Product Test Automation Engineer

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

About the Team

Workday is the leader in delivering best-in-class finance and HR applications. Our Product Test Automation team plays a pivotal role in building a positive customer experience by delivering new features and improved functionality. We believe in Quality!
Being a key player in a team of Test Automation Engineers, you will help drive the delivery of high-quality features and functionality across Financials, HCM, Payroll, Spend Management, Higher Education and Talent applications.

Our Test Automation Engineers collaborate with peers across Development, Quality Assurance and Product Management in the planning, design, and execution of automation test plans, while promoting efficient processes and procedures.

We exist to elevate the Workday experience for all our customers in the delivery of quality enterprise applications.

Do you want an exciting job being part of a team of dynamic Test Automation Engineers? Get involved and experience Workday

About the Role

Workday is looking for an outstanding Test Automation Engineer to join the Product Test Automation team. 

Responsibilities and objectives of the role are:

• Be responsible for the creation and maintenance of automated testware for Workday updates using our best of breed proprietary Automation tools.

• Collaborate with functional QA, Development and Product Management on automation requirements for new and enhanced product functionality.

• Diagnose test failures to report bugs and improvements to Development.

• Drive efforts to improve all aspects of test inventory and coverage

• Participate to ensure build pipelines are operating efficiently.

• Take ownership of success metrics in the team (code coverage, build pipeline timings and health, test performance, etc.) and actively work to continuously improve metrics coverage, value, reliability and accuracy.

• Embrace Workday values and diversity through our VIBE strategy - Value Inclusion, Belonging and Equity.

About You

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of proven experience in Automation testing of SaaS and/or cloud-based enterprise applications

• 5+ years prior programming experience and solid understanding of how to embed test automation in CI/CD pipelines. 

• Must have experience in unit, integration, system, functional and non-functional testing.

• Experience with Behavior-driven development (BDD) approach to testing software using frameworks like Cucumber.

• Experience with one or more of the following tools and frameworks is preferred: JUnit, Bamboo, TeamCity, Selenium, Cypress, Jenkins

​Other Qualifications:

• College degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience

• Able to deep dive into technical areas and also up level communications to a broader audience.

• Proficient with Atlassian tools like JIRA & Confluence.

Pursuant to applicable Fair Chance law, Workday will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Workday is an Equal Opportunity Employer including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

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