Quality Assurance Engineering Specialist

Job Description Summary

Responsible for testing feature and or a small feature set following the directions from Senior Team Members

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate awareness of the various testing types and methodologies
• Understand that testing is part of development. Uses test driven development practices wherever possible
• Write Unit Tests Cases and Integration Tests
• Use code coverage tools to identify areas of code that are not tested
• Learn new testing techniques and designs test cases to improve quality
• Demonstrate awareness of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques
• Write code using programming as well as scripting languages required to automate testing
• Understand performance parameters and can assess application performance
• Understand core data structures and algorithms

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or "STEM" Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with basic experience.

• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks
• Understands the technology landscape, up to date on current technology trends and new technology, brings new ideas to the team
• Displays understanding of the project's value proposition for the customer. Shows commitment to deliver the best value proposition for the targeted customer
• Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence
• Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision.
• Completes assigned tasks on time and with high quality. Takes independent responsibility for assigned deliverables

• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks
• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present. Implements clean concise solutions that address the requirements at hand.
• Makes transitions to the new and different. Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources