Job Description

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and thats more than some cliche people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. Youre constantly evolving, so shouldnt your opportunities be, too?

The Opportunity

Ally is looking for an Automation Engineer who is excited about application quality and has an ingrained drive to ensure that every piece of code meets the highest standards. We need a candidate who has experience in more than one testing tool and who has some programming skills in java and/or dotnet. Automation Engineers are expected to work side-by-side with developers, testers, and product owners to write automated tests at the system level (Business Logic, Contract, Visual, Accessibility, Performanceetc.) to ensure that the software shipped is defect free and performs correctly. The ideal candidate for this role is a high energy, great teammate looking to join a group of likeminded individuals to make an impact on the market place. We value Automation Engineers who are passionate about testing as it is an integral part of solution delivery.

The Work Itself

* Analyze the requirements and help with defining the acceptance criteria for the features that are being developed
* Work closely with the Product/Project team to understand their expectations of how a feature would function
* Decompose user stories/requirements to identify what tests need to be created and automated for system level testing (Business Logic, Contract, Visual, Accessibility, Performance)
* Work in tandem with the developers and testers to understand features and technical implementation.
* Work with product owners, UX designers, and production support to understand customer usage models
* Automate tests at the system level (Business Logic, Contract, Visual, Accessibility, Performanceetc.) using the HP UFT tool (v 12.5) AND/OR Selenium
* Work with the development and operations teams to debug testing failures
* Improve, maintain, and execute automated testing
* Maintain a solid grasp of QA workflows and test automation standard methodologies
* Maintain proficiency in application and use of systems, tools, and processes

The Skills You Bring

* Required: SME level understanding of consumer facing auto insurance web applications
* Required: 7+ years of automation engineering experience
* Required: 4 + years of demonstrated ability in test automation for auto insurance Java applications
* Required: API automation using SOAPUI, Groovy and Advance REST Client
* Required: Experience in Mobile/Tablet testing using Perfecto
* Required: Selenium Webdriver with TestNG and Rubymine with Cucumber framework
* Required: Experience using more than one automation tool (ex: QTP/UFT, Rational, Silk, Automation Anywhere, Selenium)
* Required: Experience decomposing user stories/requirements to create automated tests
* Required: Experience writing tests in the following programming languages: java, J2EE
* Required: Experience automating tests at the system level (Business Logic, Contract, Visual, Accessibility, Performanceetc.)
* Required: Experience with technologies like: BitBucket, Jenkins, Test Case Management tools (qTest)
* Experience using other automation frameworks and tools like SoapUI Pro, Selenium RC/WebDriver, UFT, Tricentis Tosca
* Working knowledge of software engineering standard methodologies for the full software development process, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build and release processes, continuous integration and continuous deployment concepts (CI & CD), and test suite development and maintenance
* Required: Knowledge of test environment and configuration management concepts
* Required: Ability to critique work of self and others constructively
* Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills
* Required: Accessing and reading application logs via WebLogic/JBoss middleware layer
* Deep knowledge of SQL, SPA Web applications
* Microsoft Suite of Tools (Excel, Word, Access)
* Validate Data Integrity through SQL Scripts, etc.
* AppDynamics
* Splunk
* Required: Agile approaches and techniques, such as Scrum, Kanban, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, etc.
* Enthusiastic and energetic with an inherent curiosity to break cod

How Well Have Your Back

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Allys total compensation or total rewards extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:

* Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
* Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
* Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally and financially.
* Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy, and fertility support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and child care discounts.
* Work-Life Integration: other benefits including LifeMatters Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount programs.

Who We Are

Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.

Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.