Progressive Casualty Insurance

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100% Remote. Location: 100% Remote Duration: 12-Month Contract

Job Description For this contractor assignment, the Applications Development Performance Engineering Team within the Enterprise Development Capabilities & Services (EDCS) organization has an exciting opportunity for a System Test Engineer Senior. This team provides application performance testing/engineering support to the overall Application Development Platform within our IT department. In this role resources work with a variety of application development teams ensuring their applications' performance is thoroughly tested and meets the enterprise performance standards. Please note this role is NOT an "automation engineer" who is told what to automate, and then "clicks, records, and executes." Candidates must have experience deciding what utilities, frameworks, and tools will be used given the situation, and then will determine the scope of the performance testing effort. Therefore, candidates must have hands-on experience with various programming languages, scripting, and test automation.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

  • Creating performance test plans
  • Creating / writing performance test scripts
  • Executing performance tests, and analyzing and delivering results
  • Working with project teams to understand performance results, and making recommendations of how to improve application performance

Required skills:

  • Test automation skills
  • Test plan preparation, and test results analysis
  • Knowledge of computer coding/programming languages (i.e. C# /.Net) and software development concepts in a large IT environment
  • Experience with NeoLoad, Playwright, Selenium Web Driver, FitNesse, and/or other test automation tools.

Preferred skills and experiences:

  • Performance testing experience
  • Knowledge of Java, Perl, Python, Ruby
  • CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with Scrum and/or Agile methodologies
  • Mainframe / DB2 knowledge a big plus
  • In-depth knowledge of common testing methods, performance testing tools (e.g., ALM), terminology and industry practices

Education and/or experience required:

  • Minimum of 7 years related work experience designing, programming and supporting software programs and applications.
  • {OR} Completion of a technical training program and a minimum 4 years related work experience designing, programming and supporting software programs and applications.
  • {OR} Bachelor's degree or higher in an Information Technology or related field of study (e.g. Engineering, Math, Science) and a minimum 4 years related work experience designing, programming, and supporting software programs and applications.

About Us: InterSources Inc, a Certified Diverse Supplier, was founded in 2007 and offers innovative solutions to help clients with Digital Transformations across various domains and industries. Our history spans over 19 years and today we are an Award-Winning Global Software Consultancy solving complex problems with technology. We recognize that our employees and our clients are our strengths as the diverse talents and opportunities they bring to the table enable us to grow as a global platform and they are causally linked with our success. We provide strategic and technical advice, and we have expertise in areas covering Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Migration, Custom Software Development, Data Analytics Infrastructure & Cloud Solutions, Cyber Security Services, etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud partner company. We align strategy with execution and provide secure service solutions by developing and using the latest technologies that thrive our resources to deliver industry-leading capabilities to our clients and customers, making it convenient for our clients to do business with InterSources Inc. Our teams also drive growth by refining technology-driven client experiences that put the users first, providing an unparalleled experience. This results in strengthening the core technologies of clients, enabling them to scale with flexibility, create seamless digital experiences and build lifelong relationships.

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