Software Quality/Test Engineer, Emerging Technology

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The Emerging Technologies QE team provides quality engineering support to ensure a high-quality release for our customers across all platforms. The QE Engineer position will be part of a horizontal Quality Engineering group focused on a breadth of technologies and applications including very highly scalable distributed applications, No-Sql platforms, internal search platforms, end customer facing websites and services, critical security systems, machine learning and anomaly detection systems, software-load balancing, etc

The ideal engineer for this role is comfortable working in a dynamic and creative team charged with ensuring quality of many critical applications. The successful engineer will work closely with cross functional teams to develop robust solutions that will improve productivity and ship releases with high quality.

Provide functional and integration quality-assurance testing for backend services and platforms. Innovate and Build QE Automation tools and platforms with the goal of 100% automation and reduction of regression test cycles Build Functional testing tools and frameworks and enhance existing automation platforms Work closely with multi-functional organizations, project teams and clients to develop project schedules, execute test plans and cases, and deliver high quality products Act as a strong advocate for quality in the product development process for software engineering Contribute to initiatives to improve the overall QE process, such as identifying gaps or inefficiencies in workflows and suggesting improvements

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ yrs experience in:
• -> At least one object oriented programming language such as Java and related frameworks
• -> Relational databases (e.g. SQL)
• -> Open source testing frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Gauge, Playwright etc)
• -> Linux/Unix environments
• -> Automating REST based and other web services
• 1+ years of experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud platforms such as AWS and GCP
• Experience configuring and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate the test process
• Experience reporting and analyzing quality metrics from test execution
• Ability to investigate, debug and triage difficult problems both independently and collaboratively.
• Experience with bug tracking and test/requirement management system
• Proven ability to deliver high-quality work on tight schedules
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with frequent context switching
• Collaborate with cross functional and globally distributed teams
• Self-motivated, independent, and dedicated with great organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in scripting language such as: Perl, Python or Bash
• Proficiency in QE automation architecture, methodologies, processes, and tools
• Proficiency with continuous deployment systems using Maven, GIT, Spinnaker, and Jenkins; define branching, tagging, and code merging strategies