Note: Independent Consultant Job Title: Sr. QA Tester- SOA Location: 100 % Remote Duration: 06+ Months Contract on W2 or 1099 All Inc, Client: Kroger Top 3 Skills: 1. Functional Testing 2. End to End testing 3. Automation  Job Description: Need minimum 08+ years of experience • Experience working with CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab etc.) • Experience with QA processes and deliverables in an Agile/Scrum environment • Proficient in defect tracking and analyzing root cause utilizing tools (Jira, Rally etc.) • Strong understanding of test automation concepts and approaches. • Experience working with or on remote teams • Understand and utilize risk-based testing technique • Experience in test environment and test data management • Strong communication and collaboration skills, to challenge the norm • Specialization/Role Requirements for Automation • 3+ years of experience writing Selenium tests in Java or JavaScript using (Web Driver , Web Driver IO, Marathon , Appium etc.) • 1+ years of experience with SOA and integration testing, checking logs. • 3+ years of experience with test runners (Junit, TestNG, Mocha, Jasmine) • 3+ years of experience with CI tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, GitLab) • 1+ years of experience with Selenium Grid • 3+ years of using Jira for defect tracking • 2 +years of working with SQL for back-end database validation • Prefer Selenium being utilized in the current/most recent project • Prefer Kibana or Splunk tool experience • Prefer Agile methodology being utilized in the current/most recent project • Prefer experience in the SAFe Agile approach • Develop and maintain functional automation test scripts utilizing modular frameworks and best practices