Sr. Test Automation Engineer
Full Time Perm
Salary: $91,000 - $136,600
Shift: Hybrid - 2 days on-site 3 days remote
Location: Columbus, OH or Merrillville, IN
NiSource has embarked on a company-wide transformation program which is a multiyear effort with a vision to transform NiSource into a premier regulated utility built for long-term success. With safety being the primary driver, NiSource will examine the way it does business, further embrace, and enhance its safety journey, and enable NiSource to become a premier organization that excels for its employees, customers, and shareholders.
To support this vision, NiSource plans to focus on merging synergies to drive efficiencies in testing by standing up a Quality Engineering (hereafter referred as “QE”) C4E Team. The initial focus of the QE C4E will be on building enterprise-wide capabilities in testing and quality practices that can be enabled across different transformation programs and projects.
As a Sr. Test Automation Engineer , you will play a crucial role within our Quality Engineer Center for Enablement (QE C4E) team, reporting to the Manager of the QEC4E within the Agile Delivery Enablement (ADE) department as a Test Automation technical subject matter expert. This role requires expertise in Tosca Automation capabilities to lead automation best practices, and scoping of related automation scenarios and analysis of functions under test to drive automation across projects/programs/product teams for products spanning from web and legacy applications to mobile applications for both iOS and Android devices. In essence, your role will involve close collaboration with business analysts, product owners, and developers to comprehend the stakeholder needs and contribute advisory support to the development of effective solutions. You will be instrumental in creating and executing comprehensive support for test strategies spanning from unit tests to integration, system tests, user acceptance testing (UAT), exploratory tests, and non-functional tests.
This will require strong coordination and communication with IT delivery teams following the NiSource delivery frameworks (agile, waterfall, and iterative), business partners and IT delivery partners and service providers. The Lead IT Systems Analyst will have duties related to creation of operational documentation and playbooks and have coaching and training duties for both QE C4E peers, application support personnel and the NiSource Tricentis user community. The Lead IT Systems Analyst, although a Test Automation specialist, should also have a demonstrated ability to learn and stay current with adjacent software engineering tools and capabilities – examples include but are not limited to: CI/CD pipelines, test data management, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.

Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Drive, plan and continuously improve upon automation test framework, test automation initiatives, roadmap, and blueprint across the QEC4E engagement(s)
• Establish policies and practices for automation excellence.
• Lead capability for cross-functional automation programs.
• Drive automation opportunities and regression test suite development for the organization.
• Support DevOps integration and pipelines working with the DevOps team.
• Develop and standardize automation metrics and reports
• Serves as tools operations liaison and the lead point of contact for QEC4E Application Support Teams for related Incidents/Configuration Support requests.

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in managing and using Tricentis Tosca for Test Automation
• 3+ years of experience delivering test automation as a shared service and aligning with enterprise strategies or department roadmaps
• 3+ years of experience expert in TOSCA
• 3+ years of experience in Architecture Infrastructure Set Up for Test Automation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI
• Experience in Mobile Application testing
• Competent in API testing
• Competent in HP UFT, Selenium, and Other Test Automation Tools
• Understand industry test automation trends and continuously seek to improve the maturity of Test Automation Disciplines
• Experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines
• Proven competency in Project Management

Disclaimer
This description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required of the position

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Inclusion & Diversity
Value inclusion within your day to day responsibilities by respecting others perspectives/convictions, engaging others opinions, creating a safe environment where people, ideas, and opinions are valued within your Team/Customers and external partners.
Respect and take into consideration diversity within your Team/Customers and external work partners by valuing different world views, challenges, and cultures that represent all walks of life and all backgrounds.
Treat others with respect and consideration. Actively participate in creating and contributing to a positive work environment.
Equal Employment Opportunity
NiSource is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in each of its companies to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, veteran status, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any protected group status as defined by law. Each employee is expected to abide by this principle.
By applying, you may be considered for other job opportunities.
Safety Statement
Promote a safe work environment by actively participating in all aspects of our employee safety program. Report any unsafe conditions and take actions to prevent personal injuries. Support our interdependent safety culture by ensuring the safety of your co-workers. Stay focused on the task at hand and promote productivity through good work habits.
Salary Range:
$91,000.00 - $136,600.00
Posting Start Date:
2024-02-23
Posting End Date (if applicable):
Please note that the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date

• Drive, plan and continuously improve upon automation test framework, test automation initiatives, roadmap, and blueprint across the QEC4E engagement(s)
• Establish policies and practices for automation excellence.
• Lead capability for cross-functional automation programs.
• Drive automation opportunities and regression test suite development for the organization.
• Support DevOps integration and pipelines working with the DevOps team.
• Develop and standardize automation metrics and reports
• Serves as tools operations liaison and the lead point of contact for QEC4E Application Support Teams for related Incidents/Configuration Support requests