Company Description
IS Global Service Center (GSC) operating from Chennai, India, is a part of IS supporting Expeditors IT operations.IS GSC started with 6 employees now we are 460+ employees today delivering world class Information services globally. This Product based Strategic Center's IT transformation has delivered a radical change to Expeditors IT manpower profile and skills over the past three years and will continue to deliver services as we continue to grow responsibly in the coming years.
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, founded in 1979 we have employed over 18,000+ trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 340+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.
Job Description
SUMMARY
The Enterprise Core Platform (ECP) is the Platform side manifestation of Expeditors’ new Platform/Tenant Architecture. Cloud-native systems are designed to thrive in a dynamic, virtualized cloud environment, these systems make extensive use of Platform as a Service (PaaS) compute infrastructure and managed services. This role will play a pivotal role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products. You will be responsible for designing and implementing test automation frameworks, writing automated tests, and conducting thorough API testing. This role requires a deep understanding of testing methodologies and a passion for creating robust, maintainable test suites. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, collaborative team player, and problem solver.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Automation Testing: Develop and maintain automated test scripts using Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, Cucumber to ensure the stability and functionality of our web applications.
API Testing: Design, implement, and execute API tests to validate data integrity, performance, and reliability.
Framework Development: Create and evolve testing frameworks from scratch, incorporating best practices and ensuring scalability and maintainability.
Test Strategy: Collaborate with the QA team and developers to define the overall testing strategy, test plans, and test cases.
Defect Management: Identify, report, and track software defects, working closely with the development team to facilitate timely resolution.
Performance Testing: Conduct performance and load testing to identify bottlenecks and optimize software performance.
Documentation: Maintain comprehensive test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test results.
Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior members of the SDET team, sharing knowledge and best practices.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering or equivalent job related experience
- Strong object-oriented design and coding skills
- Working knowledge of Java application development and Windows/UNIX/Linux systems
- Must be good in scripting languages such as TypeScript/JavaScript
- Experience in Agile & DevOps methodologies
- Understanding of the transportation/global logistics industry
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Proven experience as an SDET or automation engineer, with a strong track record of test automation and framework development.
- Proficiency in automation testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, Cucumber.
- Solid understanding of API testing tools and techniques.
- Experience in tools like OWASP ZAP, Nmap, or Burp Suite to perform security testing and penetration testing on the API.
- Good to have knowledge in microservices, serverless, GraphQL, OpenAPI, or Swagger.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., ISTQB, Selenium WebDriver) a plus.
REPORTING STRUCTURE
- Team Manager, Enterprise Core Platform
Additional Information
Expeditors offers excellent benefits:
- Paid Vacation, Holiday
- Health Plan: Medical Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Training and Education Programs
- Unlimited opportunities for career advancement
Top Skills
What We Do
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 (374) company, we employ over 16,500 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 320 locations across six continents. Expeditors is focused on the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems. Our services include air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, cargo insurance, distribution and other value-added logistics services.
We pride ourselves on being a solutions-based organization that takes the time to understand each customer's individual business needs. As a non-asset based organization, we have considerable flexibility when managing customers' supply chains. Our relationships with local suppliers and global air and ocean partners provides our customers with the best routing and pricing options. Expeditors' comprehensive, flexible spectrum of services is supported by leading-edge information technology providing the highest level of end to end visibility.
To maintain consistent quality and customer service across the globe, Expeditors has regional headquarters located in London, Dubai, Shanghai and Singapore.
At Expeditors, our industry professionals, award winning processes and globally unified systems ensure that we always live up to our promise, "You'd be surprised how far we'll go for you."
