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Job Description Summary

Responsible for testing a feature and or a small feature set with ability to work independently, break down problems and estimate time for quality related tasks.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Break down problems and estimate time required for quality related tasks

• Demonstrate increasing expertise in application domain and functional areas

• Apply various testing types and methodologies effectively during SDLC

• Take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary

• Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques

• Work independently and delivers testing and use case creation which meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

• Write effective tests according to best practices so that crucial functional requirements are verified and tests remain valid when code is refactored

• Begin to collaborate with development team in bugs fixing and build plans

• Collaborate with Quality Leaders in creating test plans

• Implement and configures testing tools and at times help junior staff

• Implement system-level integration testing

• Be skilled in core data structures and algorithms

• Collaborate with product support teams on customer support cases

• Define quality metrics, best practices and coding patterns, and provides deep expertise on the coding

Education Qualification

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

Desired Characteristics / Technical expertise

• Has a solid understanding of the underlying infrastructure needed to deploy and run a large Windows enterprise, client/server software architecture

• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks

• Has the ability to make basic technology choices based on experience

• Has the ability to create and maintain test automation frameworks

• Has the ability to create and maintain automated system tests using popular test automation tools and frameworks

• Has the ability to actively participate and contribute in Sprint Planning, Review and Retrospective ceremonies as part of a cross functional scrum team

• Has the ability to take ownership of product quality and all tasks related to product quality as part of a cross functional software engineering scrum team

• Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry

Business acumen:

• Has the ability to take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary

• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence

• Recognizes collaborative behavior and participates in collaborative activities

• Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Personal Attributes:

• Demonstrates the ability to help team members

• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present

• Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks

• Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources

This Job Description is intended to provide a high level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No