Software Automation Engineering Manager - Remote

Company: Perceptyx
Location: Raleigh
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

*** We welcome all USA Remote talent to apply. This job is 100% Remote.***

Is auto-scaling platform solutions your nitch? This is an incredible opportunity to lead a team and be a driver in Perceptyx's growth. I this role you will oversee the Automation Engineering Team and be accountable for delivering automated solutions for software testing and other software processes. You'll also partner with internal stakeholders to help discover and eliminate problems or inefficiencies by gathering requirements and implementing process automation.

Here at Perceptyx, our mission is simple: To help employees and their organizations thrive. How do we do that? We facilitate the ongoing conversation between employees and their company to drive success. When employees are happy, everyone is happy! We love working closely with our clients, listening to their vision, and deploying a tailored solution that will empower them to grow. Perceptyx's approach to employee engagement is unique. Our combination of technology and expertise is second to none. We employ an incredible staff of diverse professionals with the experience, knowledge, and drive to move every employee survey project swiftly from vision to reality.

What You Will Do:

• Design and maintain automated tests for software testing such as, but not limited to Unit, Functional, Security, Performance (JMeter), Smoke, Regression, and Pipeline testing.
• Identify opportunities for automation within software processes.
• Design and execute QA tests using scripts that automatically test functionality.
• Run tests for databases, systems, networks, applications, hardware, and software.
• Identify bugs and quality issues in development, service, or business processes.
• Install applications and databases relevant to automation.
• Collaborate with other business units to understand and promote how automation can improve workflow.
• Gather requirements from customers and end-users to develop the best automation solutions.
• Develop automated test infrastructure and define test development needs and procedures across multiple teams.
• Investigate and analyze automation test results to find root-cause of failures by debugging system and application logs.
  
  Requirements
  
  What You Will Bring:
  
  • Bachelor's Degree in related area (Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering) or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 8+ years applied experience as an Automation Engineer, or equivalent, in a software company.
  • Experience working in an Agile team structure is a plus.
  • Prior people management experience.
  • Strong web testing and automation skills, in-depth knowledge of automation tools such as Selenium and BDD (behavior driven development) frameworks such as Cucumber.
  • Understanding of network configurations and how to test them.
  • Knowledge of intermediate SQL commands.
  • Programing skills in languages such as C#, SQL, Python and Java.
  • Expertise in Python programing language.
  • Strong process orientation; attention to detail.
  • Technical planning, project management, and implementation skills.
  • Ability to interact and communicate with stakeholders of varying levels of expertise.
  • Ability to translate defects into business impacts, compliance risk, procedures, and process changes, and user needs.
  • Willingness to work with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
    
    Benefits
    
    What We Offer:
    
    • Excellent Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family.
    • The ability to Disdain the Status Quo in an evolving work environment.
    • Flexible workday schedules (we're ANTI-micromanage).
    • An engaging work environment named one of the INC 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the 5th year in a row!
      
      Perceptyx Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:
      
      We celebrate diversity and an inclusive environment. Perceptyx is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
      
      Perceptyx's policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, competence, merit, and business needs. Perceptyx is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
      
      Interested in interviewing? Please apply by responding with your updated resume.

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