• Job Description

  Req#: 2335375
  Quality Assurance Tech at Amazon test cutting edge applications and products at the user level, both manually and with automated tools. They are excellent individual contributors capable of taking up tasks from start to completion, with guidance. QAT would be responsible for understanding the features and components and detailed functional requirements well enough, coming up with the test cases with some guidance, test execution and reporting with high bar on quality. QATs are technically savvy in use of software, computers and devices, runs automated scripts, analyzes failures, support automation, can install and configure software, can use debug settings, have technical ability to gather logs, traces, etc. to add to bug reports when provided with instructions. They assist developers or other testers and maintain a high quality test environment, recommends improvements to SOPs, tools and metrics.
  
  Key job responsibilities
  1. Testing Applications and Products both manually and using automated tools.
  2. Install and configure software, use debug settings and have technical ability to gather logs, traces, etc. to add to bug reports when provided with instructions.
  3. Run automated scripts, analyze failures, support automation.
  4. Identify issues, deep dive, troubleshoot, communicate to stake holders and escalation of issue and providing status reports
  5. Assist developers or other testers and maintain a high-quality test environment, recommends improvements to SOPs, tools and metrics.
  
  A day in the life
  The Amazon Appstore team is looking for high-energy, detail-oriented, and technically-savvy QAT’s to perform test execution on Amazon’s devices and services. You will support test execution manually and through automated tools. You will troubleshoot using debug settings and share bug reports with necessary logs, run automated tests and analyze failures, identify, deep dive and report issues accurately. You will also challenge status quo and recommend improvements and help in maintaining the test environment, and report out test progress.
  
  About the team
  Appstore Chennai Ops team deals with testing Appstore software across Fire Tablets, Fire TV and a wide array of devices. You will support execution of tests across platforms at the user level, both manually and with automated tools, understand and ramp up on testing procedures, guidelines and policies for new devices and apply the same in day-to-day work to ensure it meets Amazon’s high quality bar.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education
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  • Good analytical ability and QA acumen
  • Ability to understand technical specifications and analyze log files
  • Knowledge of QA methodology and tools
  Preferably, have experience in Java/C++/Perl/Python based automation and/or user-level automation tools such as Selenium/Web Driver

• About the company

  Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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