Software Automation Engineer

Bottomline Technologies provides collaborative payment and invoice automation solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The company's solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes and transactions involving global payments, invoice approval, purchase-to-pay, collections, cash management and document process automation. Organizations trust these solutions to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimization of working capital.

 

Bottomline Technologies offers a great work environment which includes regular employee recognition, extensive health and wellness benefits, Pizza Fridays, and fun family events.

 

 

We will be doing on the spot interviews for this position at our Job Fair on Tuesday, May 6, from 10am – 3pm, at Bottomline Technologies – located at 325 Corporate Drive, Portsmouth, NH  03801

 

 

GENERAL SUMMARY:

A Software Automation Engineering has strong skills in developing test automation for functional, regression, and performance testing.   He/she is also familiar with aspects of software quality engineering, such as development concepts, QA methodologies and processes, as well as quality metrics and analytics.  He/she possesses the skills to design test suites for medium to large scale software projects, implement automation designs and create scripts which are re-usable and maintainable.

 TASKS AND RESPONSIBLITIES

1. Create automation for functional regression testing

2. Create automated smoke tests

3. Design re-usable and maintainable script libraries

4. Cross-train other QA engineers on use of automation.

5. Create performance testing scenarios and work with a team of people to execute load, volume, and endurance tests.

6. Trouble-shoot problems identified, and communicate results

7. Work closely with developers to trouble shoot performance bottlenecks, tuning, etc.

8. Review code of other automation engineers, and mentor on best practices

9. Provides technical leadership

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

1.  Ability to analyze functional specifications

2.  Ability to write C/C++, VB, or specific languages used by Mercury Quick Test Pro, Mercury Winrunner, and Mercury LoadRunner

3.  Understanding of metrics used in load, volume and endurance testing.

4.  Strong written communication skills. (MS Office skills, specifically MS Excel & Word)

5.  Strong problem solving skills.

6.  Knowledge of software QA processes, methodologies, and statistical analysis

7.  Ability to review code

8.  Ability to perform tests against Web applications, both front-end UI as well as back-end Databases, Application Servers, and Services under multiple operating systems (Unix and/or Windows based)

9.  Ability to write SQL queries and analyze databases (Oracle, MSSQL, DB2)

10.  Ability to trouble shoot software installations and application servers (Tomcat, Weblogic, Websphere)

11.  Understanding of most concepts, practices, and procedures of the industry in which the software is used (financial departments, banks, insurance companies, law firms, etc)

 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

· BSCS and/or MSCS (or Computer Engineering) or equivalent.

· 4-8+ years of software quality engineering or related experience.