Senior Software Automation Engineer

We have a great opportunity for Senior Software Automation Engineer to join our amazing team at Shure. You would champion automated test case development across cutting-edge Shure products in multiple domains, such as IoT, Cloud, Wireless and Wired Audio, and Unified Communications.

The ideal candidate would have extensive experience in automated test case development as well as managing technical infrastructure while practicing Agile methodologies. You enjoy keeping your technical skills current and still contribute to architecture and design discussions. You regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting exercises and lead technical discussions which result in solutions to complex issues.

Strong candidates would possess:

1. Passion for Quality: Demonstrates a strong drive to deliver high-quality products by continuously and relentlessly seeking out customer-impacting defects.
2. Critical Thinking: Possesses an exceptional creative mind and intellect that rapidly identifies defects in various commercial or enterprise-grade products.
3. Excellent Communication Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills, vital for effectively and accurately conveying defects and product behavior to stakeholders.
4. Self-Driven / Self-Motivated: Highly self-motivated and self-directed, taking ownership of the entire product lifecycle, from reviewing requirements to delivering a finished product with minimal supervision.

• Responsible for maintaining, improving, and implementing the SV automation framework.
• Collaborate with project teams to strategize and align long-term solutions for automation, including a roadmap, tools, framework, and approach.
• Develop an automation strategy for regression testing based on technical analysis, complexity, and reusability.
• Define and design automation test strategy, test suites, and test pseudocode.
• Build applications and utilities to minimize or eliminate inefficiencies in the testing process.
• Extend Product-specific libraries and Test Automation Framework to support the rapid development of test case-specific automation.
• Research and recommend automation tools to optimize different types of testing.
• Develop and maintain automation tests to ensure sufficient test coverage.
• Follow defect tracking processes, including software defect documentation and defect tracking tool utilization, ensuring open defects are monitored and escalated as needed based on aging and priority.
• Partner with Software Engineers, Product Managers, and Project Managers to deliver high-performing quality customer experiences that are engaging, purposeful, and powerful in their simplicity.
• Closely monitor industry trends and progress in the automation tool space and develop proof of concepts to validate the potential impact on our test delivery process.
• Participate in automation script code reviews and guide their compliance with automation best practices.

• Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication or Electrical/Electronic or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in providing technical leadership to a team of 6+ automated test case developers.
• 5+ years of hands-on automated test case development experience for embedded and/or mobile products.

• Greater than 5 years of hands-on experience with automation.
• Must have 5 years of hands-on experience in automating Web and Web Services.
• Must have 2 years of hands-on experience in automating APIs.

• Passionate about software quality and test architecture. Must be able to review specifications and design thorough test coverage.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile/Scrum-based testing, including peer review, test automation, and continuous integration.
• Firm command in developing large-scale test automation using Python, JAVA, PyCharm, Eclipse, Selenium, and Appium.
• Solid experience implementing and using pytest, coverage.py, and pylint in the automated test case development workflow.
• Proven experience in developing test automation for embedded and mobile devices.
• Demonstrated experience with Continuous Integration, including one or more of the following builds/deploy/version control tools: Jenkins, Maven, Bitbucket, Git, Mercurial, Bamboo
• Demonstrated ability to increase functional test coverage (API) and enhance test frameworks.
• Experience in testing architectures, including microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Firm understanding and Knowledge of databases.
• Experience training and mentoring manual and junior SQE members on automation testing.

Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Shure will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

WHO WE ARE
Shure’s mission is to be the most trusted audio brand worldwide – and for nearly a century, our Core Values have aligned us to be just that. Founded in 1925, we are a leading global manufacturer of audio equipment known for quality, reliability, and durability. We engineer microphones, headphones, wireless audio systems, conferencing systems, and more. And quality doesn’t stop at our products. Our talented teams strive for perfection and innovate every chance they get. We offer an Associate-first culture, flexible work arrangements, and opportunity for all.

Shure Incorporated is headquartered in Niles, Illinois, with remote and hybrid opportunities throughout the United States. We have more than 35 regional sales offices, engineering hubs, and manufacturing facilities throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia.

THE MIX MATTERS
Don’t check off every box in the job requirements? No problem! We recognize that every professional journey is unique and are committed to providing an equitable candidate experience for all prospective Shure Associates. If you’re excited about this role, believe you’ve got the skills to be successful, and share our passion for creating an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible work environment, then apply!

WE GOT YOU - Our Benefits

At Shure, we prioritize the well-being of our associates. We offer competitive rewards packages that address physical, mental, financial, and overall well-being. Our benefits include retirement savings plans, generous paid time off programs, employee discounts, professional development opportunities, work-life balance initiatives, employee recognition programs, commuter benefits, employee assistance programs, and volunteering/community involvement opportunities. To learn more, visit our careers page at www.shure.com/careers.

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