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Job Opening # Workday Payroll 1018

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Patson USA is looking to hire a Sr. Workday Payroll Analyst for a financial client located in downtown Chicago.

Project Description:Our financial client located in downtown Chicago implemented Workday HCM suite with Financials and Payroll last year. The focus now is optimization.

Responsibilities: Workday Payroll production support, basic end user training, ad hoc reporting, , business process optimization, enhancements, payroll project work, and provisioning.

Day to Day:On a day to day basis you will be expected to act as a liaison between Workday Payroll and the end users. This consultant will be responsible for providing functional Workday Payroll expertise for post-production support. To be successful in this role you must be a true Workday Payroll expert. This role requires Workday Payroll/Accounting experience, provisioning, reports, configurations, troubleshooting, and enhancements. This consultant needs to be comfortable speaking up to work with end users who may need guidance, and willing to speak up and work with the directors on complex back office project work. This role will interact with project teams, executive sponsors, IT teams, and HRIS leaders. There is no required training sessions, but it will be important to provide detailed documentation/knowledge transfer.

Required Skills: Workday Payroll Experience
Workday Payroll Configuration Experience
Workday Payroll/Accounting Background
Workday Payroll Production Support/Optimization

Location: Downtown Chicago

Please send your resume to resumes@patsonusa.com and mention “Workday Payroll 1018” in the subject line.

W2, 1099, C2C available.

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Job Opening: Automation Test Engineer 1016-Chicago, Peoria – Position Closed

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Automation Test Engineer Job Opening

Locations: Peoria and Chicago, IL

JOB PURPOSE: We are looking for test automation engineer as part of an innovative, cross-platform, customer-centric team, working in a high pace environment. 

EXPERIENCE LEVEL:  Intermediate

JOB DUTIES:  This position reports to a Digital Technology Manager

Test automation engineer work as part of cross functional, passionate agile project teams to ensure quality is driven into the heart of the development process from requirements definition to delivery. 

Test automation engineer defines, develops, maintains, and executes the automation of test scripts utilizing test automation framework (i.e.Selenium) for complex customer facing application. He/she strives to ensure that user stories and/or system requirements are satisfied for internal and external application users including functional ‘edge cases’ outside of expected functionality workflow. Test automation engineer also ensures project and release testing is complete and testing risks are identified prior to implementation.

Job Description:

  • Collaborates with product owners and system integration engineers to review requirement specifications and ensure user stories are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable and acceptance criteria are clear and prescriptive
  • Researches and analyzes acceptance criteria of product features being tested, understands automated testing to be accomplished and develops detailed, comprehensive and well-structured automation test plan and test case design  
  • Defines, develops and maintains automated test scripts (unit test, regression test, functional test, integration test , performance test , security penetration test and smoke test)  to achieve maximum code coverage in test automation framework.
  • Reviews automated test scripts of other team members and provides feedback
  • Independently executes automated test plans (unit test, regression test, functional test, integration test , performance test, security penetration test and smoke test)and test scripts as part of CI/CD pipeline 
  • Proactively escalates issues to the service delivery manager and alerts lead developer of feature delivery team on potential impact to test or release schedule.
  • Identifies, isolates and tracks defects uncovered during the execution of tests scripts. Drives defect towards resolution; proposes and designs retest cases, scripts and data. Contributes to the defect management: defect status, root cause, daily triage meeting. 
  • Provides timely and accurate defect status information and appropriate metrics to facilitate QA reporting. Reports individual status: dashboard information, open issues, risk analysis. 
  • Develop automation standards and procedures to determine application quality and release Readiness  
  • Utilizes automation tools and methodologies to streamline overall testing process, effectiveness and efficiencies in the QA process. 
  • Review application user interfaces for consistency and functionality
  • Be meticulous about documentation and maintaining a robust log of all test cases and test results
  • Mentor team members on automation
  • Assists with the evaluation of software test and automation tools and contributes to the test tool evaluation report. 
  • Ensure test automation design is traceable to requirements  and achieves a high level of requirement/test execution coverage.
  • Perform manual testing of test cases as and when needed.

