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QA Automation Engineer | BOSTON

Tamale Software, Inc. is a rapidly growing company in search of talented individuals to join our team. Our product, Tamale Research Management Solution™ (RMS), is targeted at research analysts and portfolio managers, and is a unique software solution that enables investment professionals to focus on research and investing. Tamale RMS is the only product of its kind, and it has been enthusiastically accepted within the financial services industry since our product launch in early 2004.

This is a hands-on position that provides an opportunity to be the primary driver behind design and implementation of the automation testing infrastructure at Tamale. You will set the direction for our automation framework, design and validate the model and work with other team members to implement the strategy and conduct automated and performance/load testing. Responsibilities include:

Selecting tools to be used for QA automation.

Working with QA and Development teams to build automated regression suite for Tamale RMS client.

Mentoring / teaching QA staff about use of tools.

QUALIFICATIONS
Required:

BS or equivalent in the area of computer science or information systems.

4+ years of previous testing experience.

3+ years of functional automation and performance testing enterprise applications.

Strong knowledge of the complete QA cycle and experience with different types of testing, including experience with rigorous test case creation and execution.

Knowledge and experience with open source and commercial test automation tools (e.g. Mercury Suite, Rational Robot, JMeter, WebTest, HTTPUnit, etc.).

Working knowledge of SQL.

Experience with Java Application Servers such as Apache.

Ability to understand software architecture and design as a basis for test planning, execution, and debugging.

Hands-on experience with Linux.

Strong communication skills.
Preferred:

Oracle installation and maintenance experience.

Excellent scripting ability.

Product life cycle experience ranging from initial product development, first customer ship, strategic account support, technical support escalation, and subsequent release cycles.

TAMALE VALUES
Though it'd be great if you could fulfill everything on our lists, specific or required skills are not everything.
Equally or more important is:

Demonstrated ability to learn new languages / technologies

Experience with delivering products / features

Desire to play a key role in a rapidly growing company

General compatibility with the Tamale team
We maintain high standards throughout our diverse skills. We care about your track record, your field experience, your talent and your drive. If you feel you can contribute to our company, please contact us at jobs@tamaleresearch.com to apply for this and other positions.
 
 
   
 

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