QA Tester With Webservices

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within
the teams of the world’s leading companies to help them build innovative
businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step
ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for
employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge
digital innovation for our customers.
We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or
small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our
unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team. Halo
Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all
areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality
assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.
Since its inception, Halo Group has been recognized for numerous awards, including: 
- INC 5000
- Future 50
- 101 Best and Brightest
- Michigan 50 Companies to Watch
- Goldline Research - “Most Dependable Companies”
- Ernst & Young - “Entrepreneur of the Year” Finalist

Mandatory Skills:
6+ years of experience working with full SDLC
5+ years of hands on experience with automation development using Cucumber
3+ years of experience as a software developer using any one Object oriented language (Java, C, etc.)
WRITE Scripts in JAVA Along with WebServices Testing (Using Automation Tools) (Cucumber)
·knowledge of quality assurance principles, technique and tools desired
·experience in participating in SCRUM team as a test engineer
·hands on experience with Test cycle management tools like JIRA
·working knowledge on CI tools like Jenkins / Bamboo
·Experience in testing SOAP / REST services
·Must be detailed oriented and capable of analyzing issues from the perspective of customers/users
·Must work collaboratively with BSA/developers and proactively identify defects during each iterations / Sprint
·Experience in Database automation like Cassandra and Hadoop
·Partner with QA, BSA and development team for dependencies – to ensure “In-Sprint” automation
·Participate in planning and daily Stand-Up meetings with QA/BSA to understand requirements, define automation scope and plan for deliverables
·Partner with development to build page-objects for automation scripts early in Sprint cycle for quick turnaround
·Work with QA on creating Features and Scenarios for each story
·Create step definitions for Gherkins written by QA engineer
·Identify the common Gherkin and include it in the Gherkin directory
·Work parallel with QA engineer to create test scenario
·Resolve issues discovered by QA/BSA during Sprint
·Demo automated scripts to Scrum team
·Facilitate CI for scenarios tagged as regression
·Analyze CI failures and work with QA/BSA to log defects as needed

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
• At least 7 years of experience with IT

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.