The position manages the completion of its own work assignments and coordinates work with others.  The position normally works independently with minimal management input and review of end results.

Typical customers include dealers, other external companies who uses application developed by Industry and Aftermarket division and/or supplies underlying technology components. The position is challenged to quickly and correctly identify problems that may not be obvious. The incumbent solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions. The incumbent sets priorities and establishes a work plan in order to complete broadly defined assignments and achieve desired results. The position participates in brainstorming sessions focused on developing new approaches to meeting quality goals in the measure(s) stated.

Moderate travel required (5% – 15% of working time).

BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:

The position typically requires a B.S in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent. In addition, four to six years of progressively responsible job-related experiences are typically required in following:

  • Demonstrated experience and competency in developing complex test automation scripts/framework for Client/Server, Web/Internet application 
  • Test-Driven UI Development and UI test automation using testing frameworks such as Selenium, Test Complete, Jest, Mocha, Karma, Jasmine, Supertest, Cucumber, JMeter, LoadRunner, QTP/UFT (HP), Microsoft TFS, xUnit, JUnit etc
  • Proficiency in other scripting languages is desired, such as Java, C, C++, C#, Ruby, Python, Groovy, Python, Perl, etc.
  • Integrating tests into CI/CD pipeline using frameworks such as Jenkins, SVN/GIT or equivalent tools.
  • Working with test management and defect tracking tools such as Test Rail, Atlassian JIRA, ALM.
  • Testing performance of application at scale
  • Multiple software development life cycle, QA methodologies  and best practices including Agile.
  • In-depth knowledge of QA methodologies and best practices.

Nice to have:

  • Java web application experience
  • Web development  experience (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax)
  • Web frameworks experience  (jQuery, Bootstrap, and similar)
  • Data management experience  (SQL, XML, JSON, JPA)
  • Web services API development & integration experience (REST, SOAP)

Soft Skills:

  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple, diverse projects simultaneously.
  • Must be flexible, independent and self-motivate
  • Excellent team member, good judgment and the ability to work effectively with a diverse workforce. 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and planning ability. Detailed oriented. Observational. 
  • Ability to multi-task to accomplish workload efficiently. Excellent time management.
  • Good work ethic and general business acumen. 

Apply:

Please email your profile to resumes@patsonusa.com with Subject: Automation # 1016 – Peoria, Chicago
* Contract Type: C2C, W2, 1099
* Duration: Long Term
* Rate: Please specify expectations in the email. We always offer competitive rates.

Job Opening # Automation 1015 – Virginia – Position closed

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Job Description
The Test Analyst will participating in the validation of new and updated software in support of the intelligent platform and other enterprise systems.
In this role, the individual will be part of a team defining the level of testing necessary, define and / or review the test cases and the test results at all levels of testing, which may include Regression testing, Integration testing, End to End testing, UAT testing, and Performance testing

Responsibilities
· Define test objectives and test cases at all levels of testing, which may include Regression testing, Integration testing, End to End testing, UAT testing, and Performance testing
· Participate as part of an Agile team, attending scrum calls and leading the team in the definition of test requirements
· Responsible for testing automation and integrating automation into test suites
· Execute Test Plans and document test results at the functional, regression, and performance levels.
· Review, evaluate, and approve test results of testing performed by other teams
· Report status to management on program testing and any associated risks

Desired Skills & Experience
· Working knowledge of the following or similar tools – Version One, Jira, Jmeter, Grinder, SQL-Toad, CI/CD, Selenium, Squish, Robot Framework
· Experience in building SQL queries to perform backend testing using DBMS such as MYSQL and Oracle
· Working knowledge and proven experience working in Linux environment, as well as working in a Cloud based architecture
· Experience in testing Interfaces & Web Services (SOAP & REST)
· Experience with testing automation is required
· Possess strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate with internal and external resources both onsite and off shore
· Experience with reviewing requirements and developing test plans is highly desired
· Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work effectively and efficiently in a cross-functional environment
· Proven ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, changing environment

Apply:

Please email your profile to resumes@patsonusa.com with Subject: Automation # 1015 – Virginia
* Contract Type: C2C, W2, 1099
* Duration: Long Term
* Rate: Please specify expectations in the email. We always offer competitive rates.

