Background :

Avasant is a Los Angeles, California headquartered leading management consulting firm providing Strategic Sourcing, IT and Business Transformation and Global Strategy services to the global Fortune 1000. Since 2006, Avasant has negotiated over $250B in deals and operates in over 50 countries. The firm has been recognized as "World's Best Outsourcing Advisor" by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) for fourteen consecutive years. In 2020, we were also recognized as one of the top five industry analyst firms by the Institute of Industry Analyst Relations (IIAR). Learn more at 

Avasant Labs is building solutions combining the power of Automation, Analytics, and AI along with our deep consulting insights, data and analytics to help our clients with their most pressing issues. These solutions enable our clients to engage with us in newer models while maximizing value for their business priorities. These solutions automate traditional core consulting processes, applying the power of technology to support human experience and insights. Avasant solutions and products include, AvaMark, AvaSense, Strativa, among others. Our clients include industry leaders and F500 organizations across the globe.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a SDET requires to carry out complete system testing of the products being developed within Avasant Labs. Understanding of Agile methodology as a Software Development Lifecycle Process is a necessity. They should have earlier worked on B2B SaaS products with an understanding of Dashboards, Workflows and Data based products. The ability to understand complex issues and help effectively communicating those to others is a key for this role. Hence, a prior experience of working at a multinational company or with clients from multiple geographies will be advantageous.

The key roles and responsibilities for this position would include the following:

1. As a SDET, you will work closely working with developers to automate developed features and manual testing of the new features.
2. You will be responsible for owning the complete architecture of automation framework planning and designing automation for performance, API and Web.
3. You would also be setting up automation infrastructure, which would need you to work on setting triggers in CI/CD pipeline.
4. You will be building high-quality automation frameworks to cover end to end testing of your owned features.
5. Contributing towards at all levels of the test pyramid.
6. Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open-source tools Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs liaise with internal teams (e.g., developers and product managers) to identify system requirements.
7. Monitor and debugging process results.
8. Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies.
9. Automate testing flows on Web and APIs.
10. Independently leading the testing of complex software systems based on Python and Jinja framework, focusing on User Interface, User Experience, functional and optimization testing as well as test automation.

Qualifications:

1. Candidates having Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) or above, from a recognized university will be preferred.
2. Certifications similar to ISTQB, CAST or CSTE will be an added advantage.
3. Strong expertise in automation testing of Web and APIs.
4. Proficient in Java/Python, shell scripting.2 - 3 years of experience as an SDET, Software Tester or similar role.
5. Experience with QA test automation technologies like Selenium WebDriver, RestAssured, TestNG, and Maven.
6. Experience with performance and/or security testing.
7. Must have knowledge of client server architecture and backend protocols.
8. Experience In Manual Testing for Web. This would include the development and execution of project-specific test plans.
9. Experience using SQL and Database Management Systems (DBMS),
10. Ability to learn and actively seek new skills and knowledge to keep up with the changing technologies, including bringing new ideas to the Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
11. Able to handle multitask, triage issues, and work independently in a fast-paced environment.
12. Must be self-motivated and know when to seek guidance; detail-orientation is a must.
13. Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform will be an added advantage.

What Avasant offers: 1. Entrepreneurial environment, with the ability to lead and drive new initiatives to further personal and organizational goals
2. Global exposure and a chance to work with multi-national clients, including some of the industry leaders
3. Training and mentoring on the latest business and sector practices based on market requirements
4. Opportunity to work with and learn from an international team of industry specialists
5. Focused programs for career development, including funding of industry certifications and skill development programs
6. Dynamic and multicultural work environment

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