Automation Engineer – Blackboard Transact Phoenix, AZ or Remote

With nearly 20,000 organizational customers and millions of student users, Blackboard is the world’s leading education technology company.Blackboard is shaping the future of education with big ideas that challenge conventional thinking and advance new models of learning. Every day we’re inspiring people to find new ways to learn, connect and drive change in the way education is delivered and experienced. Through technology and services we bring people closer to the knowledge they seek and to ways they can change their own education and the world for the better. Blackboard Transact™ is a payment processing platform powering campus payment programs for educational institutions and private network issuers nationwide. We operate the only cloud-based, multi-tenant payment processing platform and managed service designed for the rigorous demands of campus card and mobile payment programs. We offer a menu of support services that enable clients to deliver comprehensive, professional grade processing services without dedicated local IT resources. We bring each client program the passion and expertise of the industry’s most experienced team and the latest payment technology innovations. Position Responsibilities

Blackboard, the global leader in higher education learning software and campus card systems, is searching for a highly technical Automation Engineer. Based in Phoenix, Blackboard campus payment systems are installed in America’s largest and most prestigious universities. The Automation Engineer works to ensure that the product meets specified functional, load, localization, accessibility and performance requirements. Automation engineer may write and update test cases, along with creating appropriate tools, utilities, and automation scripts. The Automation Engineer will also assist in extending the current automation and test management framework. The Automation Engineer will work as a member of a cross functional team including product analyst, software developers, DevOps engineers, and QA analysts, so effective communication, collaboration, and teamwork is essential for success. The essential duties and responsibilities for this position include:

• Proficient at decomposing requirements and developing test automation for projects of simple to high complexity

• Practices automation development efficiency, maintainability and reusability

• Provides accurate implementation level estimates and delivers on them

• Comprehends high level requirements and design and contributes to their details

• Recognizes issues (e.g. with requirements, design, implementation, etc.) and works with appropriate resources to address and resolve

• Seeks to understand big picture/business cases behind individual requirements

In addition, will:

• Help ensure overall product quality

• Effectively collaborate and communicate with others

• Become an expert her/his product features/functionality

• Create and manage testing schedule

• Be an advocate for product excellence, usability and end user experience

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Blackboard is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected factor.