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Job Opening # PTE1014 – Performance Test Engineer – Position is closed

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Patson USA Job Opening # PTE 1014 Performance Test Engineer

Patson USA is looking to hire experienced Performance Test Engineer for its client in downtown Chicago.

* Experience working in Continuos Integration and Continuos Development.
* Cloud based performance testing experience
* Monitoring tools like App Dynamics, Tivoli, Introscope or Dynatrace.
* Experience on testing of web-services and micro-services.
* SOAP and RESTful service experience
* Javascripting experience
* Should be able to write Tru-Client scripts
* Excellent in LoadRunner, JMeter
* J2EE, Java and Node JS application testing experience

Please email your profile to resumes@patsonusa.com with Subject: PTE 1014
* Contract Type: C2C, W2, 1099
* Duration: Long Term
* Rate: Please specify expectations in the email. We always offer competitive rates.

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Job Opening # Testing 1012 Manual – Position is closed

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Patson USA is looking to hire a Manual Test Engineer to work at one of our client sites in Aurora, IL.
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Job Description:
The Quality Assurance Tester is responsible for testing all aspects of our software solution, both functionally and technically, in order to meet the requirements and overall quality of the intended solution. This person is responsible for creating an end-to-end test plan; executing the plan and managing all activities in the plan to ensure that all the objectives are met and that the solution works as expected. This person is also responsible in creating the system test plan, test cases, test scripts and test summary documentation for system, integration and regression testing.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
* Create and execute end-to-end functional and system test plans and test scripts.
* Manage all activities in the plan to ensure test objectives are met.
* Communicate defects to developers and other stakeholders.
* Assist in troubleshooting issues and defects.
* Assist in testing production issues.
* Perform tests of functional, integration, regression, security, performance, reliability, stability and compatibility with legacy and/or external systems.
* Create test plan, test cases, test scripts and test summary documentation.
* Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Education / Certifications :
* Bachelor or Master in Computer Science is a plus
* Testing Certifications are a plus.

Experience Requirements:
* Minimum 5 years of related experience.
* Experience in writing test plans, test cases, test scripts, test summary.
* Experience in documenting the Requirement Traceability Matrix.
* Experience in creating integration test scenarios.
* Experience with SmartBear QAComplete or HP ALM or JIRA tools.
* Automation experience in Selenium WebDriver will be a plus.
* Exposure to Agile Scrum process.
* Experiences in Quality Management Processes and SDLC
* Knowledge and experience in technical aspects of software solution being tested
o MVC Architecture
o JAVASCRIPT and AJAX
o .net framework
o SQL Queries

Additional :
1. Strong interpersonal skills and attention to detail.
2. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
3. Ability to manage multiple tasks.
4. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
5. Provides a climate for motivation and support.
6. Ability to appropriately delegate tasks.
7. Ability to recognize opportunities for enhancement and continuous improvement.
8. Ability to represent complex ideas in a simple, easy to understand manner to a variety of audiences.
9. Ability to establish and manage processes and practices through collaboration and the understanding of business.

Pay: Competitive. Candidate must state the expected pay.

Duration: 3 to 6 months initial contract. Possibility of extension.

Start Date: ASAP.

Location: Aurora, IL.

How to apply?: Send your profile to resumes@patsonusa.com with subject line “Test 1012 Manual”

Job Opening # DEV 1011 Java Developer – Position is closed

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Job Title: Java Developer

Description: Work as developer building web services for various projects in on-going releases. Responsibilities will include analyze business requirements, solution architecture documents, high and low level designs, create topology diagrams. Communication protocols for web services include SOAP/HTTPS, REST, MQ, generic JMS, ODBC, JDBC.

