Sr. QA Automation Engineer I

Corteva - Johnston, IA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Johnston, IA

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

As a Sr. QA Automation Engineer I at Corteva Agriscience, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the quality of software applications within the agricultural technology sector. This position involves designing, developing, and executing automated test scripts for both cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring that software meets operational and performance requirements. You will collaborate with agile teams to drive efficiency in automated testing processes and contribute to the overall success of the software development team.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, develop and execute automation test scripts for cloud and on-prem hosted environments.
• Validate and verify that software applications meet business operational and performance requirements.
• Collaborate closely with other agile teams driving efficiency in the Automated Engineer processes.
• Work with QA Automation Engineers to support the department's Quality Assurance Community of Practice initiatives.

Requirements

• 2+ years of software development experience
• 4+ years of experience in creating and running automation tests for execution in build pipelines to test integration, regression, load, and performance testing of API applications
• Experience with test management tools and with test automation tools
• Proficient with object-oriented programming languages to read and understand application code and to write automated tests
• Ability to create test strategy and test plan to automate testing of applications
• Strong understanding of databases and data querying
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms and integration/deployment of test suites into CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• Possess excellent problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills

Nice-to-haves

• A degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Management, or related field, or equivalent amount of relevant education and experience
• Work within the QA Automation community to support and share quality automation initiatives and practices
• Experience with qTest, Microsoft Test Manager, Playwright, Test-Complete, Selenium
• Proficient with C#, JavaScript, Typescript, or similar programming languages
• Interest in biology, genetics, agriculture, or other life sciences
• Azure, AWS, or other cloud experience

Benefits

• Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
• Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
• Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
• Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
• Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program