QA Automation Engineer, Okta

• Enjoy working on a small, collaborative, and cross-functional team, contributing to both test planning and execution
• Have 3+ years of professional experience with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and their relevance to front-end testing
• Have 3+ years of professional experience in designing and implementing automated test frameworks and scripts
• Have experience testing applications built on AEM, including understanding its component structure and content delivery mechanisms
• Demonstrated proficiency in JavaScript for test automation, including experience with frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into the deployment process
• Have strong Git experience and are comfortable with version control workflows for managing test code

Desirable

• We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer to join the Okta Digital Engineering team
• Our mission: to enable other teams in the organization to scale and achieve their goals through experimentation and the creation of new experiences
• This team handles the final customer-facing experiences for the Okta marketing websites, which receive over 100 million visits monthly
• Given the scale and complexity of these experiences, we need a dedicated QA Automation Engineer to ensure quality and efficiency through automated testing
• As a QA Automation Engineer, your main responsibility is the design, development, and implementation of automated testing frameworks and scripts for websites and web applications
• This involves working closely with developers and designers to ensure the delivery of high quality products
• Participate in cross-team initiatives from end to end, including test plan reviews, defect triage, automation strategy discussions, and release validation
• Design, develop, and implement automated test suites for web applications, focusing on front-end functionality, ensuring accessibility, performance, and responsiveness, and contributing to the overall quality of our marketing organization's digital presence
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts for UI/UX elements, validating the accurate rendering of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
• Optimize automated test performance, considering factors such as test execution speed, efficient test data management, and integration with CI/CD pipelines
• Contribute to documentation related to test plans, test cases, automation frameworks, and defect reporting, including front-end component testing guidelines and best practices
• Maintain a high awareness of industry issues and trends, particularly in regard to automated testing methodologies, accessibility (WCAG) testing tools, front-end testing frameworks, and emerging web technologies, and keep team members informed as appropriate, with a view to incorporate these in future testing strategies, staying ahead of the market, and positioning yourself and the company as a digital quality assurance specialist