Technical Skills Required:
Development experience on following:
· Java development background of minimum 3 years
· Advanced Java/J2ee – Struts, JDBC, JSP , Servlets
· Creating web services using SOAP and REST protocol
· Knowledge of SOA – Service Oriented Architecture, WSDL, UDDI, NameSpace, XSD, Bindings
· Knowledge of Tokens like SAML, JWT
· WS-Policy, WS-Security, WS-RM, WS-Addressing
· Knowledge of One-Way SSL and Two Way SSL, Certificates, Key Stores
· JMS, MQ

Good to have but not required:
· SAG Web Methods Universal Messaging, ATS
· Hands-on Websphere Application server or Weblogic Server
· Dev Ops Tools – SVN , CVS, Stash/Bit Bucket, Maven, Bamboo, GIT, Gradle etc
· Development IDE – Eclipse base – WSAD, RAD etc
· Test tools – SoapUI
· Experience on Service Virtualization portions of tools like HP SV, CA LISA, Parasoft, Service V, GreenHat is a HUGE plus

Education / Certifications :
Bachelor or Master in Computer Science is a plus
Java and/or .Net Certifications are a plus
Java, .Net Code profiling experience is a plus

Additional :
Should be able to work independently taking full ownership of tasks with a go-get-it attitude.
Strong team player with excellent communication skills.

Pay: Competitive. Candidate must state the expected pay.

Duration: 1 Dec 2016 to 31 Aug 2017 with strong possibility of extension.

Location: North suburb of Chicago.

How to apply?: Send your profile to resumes@patsonusa.com with subject line “DEV 1011 Java Developer”

Job Opening # SAP 1010 SAP Architect – Position is closed

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Job Summary

Technical architect with SAP implementation experience working closely with infrastructure in building an SAP environment with a go live background. Creates design documents that ensure consistency in development across the IT organization. Participates in the definition of software architecture to ensure that the IT organization’s software solutions are built within a consistent framework and aligned to strategy. Implements activities that generally impact multiple components / processes and the work of own and possibly other teams. Assigned complex undertakings that regularly require the application of independent judgment. Receives work in short– and mid- term outcomes and operates within the context of approved methods.

Job Responsibilities
• Creates design documents that ensure consistency in development across the IT organization. Participates in the definition of IT architecture to ensure that the IT organization’s IT solutions are built within a consistent framework. Must know hardware server infrastructure as it relates to SAP (e.g., Hardware frames to host SAP systems, VMware virtualization, Linux O.S. etc.)
• Participates in the decision-making processes related to the selection of software architecture solutions.
• Serves as a technical and business-savvy resource to software development engineering personnel on a range of software design issues.
• Implements and improves core software infrastructure. Participates in improving software development lifecycle, technical operations and technology innovation.
• Participates in developing technical / business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
• Shares complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology / business solutions.
• Effectively resolves problems and roadblocks as they occur.
• May perform systems and applications performance characterization and trade-off studies through analysis and simulation.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience in an IT engineering role OR High School Diploma / GED and at least 8 years of experience in an IT engineering role. SAP Basis experience a plus.
• At least 3 years of leadership experience in server side or client side technologies
• Experience in domain-specific architecture concepts and emerging technologies. (Design patterns, frameworks, current Java based solutions, mobile, OR Infrastructure Administration OR Data Sciences): SAP Tshirt sizing experience a plus.
• At least 1 year of experience in SAP Architecture.
• Experience working with matrix teams including teams in different time zones.
• Experience creating and promoting guiding development principles and influencing development teams, business users and management in adoption of technical solutions.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information technology, Engineering, Science, or Math.

Job Opening # SAP 1010 Business Systems Analyst

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Job Opening # 1009 Business Systems Analyst – Position is closed

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Patson USA Job Opening # 1009 Business Systems Analyst

Job Summary

Responsible for conducting complex and thorough research of existing processes, systems, systems logic, hardware deployment and desired objectives to develop detailed systems specifications to meet the objectives of the assigned projects. This position examines, in detail, existing manual and automated processes, documentation and training requirements, and the capacities and limitations of existing, or proposed hardware in order to develop comprehensive specifications in a formal and structured way. Implements activities that generally impact discrete components / processes of the work of own unit / team / projects.

