OOP Data Structure / UI & API Automation

<Minimum Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 8-10 years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environmentsPreferred Qualifications – Education & Prior Job Experience Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training Airline Industry experienceTop 3 required skills: • ? Strong understanding of OOP, data structures, algorithms, and design patternsAutomation Expert • ? ?UI automation: Cypress / Playwright/Selenium • ? ?API automation: RestAssured / Postman / Karate / SuperTestNice to Have Skills and Experience: • ? ?Strong foundation in software development & testing • ? ?Ability to design, build, and maintain robust automation frameworks • ? ?Experience working closely with developers for testability and code qualityProgramming • ? ?Proficient in Java / Python / C# / JavaScript / TypeScript • ? ?Mobile automation: Appium (if required)Test Frameworks • ? ?TestNG, JUnit, PyTest, NUnit, Jest, Mocha • ? ?BDD tools: Cucumber / SpecFlowQuality Engineering Skills • ? ?Code reviews, static analysis, and ensuring test coverage • ? ?Experience with mocking, stubbing, and contract testing • ? ?Performance testing knowledge (JMeter, Gatling) is a plusCI/CD & DevOps • ? ?Integration of automation suites into CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Azure DevOps) • ? ?Experience with Docker & containerized testing • ? ?Basic familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)Tools & Platforms • ? ?Git for version control • ? ?Jira / Azure Boards for tracking • ? ?SonarQube, Jacoco for quality metrics (optional) • Ensure key stakeholders, product owners, and platform owners are informed of reliability concerns and their potential impact on the customers' experience. Design, code, test and deliver solutions to automate manual operation (i.e., “TOIL”). Participate in operations support and on-call rotation shifts (could include weekends and holidays), for SRE supported systems and products with a focus on implementing long-term solutions for any problems identified.; Collaborate with stakeholders such as product and platform owners, to define service level objectives (SLOs), and service-level indicators (SLIs) for system operations focused on the critical features of the customers journey and experience. Track and manage reliability performance against agreed SLOs, in partnership with IT monitoring teams or other stakeholders, and ensure systems continue to meet SLOs over time. Provide expert knowledge on reliability approaches, to ensure our organization achieves its goals and roadmap for reliability. Champion reliability being treated as a feature in products and platforms and promote the concept across all phases of the software development life cycle. Create dashboards and reports to communicate key metrics, to product owners and key stakeholders. Contribute to documentation and runbooks for owned applications based on operational experience, user feedback, and application changes Job Type: Contract Pay: $40.00 - $45.00 per hour Work Location: Hybrid remote in Fort Worth, TX 76102