SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)

Crisis Prevention Institute Inc. (CPI) is the worldwide leader in evidence-based de-escalation and crisis prevention training and dementia care services. The SDET will focus on quality engineering best practices, developing automation solutions for integration, performance, load, and end-to-end testing while collaborating with Development, QA, and DevOps teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop automated software solutions that validate defined usability, maintainability, scalability, and reliability requirements
• Take ownership of assigned work, monitor, and maintain the health of solutions generated
• Increase operating efficiency and adapt to new requirements
• Author small and well-defined automated programming solutions
• Code, test, and debug programs as outlined by a system’s technical and functional requirements
• Create and maintain automated integration tests, performance tests, load tests, and document testing procedures
• Provide task breakdowns, identify dependencies, and provide effort estimates
• Identify software issues and communicate problems with the team
• Provide an automated solution where value in manual tests has been identified
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate evaluation of technologies and achieve consensus on technical standards and solutions among a diverse group of information technology professionals
• Polished professional with demonstrated IT experience and strong communication skills that can rapidly gain and maintain credibility with business leaders and colleagues
• Excellent verbal and written communication and effective listening skills required
• Experience with source code management such as Visual Studio Online or Gitlab
• Thorough understanding of Web Services protocols such as REST, SOAP and API design for extensibility and portability
• Understanding of responsive design, web accessibility
• Knowledge of DevOps and cloud-based compute, storage, and communication patterns
• Knowledge of current software engineering trends, best practices and standards
• Knowledge in modern frameworks such as Angular, Angular.js, Vue, or React
• Knowledge with JavaScript (Node, React, Redux), HTML, and CSS
• Knowledge of Microsoft tools and technologies including .Net, ASP.Net, C#, and SQL

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, computer science, or a related field highly preferred or equivalent business experience
• Two years or more of work experience in the technology industry
• Two years or more of work experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems
• Experience working with all core software development activities, including requirements gathering, design, construction, and testing
• Expertise and knowledge of formal SDLC models and methodologies, including Lean, Agile, or Scrum WebDriver and other types of automation
• Experience working with application interface design, modeling, and implementation
• Knowledge and understanding of RESTful APIs
• Experience working in agile and/or iterative project management methodology
• Experience working in Azure, AWS, or similar cloud platform
• Develop automated software solutions that validate defined usability, maintainability, scalability, and reliability requirements
• Take ownership of assigned work, monitor, and maintain the health of solutions generated
• Increase operating efficiency and adapt to new requirements
• Author small and well-defined automated programming solutions
• Code, test, and debug programs as outlined by a system's technical and functional requirements
• Create and maintain automated integration tests, performance tests, load tests, and document testing procedures
• Provide task breakdowns, identify dependencies, and provide effort estimates
• Identify software issues and communicate problems with the team
• Provide an automated solution where value in manual tests has been identified
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate evaluation of technologies and achieve consensus on technical standards and solutions among a diverse group of information technology professionals
• Polished professional with demonstrated IT experience and strong communication skills that can rapidly gain and maintain credibility with business leaders and colleagues
• Excellent verbal and written communication and effective listening skills required
• Experience with source code management such as Visual Studio Online or Gitlab
• Thorough understanding of Web Services protocols such as REST, SOAP and API design for extensibility and portability
• Understanding of responsive design, web accessibility
• Knowledge of DevOps and cloud-based compute, storage, and communication patterns
• Knowledge of current software engineering trends, best practices and standards
• Knowledge in modern frameworks such as Angular, Angular.js, Vue, or React
• Knowledge with JavaScript (Node, React, Redux), HTML, and CSS
• Knowledge of Microsoft tools and technologies including .Net, ASP.Net, C#, and SQL
• Experience in a SaaS-delivered enterprise organization
• Experience in managing cloud-centered technology services
• Experience in managed services or consulting services