Analyzes and communicates stakeholder needs by translating business requirements into virtual solution requirements. Understands Service Virtualization scope. Determines the needs of the system. Identifies the dependencies and needs of Service Virtualization. Creates a design document of a solution to meet the business goals. Develops specifications, diagrams, and flowcharts for SDET’s to follow. Develops SOAP/REST/MQ/JMS services as needed.

Receives work in the form of short-term assignments that often require the application of independent judgment. Operates within the context of defined procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Participates in gathering and analyzing of internal business requirements by means of interviews, workflow analyses and facilitated discussions with users.
• Translates users’ business requirements into detailed functional designs for development, testing and implementation.
• Applies methodologies such as Unified Modeling Language (“UML”) and Rational Unified Process (“RUP”) and prepares detailed specifications using case statements and related documentation.
• Identifies and communicates risks and issues impacting business rules, functional requirements and specifications.
• Participates in managing the scope of applications and related changes.
• Assists quality assurance with functional test case reviews.
• Collaborates with stakeholders on the evaluation of the feasibility, effort and costs to implement requirements.
• Participates in the creation of training materials and may assist with user orientation and training.
• Interacts with internal and external peers and managers to exchange information related to areas of specialization. May serves as a liaison between engineering, quality assurance and non-technical stakeholders during the development and deployment process.
• Effectively resolves problems and roadblocks before they occur.
• Mentors less experienced members of the team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and at least 4 years of experience in gathering / documenting requirements, modeling and providing general client / IT liaison support.
• At least 2 years of experience with technical design process and models.
• At least 2 years of experience with requirements specification and development, such as process/functional requirements definition methods, JAD/RAD sessions, use case development, process flow diagrams.
• Experience with of SDLC / SW development processes, such as Unified Modeling Language (“UML”) and / or Rational Unified Process (“RUP”), Agile, Waterfall)..
• Experience using consulting skills and developing client relationships.
• Experience using analytical skills, tools and techniques to investigate information and to draw conclusions.
• Experience in identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics.
• Master’s Degree or MBA.
• Strong experience with SOA principles and Integration technologies.
• Understanding of synchronous transaction and integration with the other systems.
• Transport mechanisms for Web Services – Rest vs. SOAP, Web Services vs. straight HTTP.
• One-way SSL and Two-Way SSL, Certificates, Key Stores
• Hands-on experience with Service Virtualization tools (HP SV, CA SV (LISA), Parasoft, IBM/GreenHat).
• Hands-on experience in Web Services on J2EE platforms (any frameworks – Spring, Struts, etc.)
• Solid experience on core Java concepts like Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Interfaces, Collections, Exception handling, JDBC, multi-threading, etc.
• Development experience in Servlets, JSP’s JavaScript, JDBC, etc.
• Understanding of J2EE design patterns.
• Understanding of middleware technologies like ESB, DataPower, etc.
• Understanding of WebSphere Message Broker (& WTX Transformations)
• Understanding of WebSphere Application Server.
• Understanding of BPM (Business Process Modeling)/ ODM (Operations Decision Manager).
• Java/J2EE

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Job ID: Business Systems Analyst – 1009

Job Opening # PTE1008 – Performance Test Engineer – Position is closed

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PatsonUSA JobOpening Performance Test Engineer

Patson USA is looking to hire a Performance Test Engineer with minimum 3 years of experience.

Candidate is expected to work remotely most of the times but would likely need to travel onsite (Virginia) initially.

Job Requirements:
· Analyze performance and non-functional requirements and verify they are testable and measurable
· Analyze existing documentation, reports, analytics, to establish production baselines
· Create Performance Test Strategy and Master Plan
· Analyze data and performance results
· Diagnose performance problems
· Develop test scenarios
· Setup and execute performance test
· Performance optimization and tuning of applications and infrastructure
· Profiling and monitoring of applications
· Perform defect management activities
· Provide quality metrics for test script build, execution, and defect management activities
· Work within the project team and test team to address issues and report status
· Analyze test script failures
· Consolidate test results and reports

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Job ID: PTE – 1008