Software Quality Assurance Engineer

QAD is seeking an Software QA Engineer who will perform professional Quality Assurance functions outlined below. On a daily basis, your role is to oversee and maintain the quality of an agile scrum software team. You collaborate closely with developers and product owners to offer assistance and expert guidance in addressing all matters related to quality.

This role involves conducting exploratory testing and crafting automated functional tests for newly introduced features. Furthermore, you'll be responsible for monitoring and scrutinizing the outcomes of automated test runs within our Continuous Integration (CI) pipeline. You also will play a key role in sustaining our existing suite of functional tests. Additionally, you'll actively engage in the upkeep and enhancement of our test framework and associated testing tools. Your involvement will extend to the preparation and execution of performance tests as well.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate actively in all phases of the product development lifecycle, contributing your expertise.
• Work closely with the development team and product management team to drive effective collaboration and seamless communication.
• Write, maintain and execute automated tests.
• Support continuous integration and delivery pipelines.
• Maintain and manage test data and test environment setups to ensure accuracy and consistency in testing.
• Monitor and analyze test results from our CI pipeline.
• Identify and report software defects and issues in Jira.
• Perform various types of testing, including exploratory, end-to-end, regression, etc, to ensure product stability.
• Participate in performance tests preparation and execution.
• Participate in maintenance and development of our test framework and test tools. 

• Deep understanding of QA process/methodologies.
• Strong attention to detail, to contribute to high quality standards.
• Proven experience with automated test case creation and execution.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in QA automation.

Technical Proficiency:

• Strong knowledge of Selenium framework and proficiency in Java.
• Familiarity of Git for maintaining the automated Selenium tests within the repository.
• Understand Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD).
• Experience with Jira and Confluence for issue tracking and collaboration.
• Good understanding of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JS, HTTP).
• Basic knowledge of relational databases and SQL.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and working in sprints.
• Degree in technical discipline not required, as relevant work experience and skills are equally valuable.

• Your health and well being are important to us at QAD. We provide programs that help you strike a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunity to join a growing business, launching into its next phase of expansion and transformation.
• Collaborative culture of smart and hard-working people who support one another to get the job done.
• An atmosphere of growth and opportunity, where idea-sharing is always prioritized over level or hierarchy.
• Compensation packages based on experience and desired skill set

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About QAD:

QAD Inc. is a leading provider of adaptive, cloud-based enterprise software and services for global manufacturing companies. Global manufacturers face ever-increasing disruption caused by technology-driven innovation and changing consumer preferences. In order to survive and thrive, manufacturers must be able to innovate and change business models at unprecedented rates of speed. QAD calls these companies Adaptive Manufacturing Enterprises. QAD solutions help customers in the automotive, life sciences, packaging, consumer products, food and beverage, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries rapidly adapt to change and innovate for competitive advantage.

QAD is committed to ensuring that every employee feels they work in an environment that values their contributions, respects their unique perspectives and provides opportunities for growth regardless of background. QAD’s DEI program is driving higher levels of diversity, equity and inclusion so that employees can bring their whole self to work.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. 

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