Golang Job: Software Engineer (Automation)

Xoriant reasonably expects the pay rate for this position to be within the following range: $60.00/hour-$70.00/hour (DOE**)

Job Title: Software Engineer - Automation (W2 only)

Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Location: Redwood City, CA (Hybrid)

NOTE: Only W2 candidates are eligible

NOTE: Only W2 candidates are eligible

NOTE: Only W2 candidates are eligible

Job Description:

Job Profile Summary:

As a Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for test cases automation. You will work with software developers to test their work using a variety of tools, automating API and UI test cases, ensuring that the software functions according to requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain APITest, UI and Performance/Load Test automation framework.
• Design, build and coordinate an automated build & release CI/CD process using GHA.
• Reviewing and providing input on developers test cases
• Communicate test results and highlight any potential quality risks
• Prioritizing and parallelizing the tasks in hand and dealing with ad-hoc requests

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field with 2 years of professional software development experience.
• Minimum of 2 years expertise on developing automation using frameworks like Selenium, Cypress.
• Minimum of 2 years expertise in developing and/or testing performance/load testing using Gatling, K6.
• Good to have knowledge on OpenAPI specs, SwaggerHub.
• Knowledge of SQL, Java, JSON and source control Git required.
• Real-world experience with continuous integration and delivery is required
• Hands-on experience with Agile-scrum methodology and Test-driven development
• Experience with Agile software development practices including Scrum, JIRA, Peer Review, Git and CI/CD

Nice to have

• Knowledge of Developing Terraform Providers, CLI.
• Knowledge of SDK generation processes through OpenAPITools.
• Knowledge of advanced networking technologies and services including MPLS, VPLS/VPWS, Ethernet, IP/VPN routing protocols and architectures, IP security/SSL, IP multicast, IPv6, and wired/wireless LAN infrastructures is a strong plus but not required.

Must have skills:

• Minimum of 3-5 years expertise on RESTful API development and/or Test Automation scripts using Karate.
• Minimum of 1+ years expertise in GoLang, Python and Ansible.
• DevOps mindset to improve CICD using GitHub Actions.