Quality Engineer

   Job Description

Support quality assurance (QA) programs and processes in alignment with QA strategy and deliverables in an Agile/Scrum environment with minimal guidance. Responsible for providing feedback on artifacts developed during requirements and analysis phase within client projects; authoring test cases/scripts; and performing test execution for both project and support related activities. Lead testing efforts involving coaching, mentoring, code reviews and contributing to improvements to frameworks, tools, processes, and best practices. 

MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS 

6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and software testing environment 

5+ years of experience developing and executing automated test scripts 

5+ years of experience working with automated test frameworks and test runners 

3+ years of experience with test case management and test case management tools 

3+ years of experience utilizing risk-based testing techniques 

2+ years of experience with defect management and using defect management tools 

2+ years of experience managing test environments and test data 

1 year of experience using SQL or other query methods to validate data changes in the database 

Any experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment  

Any experience mentoring and coaching team members (remote and onsite)

DESIRED PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Any experience with automated testing in a cloud environment 

Any experience working in environments utilizing the OKR work process

Any experience with creating test data and utilizing test data management tools Familiarity with NoSQL Databases

Key Responsibilities

• Guide testing efforts involving coaching, mentoring, code reviews, and contributing to improvements to frameworks, tools, processes, and best practices 
• Provide oversight to ensure automation test suites are well maintained and operational 
• Participate in the interviewing, selection, and onboarding of QA team members 
• Analyze requirements and provide feedback on completeness and testability 
• Provide accurate estimates for QA efforts including test case design/scripting, test data management, test execution, and defect correction Identify opportunities to improve      application code quality by increasing unit and integration test coverage 
• Leverage technical expertise to develop maintain and execute automation tests 
• Provide ideas and feedback on test automation frameworks and opportunities to improve 
• Participate in all ceremonies, meetings, and sessions held for the project and team 
• Assist with building and maintaining test environments and driving their best use