QA Automation Engineer - Code Tech - Albany, NY

Demonstrate good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and participate in Daily stand-up meetings/Iteration Planning/Backlog refinement sessions and provide inputs as required.Demonstrate knowledge and experience developing and executing Automated framework and test scripts.Develop Testing artifacts (Sprint/Iteration level Workstream/Project level Test plans, Test scenarios, Test cases, Test scripts).Perform test execution following the standards and guidelines established by the project. Log defects and track resolution following the IES Defect Management process.Assist with and coordinate Iteration review sessions (demo), Exploratory Testing and User Acceptance Testing with Business users.Coordinate and Assist with Performance testing, Vulnerability / Security testing and other non-functional testing activities.Establish schedules and estimates and adhere to Iteration timelines.Report project activities to management, including progress, risks, mitigations, issues, resolutions, successes, and lessons learned.Understand and adhere to project timelines and priorities.Mandatory Qualifications: ?1. Between 4 and 7 years of experience as a Tester 2. Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience: in quality assurance managing testing across multiple high-profile projects, with complex functional domains, within a matrix organization. 3. Between four (4) and seven (7) years of experience reporting and presenting to stakeholders and senior management.?Desired Qualifications: ?1. Four (4) to seven (7) years of work experience developing test plans, test cases, tracking defects and developing automated tests. 2. Four (4) to seven (7) years of work experience leading and managing functional test planning and test execution activities. 3. Four (4) to seven (7) years of work experience with automated testing using tools such as Selenium or Katalon Studio. 4. Four (4) to seven (7) years of work experience using Jira, and Xray Test Management, or similar tools as the t