Middle Automation (Java) QA Engineer

N-iX is looking for Middle Automation (Java) QA Engineer to join our team! Our customer is the leading school transportation provider in North America, being the owner of more than a half of all yellow school buses in the United States. Every day, the company completes 5 million student journeys, moving more passengers than all U.S. airlines combined and delivers reliable, quality services for 1,100 school districts. 
N-iX has built a successful cooperation with the client delivering a range of complex initiatives. As a result, N-iX has been selected as a strategic long-term partner to drive the digital transformation on an enterprise level, fully remodeling the technology landscape for 55,000 employees and millions of people across North America.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the QA team and developers to understand requirements and identify test cases suitable for automation.
• Design and develop robust and maintainable automated test scripts using industry-standard test automation frameworks and tools.
• Execute automated test scripts and analyze test results to identify defects and ensure the functionality and performance of our software applications.
• Participate in test plan creation, test case design, and continuous improvement of the automation testing process.
• Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues identified during testing.
• Perform test data preparation and set up automation testing environments as needed.
• Contribute to the enhancement of test automation frameworks and infrastructure.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve operational challenges and bottlenecks.
• Stay updated with the latest trends, tools, and best practices in test automation and quality assurance.

Qualifications and Skills:

• 2+ years of overall AQA experience
• In-depth knowledge of test automation principles, frameworks, and best practices.
• Proficiency in programming language - Java
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools like Selenide, TestNG and similar.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Need to have backend testing experience
• Nice to have DB, Kafka knowledge
• Design patterns
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with an attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• At least an Intermediate strong level of English. 
• Ukrainian language Advanced or higher.