QA- Automation Engineer, Cypress

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>About MISUMI Americas</strong></p> <p>MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.</p></div><p data-renderer-start-pos="1"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">What’s in it for you?</span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1"><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Opportunity To Unlock Your Creativity</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Think of all the times you were held back from trying new ideas because you were boxed in by bureaucratic legacy processes or old school tactics. Having a growth mindset is deeply ingrained into our company culture since day 1 so Fictiv is an environment where you have the creative liberty and support of the team to try big bold ideas to achieve our sales and customer goals.</span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Opportunity To Grow Your Career</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">There are plenty of jobs out there. The question is whether any of them will help you grow in your career? Will you be challenged by teammates to achieve your potential? Or are they roles that will ask you to do more of what you’ve already mastered. At Fictiv, you’ll be surrounded by supportive teammates who will push you to be your best through their curiosity and passion.</span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1"><strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Impact in this Role</span></strong><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">We are a small engineering team taking the next step in evolving our systems and infrastructure. As a QA Automation engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our company’s product development process to ensure overall product quality through test automation. If you enjoy providing end-to-end solutions to software quality problems and taking the lead in designing and implementing automated tests that not only elevate product delivery standards but dramatically increase our ability to release quality software quicker and more often, we’d like to meet you.</span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You will report to QA Lead</span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1"><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">What You’ll Be Doing</strong></span></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1"><br><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">As a Software Developer in Test, you will be responsible for automating and maintaining end-to-end integration tests.</span></p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="1"> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1600"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Work with QA Engineers to identify workflows as automation candidates and build out test scripts.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1701"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Work with other members of the automation team to create integration tests using Cypress and Playwright.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1809"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Perform code reviews for other team members, concentrating on maintaining team standards and best practices.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1921"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Serve as a first point of contact to engineering teams, helping to answer questions about tests and providing automation guidance.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2055"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Monitor and maintain the current library of integration tests, diagnosing and reporting failures to the responsible engineering teams.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2193"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Desired traits</strong></span><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Preferred Experience/ Minimum Qualifications</strong></span></p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="1"> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2256"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2314"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Test Automation Experience: 6-8 years automation experience. At least 2-4 years working with Cypress and/or Playwright.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2437"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You are experienced in writing automation tests in Cypress/javascript. You know the best way to use Cypress and how to avoid its pitfalls and determine best practices.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2608"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You can write tests that operate the system via the UI as well as through backend api calls and understand when each strategy should be applied.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2756"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You are an advocate for high-quality, reusable code, concentrating on creating functionality that can be reused across multiple tests.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2894"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You have experience in an Agile development environment.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="2954"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You are an effective communicator, able to explain Cypress and automation to people unfamiliar with either.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3065"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You can work collaboratively with a diverse group of people who have strong opinions. You can understand different perspectives while remaining an effective advocate for software quality.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3256"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You are comfortable working independently, taking an assigned task and determining how best to implement it.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3368"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">You have experience working with AWS and ERP systems</span></p> </li> </ul> <h3 id="Preferred-Experience-/-Additional-Qualifications" data-renderer-start-pos="3424"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Preferred Experience / Additional Qualifications</strong></span></h3> <ul class="ak-ul" data-indent-level="1"> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3476"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Hands-on experience in <strong data-renderer-mark="true">performance testing</strong> using tools such as <strong data-renderer-mark="true">JMeter</strong>, <strong data-renderer-mark="true">LoadRunner</strong>, or <strong data-renderer-mark="true">K6</strong> will be a strong advantage.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"> <p data-renderer-start-pos="3596"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Exposure to enterprise platforms like <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Salesforce</strong>, <strong data-renderer-mark="true">Arena</strong>, or <strong data-renderer-mark="true">NetSuite</strong> is highly desirable.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Interested in learning more?&nbsp; We look forward to hearing from you soon.</strong></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p>We’re actively seeking teammates who:</p> <ul> <li>Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.&nbsp;</li> <li>Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.</li> <li>Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.</li> <li>Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.&nbsp;</li> <li>Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates</li> </ul> <p>We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.</p></div>