ScholasticRemote
Specialist, Quality Engineer
United States of America
Full Time
2 hours ago
$130,000 USD
H1B Sponsor Likely
Key skills
Webmobile application interfacesWeb servicesAgile product developmentTest strategy developmentTest designTest automationSource code management GitSource code management GithubSource code management BitbucketDevelopmentscripting languages JavaScriptscripting languages TypeScriptscripting languages Javascripting languages PythonCI/CD tool chainsCloud services (AWS)Technology product development in Agile environmentTest suite management smokeTest suite management regressionTest suite management BVT/CVTFront end testingBack end API testingAutomation coding practicesTest automation frameworksAnalytical skillsJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaReactCypressAWSJenkinsPostmanGitGitHubBitbucketJiraAgileCI/CDMentoringCommunication
About this role
Scholastic is a leading publisher and distributor of children's books dedicated to fostering literacy and learning. The Senior Quality Engineer will oversee quality practices and processes for Education Solutions Engineering’s Agile team, focusing on software and product testing, developing test strategies, and mentoring junior engineers.
Responsibilities:
- Serves as Quality Engineer Lead on one or more projects. Works closely with Quality Engineers to implement automated / performance tests. Defines and coordinates test activities across multiple teams
- Ensures test results are analyzed, documented, and reported accurately. Based on test execution result analysis, opens defects as necessary and works with engineering teams for resolution. Identifies patterns of failures or practices contributing to overall product quality and works with other leaders to refine and improve development and quality practices
- Engages with Product Owners and Engineers to document test scenarios and test plans
- Creates and/or guides other quality engineers in developing Test Automation scripts using tools to test UI, API, Database layers
- Mentors Associate and Staff Quality Engineers to build scale and organization growth
Requirements:
- Have an excellent understanding of how modern web and mobile applications interface and communicate with web services and other back-end systems
- Excellent analytical skills, including debugging, triage, and root cause analysis
- Solid communication skills and the ability to interact with software developers, product managers, and business leaders
- Strong understanding of Agile product development and practices
- Deep knowledge in test strategy development and test design
- Test automation skills in one or more test tools and frameworks for both front end and back end testing
- Knows modern source repositories such as Git / Github / Bitbucket and associated workflow and code/branch/version management and release strategies
- Knowledge of applicable development and scripting languages, such as Javascript, Typescript, Java, python, or other
- Ability to work develop and/or modify scripts to integrate tests and tools into CI/CD tool chains
- Have an understanding of cloud and infrastructure, AWS in specific, and leveraging cloud services for quality engineering tooling
- Experience specifically with technology product development and delivery in an Agile, continuous development and delivery environment
- Defined and managed test suites for various purposes, e.g. smoke, regression, BVT/CVT, etc
- Front End Testing Experience
- Back End API Testing Experience
- Experience with automation coding practices and building/modifying frameworks for integrated solution
- Experience with Postman, Jira, Jenkins, Cucumber, Cypress are a plus
- Experience working in EdTech is a plus
- Experience with REACT based Web application
- BS in technical or engineering discipline