Test Automation Engineer III

At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency
By "Connecting Convenience" across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with customers through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and unmatched real-time market intelligence via mobile applications, such as GasBuddy. We're a global team committed to excellence, collaboration, and driving real impact. Explore our opportunities and become part of a company that values diversity, integrity, and growth
Role Overview
If you love to design scalable fault-tolerant systems that can run efficiently with high performance and are eager to learn new technologies and develop new skills, then we have a great opportunity for you: join our PDI family and work closely with other talented PDI engineers to deliver solutions that delight our customers every day You will play a key role in designing and building our market leading software products as we drive to continuously increase our cloud maturity and mobility. You will be working as a key part of an agile team to design, build, test, and support PDI's enterprise software solutions. You will review, recommend & implement system enhancements that will improve the quality, performance, and maintainability of our products. You will be responsible for contributing to an always improving Engineering environment by ensuring all stakeholders (engineers, architects, product owners, SREs, IT Ops…) are informed of status and supported in their roles With the variety of environments, platforms, technologies & languages, you must be comfortable working in both Windows & Linux environments, including PowerShell scripting & bash, database administration as well as bare metal virtualization technologies and public cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure Key Responsibilities Oversee and contribute to design decisions for new and existing test automation efforts, proactively escalating issues and seeking assistance to overcome obstacles Lead small and medium sized projects guiding and training less experienced test automation engineers Be part of an Agile team, participate in all Agile ceremonies & activities and be accountable for the sprint deliverable Participate in Release/Iteration planning, smoke, feature and regression test planning Design & build automation smoke, feature & regression tests Review code with your peers for testability, supportability and look for full unit test coverage Write feature use cases in BDD to drive the creation of automated test cases Set up test environments as required including client and web applications, services and databases Prepare Automation Test Plans for Service Level Tests, Integration Tests and UI tests as needed Review product owner acceptance criteria and look for non-functional requirement gaps to fill Support automating traceability of Stories, Acceptance Criteria and Test cases through the integration of CI and BDD frameworks and tools. Qualifications 7 - 10 years' experience in software development & software automation 2 years of practical experience with Agile development methodologies Proficient in at least one SQL based RDBMS, DML & DDL: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server Proficient writing test automation for SOAP & REST Web Services Proficient with several programming languages: C#, Java, Node.JS/JavaScript, Delphi Experience with BDD, gherkin language Experience with test automation tools: JMeter, SpecFlow, Selenium, Coypu, Cucumber Working experience hooking windows and web controls via code Experience integrating testing results with CI tools: MSBuild, Jenkins, SonarQube Experience with network management, windows application, services, web application and database setup Working experience writing functional and performance tests for Web APIs and Web Applications Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team Preferred Qualifications Strong computer science fundamentals: OOP, design patters, data structures & algorithms Fuel Retail, Wholesale or Logistics domain experience preferred. Behavioral Competencies Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Communicates Effectively Balances Stakeholders Collaborates Effectively PDI is committed to offering a well-rounded benefits program, designed to support and care for you, and your family throughout your life and career. This includes a competitive salary, market-competitive benefits, and a quarterly perks program. We encourage a good work-life balance with ample time off [time away] and, where appropriate, hybrid working arrangements. Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities. Our global culture fosters diversity, inclusion, and values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, ensuring a supportive environment for all.

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