Test Automation Consultant

Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.

We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.

Your role at Vantive

• Manage global Test automation for global applications demonstrating cloud services
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC) and software validation knowledge is required for this role.
• Create technical architecture and development of global applications
• Responsible for Quality data and technology application/design management
• Lead technical development activities of external resources within the group or a project.
• Resolve and handle technical aspects of a project, priorities, timelines, and schedules
• Superb opportunity to work in a global role/client group for a “Best Place to Work” company that continues to make significant technology investments; broad array of responsibilities, e.g., team development/management, agile project management, validation, planning, development and collaborate with global IT

What you will be doing

• Lead the IT Quality, Testing, & Validation team within the assigned process areas to ensure flawless execution of all projects and initiatives.
• Supports testing efforts of major enterprise applications and others as assigned.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Dev, QA, PM) across shores to  develop and implement testing and validation plans.
• Develop and maintain testing documentation and standards to meet validation requirements.
• Ensure all systems and applications are thoroughly tested.
• Train users on the testing processes
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the testing process.
• Identification and resolution of quality issues, ensuring timely and accurate resolution.

• Provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
• Work closely with relevant individuals to identify testing priorities and allocate resources accordingly.
• Should have good understanding and experience on execution and managing GxP projects and deliverables.
• Champion a culture of innovation, agility, and continuous improvement within the QA organization.
• Conduct manual testing and usability testing.
• Support test automation efforts.
• Participate in agile sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.
• Partners with end users to understand workflow and business processes.
• Identify, track, lead defect triage meetings, report defects and testing metrics.
• Continuously improve testing processes and tools.
• Work with partner to develop and execute automated testing strategies for software applications.
• Design and implement automation frameworks using automation tools.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify testing needs and priorities.
• Integrate automated tests with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

What you'll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, or technology and meaningful work experience required.
• 10+ years of successful experience for applications with high degree of complexity
• Strong knowledge of testing methodologies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrable experience/results in leading and mentor project teams, accomplishing results through self and others
• Demonstrated record of effectively implementing quality assurance strategies and practices.
• Proficient in interpersonal communication with the ability to build relationships.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ambitious and driven to achieve outstanding results.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivering flawless outcomes.
• Familiarity with automation testing tools
• Familiarity with cloud services and experience with cloud-based testing platforms.
• Experience with API testing and tools like Postman, SoapUI, or RestAssured.
• Familiarity with mobile testing and experience with mobile testing frameworks like Calabash, Robotium, or Appium.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and ability to work in an Agile environment.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks and priorities.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and ability to collaborate with DevOps teams.
• Experience with scripting languages like Python, Java, or Ruby.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with test automation frameworks
• Knowledge of security testing and ability to ensure the security of the application being tested.

Reasonable Accommodation

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