Software QA Engineer

Our client, a financial institution, is seeking a Software QA Engineer .

Location: Conshohocken, PA

Position Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The Software QA Engineer will have a significant opportunity to work across a variety of technologies and functional areas with a strong focus on both test case creation and test automation.
• The position plays a leading role within our elite technology team, as well as an integral role with business stakeholders.
• The position will be located at the Company's offices in Conshohocken, PA.
• This is a full-time position with competitive salary, cash bonus, stock options, paid holidays and vacation, and attractive health, dental and vision benefits.
• We are a fast-growing organization with exciting projects, a fun teamwork environment and a casual dress code.
• You must be a proven software quality expert who is detail-oriented and eager to learn new systems and technologies, as well as passionate about creating and delivering new technology solutions.
• The successful candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit and be able to think big, earn trust, innovate and deliver results.

As a Software QA Engineer, you will

• Review business requirements, use cases, user stories, and functional specifications, and provide feedback to clarify these documents, and then use these to plan and build a robust software QA solution.
• Create and execute software QA automation solutions.
• Support, maintain, and enhance all test case automation related activities during iterative development, system testing, regression testing, and post production testing.
• Instruct software developers on best practices so that testing automation goals can be achieved.
• Assist with manual testing; execute manual test cases and scripts for products under development using test management/tracking tools.
• Create and maintain test plans, cases, scenarios/scripts, in compliance with defined QA standards and methodologies.
• Establish and configure environments for executing test cases and scenarios.
• Own the acquisition, implementation, deployment, and administration of the QA process, tools, and supporting technologies.
• Work effectively with business leaders and within the technology team.

Qualifications for success

• This position requires a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field, and 2+ years of experience doing the following to help build great software:
• Implementing software test automation using Selenium or similar software frameworks.
• Performing quality assurance for public-facing and internal websites and web-services.
• User interface testing across multiple browsers and devices including desktops, tablets and mobile.
• Testing SOAP and REST web services using SoapUI , C#, .NET APIs, or similar technologies.
• Performing application software testing in a financial services environment such as banking, lending, payment-processing, accounting, investing, or insurance.
• Constructing and verifying test data and databases using SQL.
• Assisting with test-driven software development and technical integration testing.
• Working with Agile Methodologies and highly frequent release cycles.
• Applying manual testing techniques and processes, including black box/white box.
• Using tools like Jira for defect reporting, tracking and test cases.
• Using written and verbal communication, problem solving, time management and interpersonal skills to be a leading member of a high-performing team.
• Leveraging Microsoft tools and techniques including Windows, Word, Excel and Outlook to efficiently perform the above listed activities.

The following skills are a plus, but are not required

• Knowledge and understanding of Salesforce.com.
• Software development in a Microsoft .NET environment using MVC frameworks.
• Experience with any of C++, Java, HTML, CSS, jQuery, AngularJS, JavaScript and/or T-SQL.
• Familiarity with MSTest and/or NUnit .
• Use of a source code version control system.