QA Automation Engineer

Reach Your Peak at Vail Resorts.  As a community of adventurers and discoverers, Vail Resorts delivers an experience of a lifetime to our guests and our employees. Our team is made whole by the brave, passionate individuals who ambitiously push boundaries and challenge the status quo. Whether you’re looking for seasonal work or the career of a lifetime, join us today to reach your peak. 

Job Summary

Vail Resorts has a dynamic opportunity for a QA Automation Engineer to join our organization and become a key contributor. The QA Automation role will report to the QA Manager and sit within the Marketing Technology IT team. The QA Automation Engineer will work across consumer-facing web, mobile app, e-commerce and the boarder marketing technology space. This position must have a solid foundation for both functional QA and QA automation. The purpose of the role is to maintain and enhance the existing digital application ecosystem through quality assurance support and building out new test automation solutions. The QA Automation Engineer will work closely with a Senior Automation Engineer to continue developing the automation platform and automating regression scripts for the e-commerce websites.

Job Responsibilities

• Execute and report on the full testing suite for both manual and automated tests
• Create reusable, extendable and automated test scripts by influencing "design for testing" strategies
• Champions automation methodologies
• Creates and maintains automated testing artifacts
• Improve the maturity of regression scripting & execution processes for digital analytics and functional testing
• Participates in requirement reviews and sprint ceremonies to stay informed of potential impact to testing
• Integrate automation framework into Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery cycles
• Demonstrates a thorough understanding of customer requirements, offer suggestions on how best to deliver solutions
• Creates, ensures adherence and maintains appropriate standards and quality procedures across the QA organization
• Identifies, communicates and provides solutions to issues that impact project schedules

Job Requirements

Required:

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or a related field

• 1+ years of quality assurance experience

• Experience with Agile tools such as Jira and Bamboo
• Experience with automated testing tools or frameworks
• Experience with one or more programming languages
• Experience with documentation sharing tools such as SharePoint and Confluence
• Experience with MS Office tools such as PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Must be able to communicate written and verbally with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Solid understanding of the web application lifecycle
• Technical curiosity and willingness to explore beyond your experience
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to organize and manage own time, multi-task and switch contexts

Preferred:

• Experience with C#
• Experience with JavaScript
• Experience with Object-Oriented Programming

The budgeted range starts at $67,000 - $81,150.  Actual pay will be adjusted based on experience.

The perks include a free ski pass, and a set of benefits including... 

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan  
• Hourly employees are generally eligible for accrued Paid Time Off (PTO), Extra Time Off (ETO) and Sick Time.  Salaried employees are generally eligible for Flexible Time Off (FTO) 
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible mothers and fathers  
• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts  
• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance 

We offer a variety of career opportunities at our world-class resorts and corporate headquarters near Boulder, Colorado in fields like Finance & Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Legal, Public Affairs & Sustainability, Marketing, Sales & Communications and more. Our corporate team shares both a passion for the outdoors and a drive to re-imagine the mountain resort experience around the world. Learn more at www.vailresortscareers.com
 

Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

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Requisition ID 298127