Software Development Engineer in Test - SDET
Pittsburgh, PAFull-TimeMid-levelSoftware Engineering
Scope of Responsibilities
- Create, design, and develop all aspects of our automated testing, including creating and running automated regression test scripts.
- Formulate detailed test plans; create test cases, test scripts, test data and expected results for both manual and automated testing.
- Assist in managing development/DevOps processes towards a CI/CD workflow, aligning to a continuous release-based focus.
- Work directly with development team to iteratively plan, test, and release high-quality feature development
- Effectively understand requirements from customers and work with the internal team to design solutions to meet their requirements
- Generate team metrics and information that improve development practices
- Proactively identify opportunities to reduce risk and improve performance
- Manage and Track the defects/bugs using JIRA and coordinate defect review meetings to prioritize defects
- Coordinate with development team for feature release and defect management
Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
- Must have prior experience working in a product organization
- 3+ years of software development in test experience, including expertise in testing methodologies, experience with standard QA and development tools, and the ability to operate within short-release cycles
- 3+ years of Software test automation experience working with the following technologies: Selenium, JavaScript, Python, PostgreSQL
- Minimum of 3 years hands-on experience in developing regression and functional test plans, managing defects, and implementing automated testing
- Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated ability to balance long-term roadmap vision with the unavoidable shifting of short-term priorities in an agile, startup environment
- Exceptional written and verbal communication with both client-facing and technical team members
- High degree of ability to work autonomously with little supervision in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated and organized
- Current possession of a U.S. security clearance, or the ability to obtain one with our sponsorship
- Experience in or exposure to the nuances of a startup or other entrepreneurial environment
- Experience and interest in National Security
- Proficiency in working with Java applications
- Experience with performance/stress/load/volume testing
- Understanding of technological infrastructure involved in building data products
