Lead Engineer

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23,000 employees operating in over 150 countries, Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the world's most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team, dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

· Work as part of the Delivery Team to ensure requirements are testable and goals are met

· Be proactive in understanding product roadmaps and the implications of new features with peer engineers

· Keep well informed of new features and products/services

· Collaborate with analysts and developers to identify the scope of testing

· Document and maintain system test specification and other related documents

· Write comprehensive manual test cases for new UI and API features with clear pass/fail criteria.

· Plan and create automation of regression, functional, and system integration testing using inhouse automation framework, creating new frameworks if necessary.

· Set up and manage test environments

· Write clear and complete bug reports.

Minimum Qualifications: Education, Experience, Skills, Abilities, License/Certification:

· Experience with Java programming for test automation

· Knowledge of any scripting languages, and bash shell

· Experience with at least one testing framework

· Strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders

· Must be quick learner, can adopt new technologies processes

· Knowledge of contract-based testing

· Knowledge of planning and creating test design of new system from scratch is required

· Working knowledge of writing, deploying and monitoring automated system is required

· Knowledge of any log aggregation tools to diagnose environmental and application state is required

· Working knowledge of writing queries in any NoSQL DB environment, preferably MONGO DB, is required

· Knowledge of API testing using tools such as Postman

· Knowledge of Kubernetes kubectl and/or Lens and AWS environments, especially S3, EKS and SQS

Bonus Experience and/or Training(not required):

· 4-Year bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics & Communication

· OAuth knowledge is a plus

· Experience working in CI-based development environment is a plus

· Experience with testing high load systems is a plus

· Working knowledge of any time series data is a plus

· Cypress.io experience is a plus

· Experience working with data sets in JSON, binary, message and custom file formats

Competencies

· Adaptive learner- Learns quickly; applying knowledge from one domain to another, asking questions, following procedures but also challenging set ways of doing things when appropriate. Always being curious and availing self of all sources of technical, market, competitor and customer information.

· Innovative Thinking- Creates exciting new products, systems or solutions that solve real-world customer problems and anticipate customer needs by challenging assumptions, thinking 'outside the box', generating new ideas, experimenting and being ready to take on risks, scanning other fields for new ideas, leveraging existing technology and constantly looking for ways to do things better.

· Cross-Boundary Collaborator - Collaborates effectively within his/her own team and across functional, business, geographic, and cultural boundaries, showing a willingness to work with others, share information and insight, and leverage different points of view. Proactively shares perspective and needed information with others in a timely and direct manner, helps others to achieve their goals. Works effectively within matrixed organizations across Xylem and collaborates on solutions that optimally address larger organization as well as local team goals.

Demonstrates sensitivity to interpersonal and cultural differences by adapting his or her own communication and working style appropriately, and acting in a respectful, inclusive way across geographic, cultural, functional, and organizational boundaries.

· Systems Thinking- Visualizes cause and effect relationships in complex systems, seeing connections between variables, deconstructing complex system problems down to discrete elements, foreseeing challenges before they become issues, understanding the effects of what-if scenarios and actions on products, systems, and customer applications.

· Technical Problem Solving - Solves complex technical problems with precision, differentiating symptom from root cause, utilizing all available tools, methods and resources and persisting in the face of obstacles

· Asks Questions – Is curious, and asks questions of architects, managers and delivery teams in order to further understanding of the test surface and elevate the quality of the solutions.

· Ownership – Takes pride and joy in delivering quality solutions to customers, and acts as both an enabler of releasing with confidence, and as a gate when needed.

Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage, conservation, and re-use. Our products impact public utilities, industrial sectors, residential areas, and commercial buildings, with a commitment to providing smart metering, network technologies, and advanced analytics for water, electric, and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.