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. In this role, you will focus on quality engineering best practices, developing automation solutions to support testing processes, and collaborating with Development, QA, and DevOps teams to integrate automated solutions into CI/CD pipelines.

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