Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Air – Pittsburgh | Jobyssey

Company Description

Air is the leader in Enterprise Readiness. Our mission is to establish readiness as a real-time condition that is continuously achieved. Today, a dangerous Readiness Gap exists between what the front line needs and what is delivered. Our AI-native platform, Air Enterprise Readiness, aligns development, production, delivery, and sustainment into one coordinated execution system for government agencies and industrial suppliers. By revealing true capacity, exposing real constraints, coordinating resources, and executing at the speed of operational demands, the front line gets what it needs to succeed.

Job Description

We are seeking an exceptional Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as our quality champion and join our team to support our company’s product development process. You will work hand-in-hand with our development team to identify elements that are in need of improvement and revision, whether this involves minor performance glitches or apocalypse-level bugs. You will be responsible for constructing and performing both automated and manual testing while producing associated documentation to assist with finding and correcting problems in the future. Through focus testing and automation, you will identify high-impact areas to enhance our platform quality, maintain an excellent user experience, and drive new feature functionality.

In order to do this job well, you must be naturally curious and an eager problem solver. You love to break things and are obsessed with the details. You’re uber-smart, challenged by figuring things out and producing simple solutions to complex problems. Knowing there are always multiple answers to a problem, you know how to engage in a constructive dialogue to find the best path forward. You’re scrappy. We like scrappy.

This role is a full-time position located out of our office in Pittsburgh, PA.

This role may require up to 10% travel

Scope of Responsibilities

Create, design, and develop all aspects of our automated testing, including creating and running automated regression test scripts.
Formulate detailed test plans; create test cases, test scripts, test data and expected results for both manual and automated testing.
Assist in managing development/DevOps processes towards a CI/CD workflow, aligning to a continuous release-based focus.
Work directly with development team to iteratively plan, test, and release high-quality feature development
Effectively understand requirements from customers and work with the internal team to design solutions to meet their requirements
Generate team metrics and information that improve development practices
Proactively identify opportunities to reduce risk and improve performance
Manage and Track the defects/bugs using JIRA and coordinate defect review meetings to prioritize defects
Coordinate with development team for feature release and defect management

Qualifications

U.S. Citizenship is required
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Required Skills:

Must have prior experience working in a product organization
3+ years of software development in test experience, including expertise in testing methodologies, experience with standard QA and development tools, and the ability to operate within short-release cycles
3+ years of Software test automation experience working with the following technologies: Selenium, JavaScript, Python, PostgreSQL
Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in developing regression and functional test plans, managing defects, and implementing automated testing
Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Demonstrated ability to balance long-term roadmap vision with the unavoidable shifting of short-term priorities in an agile, startup environment
Exceptional written and verbal communication with both client-facing and technical team members
High degree of ability to work autonomously with little supervision in a fast-paced environment
Self-motivated and organized

Desired Skills:

Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain one with our sponsorship
Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
Experience and interest in National Security
Proficiency in working with Java applications
Experience with performance/stress/load/volume testing
Understanding of technological infrastructure involved in building data products

We firmly believe that past performance is the best indicator of future performance. If you thrive while building solutions to complex problems, are a self-starter, and are passionate about making an impact in global security, we’re eager to hear from you.

Air is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

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