collaborative and team-oriented attitude.
• Operational and technical experience with development tools including but not limited to VB.NET; C#; Web Services, REST API, Angular (or similar JavaScript frameworks), Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, LINQ, Regular Expressions, XML, JSON.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft DevOps framework; Content Versioning; Agile methodology.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand business needs.
• Ability to learn new software tools.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.