Software Quality Engineer for Android Level 3

Software Quality Engineer for Android Level 3 Location - BTC - 11450 Grooms Road, Blue Ash, OH, 45242, USA Job Duration - 12 Month(s), Contract to Hire Note to Vendors What your candidate has been doing in their most recent role in how it relates to this req. Please be sure the candidates you are submitting have experience with Native Soft Skills Needed -New team so they need to be good at communication, working alongside banner web devs. Have leadership skills to break down requirements, working with PM's, high collaboration, release once a year Work Location- BTC is preferred, but would be open to any remote candidates Required Working Hours - 3 days a week for every hub except BTC is 2 days a week Prescreening Details - 6 custom questions When do you want this person to start -asap Job Description Design, develop, and maintain native Android automation tests that drive key functionalities within the Kroger Ecommerce App. This includes: o Navigation and informational features that guide and inform our customers. o User interfaces that empower customers to seamlessly select their grocery preferences (delivery or pickup) Be part of our software team testing new and existing native components and experiences to support sprint and release events. Contribute to the team's testing efforts by writing clean, maintainable code automation code, test cases, and release processes. build and maintain the automation suite for Android platform including monitoring the build pipeline to ensure tests are performing to expectation. Expected to provide manual testing on Android platform when required Provide subject matter expert input for new feature planning and development including documentation such as how-to instructions, set-up, and reports to shareholder and partner teams. Help determine root cause for defects and document repeatable steps to reproduce. Champion strong communication practices and effectively interface with Product, Design, development, and other QA teams. Qualifications: 3 years of experience in software development and testing, with a focus on the Android platform. Strong proficiency in Android application development using Java or Kotlin Hands-on experience with Android testing frameworks such as Espresso, UI Automator, and Appium. Experience with continuous integration and delivery pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, CircleCI, Github). Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. Knowledge of Accessibility and Security: testing apps that are accessible to everyone and secure from vulnerabilities is important. Excellent communication and collaboration skills Can translate requirements, wireframes and mock-ups into test cases that are executed in the automation platform Strong problem-solving skills, detail oriented, works well in a team and individually. Key Responsibilities Effectively work in a fast paced environment utilizing the Agile methodology Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices Execute test scripts to validate correct functionality of application Use SQL for back-end database validation Perform various types of testing including smoke, white box, black box, integration, end-to-end, regression, and system testing as needed Participate in requirement & design review sessions; evaluate requirements & design docs from a quality test automation standpoint Manage test coverage based on risk analysis Document defects and evaluate priority of defect based on overall application functionality Coordinate test script reviews with stakeholders as appropriate. Adhere to requirement review, defect writing & test script writing guidelines Ensure completion of all deliverables within schedule, budget and quality constraints. Participate in Root Cause Analysis sessions Ensure that projects follow prescribed software development life cycle standards. Develop and maintain good relationships with project team. Multi-task to meet assignment deadlines Accurately estimate work assignments Show assertiveness Identify obstacles and roadblocks; and offer suggestions to work around obstacles Help drive and improve QA process within the team you are assigned