Remote Associate Staff Engineer, QA

Description:

• Implement the test approach and strategy for the team.
• Develop and publish test plans, procedures, and final test reports.
• Develop detailed test cases to meet software requirements.
• Provide walkthroughs of test plan/approach to the development team and provide reports to stakeholders.
• Report, review, and close problem reports.
• Execute automated and manual test cases, publish and discuss test results with project stakeholders.
• Work within a highly collaborative software development team that utilizes Agile Development methodologies.
• Identify software problems during testing, determine steps to reproduce them, and enter them into a defect-tracking database with detailed troubleshooting.
• Manage code deployments to production and carry out post-deployment verification.
• Build clear, concise, and complete test-related documentation.
• Participate in all aspects of QA within the company; implementing approaches and strategies for the software development lifecycle using automation where possible.
• Access software readiness by reviewing performance metrics.
• Train and mentor other team members (both developers and testers) and promote best development practices.
• Perform other duties as required and assigned by manager and upper management.
• Complete tasks with minimal supervision.
• Follow legal policies as directed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related discipline or equivalent years of experience.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with automation frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience in at least one software programming language (Java, Spring, Python, etc.).
• 3+ years' experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum and XP.
• Expert knowledge in relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Expert in debugging and reviewing software application code.
• Expert in testing database integration issues, preferably with Oracle and SQL.
• Ability to create clear and concise technical documentation.
• Very good problem-solving and communication skills and experience working closely with developers.
• Proficient in git and Github, or similar RCS (subversion, CVS, mercurial).
• Experience with Linux (Ubuntu and bash experience preferred).
• Proficient in Test Driven Development/Behavior Driven Development, unit testing & functional testing practices and tools.
• Ability to adopt new test framework versions or tools.
• Competent using IDEs like Eclipse, IntelliJ.
• Proficient in testing microservice architecture.
• Experience in build automation tools using Maven.
• Knowledge of Restful Web Services.
• Understanding of Data Structures.
• Knowledge in CI/CD and DevOps Principles.
• Knowledge in containerization Kubernetes/Docker.
• Knowledge in Product Management and Process Improvement.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and non-hierarchical work culture.
• Be part of a rapidly scaling Digital Product Engineering company with a global presence.
• Collaborate with a highly skilled team of over 18,000 experts across 37 countries.
• Engage in a variety of projects that inspire, excite, and delight users.
• Participate in a collaborative environment that utilizes Agile Development methodologies.
• Opportunities for training and mentoring other team members.
• Potential for career growth and development within the company.