Job Summary
WebstaurantStore is looking for a skilled QA Automation Engineer (mid to senior level) to join our ERP development team and play a key role in building out our automation framework. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the foundation of our testing strategy and help ensure the quality of the systems that drive our business.
Our ERP software engineering team develops and enhances the systems that power critical operations across the company, including procurement, inventory control, logistics, sales order processing, accounts receivable/payable, and financial processes.
We work primarily with the Microsoft .NET stack, using C# as our main programming language. The team’s development scope includes desktop applications, web services, queued services, front-end web interfaces, and mobile applications.
Job Location
Remote: Legal residents of one of the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV, or WY
We only accept W-2 candidates, H-1B sponsorship is not available.
Responsibilities
As a Quality Automation Engineer, you will:
- Contribute to the design and development of the test automation framework and supporting infrastructure.
- Build and maintain automation frameworks and test suites for desktop and mobile applications.
- Tackle the challenge of migrating desktop applications to web-based platforms
- Partner with the QA team to continuously improve automation through bug fixes, enhancements, and new feature requests.
- Collaborate with QA leadership on automation strategy, planning, and best practices.
- Work closely with Developers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners to support project success.
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback on code quality and standards.
- Stay current with modern testing methodologies, tools, and techniques, and proactively apply them.
- Develop, optimize, and scale CI/CD automation pipelines.
- Estimate the effort required for testing tasks and deliverables.
- Create, maintain, and update QA documentation to support team processes and knowledge sharing.
Physical Requirements
- Work is performed while sitting/standing and interfacing with a personal computer.
- Requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision, and hearing.
- Requires the regular use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations.
- Requires occasional bending, squatting, crawling, climbing, and reaching.
- Requires the ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, or pull medium weights, up to 50lbs.
Qualifications
Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software quality assurance or test automation.
- Strong proficiency in C# with hands-on experience using testing frameworks such as xUnit, NUnit, or MSTest.
- Advanced SQL skills, with the ability to write complex queries and validate data integrity.
- Proven experience designing and maintaining automated tests for APIs (REST, SOAP, RestSharp, Postman, Swagger) and Web UIs (Selenium, Playwright, or similar).
- Ability to break down complex business processes into smaller, testable components while maintaining end-to-end test coverage.
- Skilled in developing comprehensive test plans that cover functional, regression, and integration testing.
- Strong leadership abilities, including mentoring junior and mid-level testers, reviewing test code, and collaborating effectively with developers, product owners, and business analysts.
Experience with any of the following is a plus:
- Messaging systems (e.g., RabbitMQ)
- Performance/load testing tools (e.g., JMeter)
- CI/CD pipeline integration (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Education
- This role does not require a degree. We value relevant skills and experience and alignment with our core values above all else.
Desired Traits & Skills
- Analytical Thinker
- Detailed-oriented
- Quality Focused
- Collaborative
- Strong Communicator
- Adaptable
- Leadership-minded
- Strategic problem-solver
One Part of the Bigger Picture
WebstaurantStore’s parent company, Clark Associates, has made the Central Penn Business Journal’s list of “Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies” in Pennsylvania for 9 years in a row. The base of Clark’s success comes from four key directives: Hiring great people, creating value for customers, and investing in employees and their communities. These pillars drive each of Clark Associates’ multi-million-dollar businesses forward, including WebstaurantStore and other industry-leading names like 11400, Clark Food Service Equipment, The Restaurant Store, and Clark National Accounts.
Are You Ready?
Entrepreneurial Spirit is the driving force behind WebstaurantStore’s work environment. Making things better for our customers is our goal every single day. Achieving that goal means taking risks, accepting failure, and learning from our mistakes. If that sounds like a mission, you’re ready to be a part of it. We’d love to discuss this role with you further, and we’re excited to meet you!
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