Customers trust the Alation Data Intelligence Platform for self-service analytics, cloud transformation, data governance, and AI-ready data, fostering data-driven innovation at scale. With more than $340M in funding – valued at over $1.7 billion and nearly 600 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100 — Alation helps organizations realize value from data and AI initiatives.
Alation has been recognized in 2024 as one of Inc. Magazine's Best Workplaces for the fifth time, a testament to our commitment to creating an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative environment. Collaboration is at the forefront of everything we do. We strive to bring diverse perspectives together and empower each team member to contribute their unique strengths to live out our values each day. These are: Move the Ball, Build for the Long Term, Listen Like You’re Wrong, and Measure Through Customer Impact. Joining Alation means being part of a fast-paced, high-growth company where every voice matters, and where we’re shaping the future of data intelligence with AI-ready data. Join us on our journey to build a world where data culture thrives and curiosity is celebrated each day!
Job Description:
What you'll do:
Design and develop automated tests using Selenium, Cypress, Postman, and other automation frameworks.
Create comprehensive test cases from stories/requirements, covering all basic, alternate, and exception/edge scenarios to ensure a high-quality product.
Plan and implement both functional and end-to-end tests for UI and API.
Keep existing test cases updated and relevant.
Participate in technical design reviews and share valuable feedback.
Understand production environment issues, verify fixes, build test automation, and track them to closure.
Gain an understanding of the product ecosystem and its integration with external systems to enhance product quality and increase test coverage through automation.
Continuously suggest and implement ways to develop maintainable and scalable test automation systems.
Exhibit a quality-first mindset and drive continuous improvement of the testing process.
Prevent defect leaks in areas of ownership.
Participate in automation code reviews to ensure high-quality code.
Stay up-to-date with the latest testing methodologies and tools.
Mentor junior team members and drive discussions for continuous improvement within the team.
Take responsibility and accountability for overall quality, and be capable of independently managing tasks and driving progress.
Create and maintain reusable scripts for non functional tests and develop process guides for other team members to follow.
You should have:
Degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
4+ years of QA and automation experience
Hands-on experience in test automation and scripting tools like Selenium.
Experience in doing non-functional testing like usability and performance testing.
Working experience with relational databases like (Oracle/SQLServer/snowflake etc).
Experience in developing automated test suites for execution with CI/CD pipelines.
Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex defects
Ability to quickly learn new technologies and methodologies in a self-starting environment
Experience gathering and investigating test metrics to drive improvements
Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to lead discussions
Growth mindset and willingness to collaborate with developers, product managers and SDETs
Good understanding of software development lifecycle.
Good to have
Experience in working with API testing.
Knowledge of RESTful APIs and ability to test APIs using Postman or similar tools.
Solid working experience of Cloud, multi-tenant and SaaS models
Alation, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. The Company will strive to provide reasonable accommodations to permit qualified applicants who have a need for an accommodation to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a job interview) if so requested.
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