Software Test Engineer (Automation)

Description

The MyUPMC team is looking for a Software Test Engineer that has 2+ years of web and/or mobile, and automation experience to provide quality assurance to all parts of UPMC's patient portal platform and its 800k+ active users. This role will work with a variety of full-stack software developers and help optimize new features and offerings that can have life-impacting outcomes.

The role will require a strong background in writing and executing automation testing to avoid manual testing where possible and prudent. The role will also require a broad background in computer science, the application of many different programming languages, a complete set of programming/debugging skills, the ability to adapt and change, and an aptitude for continuous learning.

Responsibilities:

Actively participate in process meetings such as daily scrum, sprint demos, and retrospectives
Assist Intermediate and Senior Analysts in automating test cases
Collaborate with members of the engineering and product/project staff to understand features, product goals, methods of development, and other items as necessary
Create, document, and run manual and automated test cases that cover all aspects of the feature to be tested
Assists Senior Software Test Engineers in defining, creating, and debugging testing framework and/or tools to better serve the needs of the team
Create defect reports with detailed steps, environmental conditions, and other details as needed to reliably reproduce the issue
Acquire a deep understanding of the product requirements and technologies
May coordinate testing activities with other team members within or external to his/her project
Learn about our SDLC process, how the analyst fits into that process, and begin to explore ways to improve the process
Explore ways to improve quality, the user experience, and the development process
Proficiency with manual testing techniques and better practices with little assistance
Participate in group and departmental meetings
Identify knowledge gaps and work towards filling those gaps
Proficiency with the tools used for automation testing with an understanding of coding standards/best practices
Typically will have ownership of a portion of the automated test suite for a project
Assure traceability of requirements between test cases and product requirements
May mentor other Engineers

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field from an accredited university is required or has acquired core software test engineering skills and knowledge via practical experience
Typically has 2+ years' experience in a Software Test Engineer role as part of a software development organization
Working knowledge of writing test automation scripts with deep knowledge in one or more languages doing Functional and API testing (JavaScript, Java, Kotlin, Swift)
An understanding of automated testing frameworks and coding standards/best practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Team player with the ability to work collaboratively as well as individually
Demonstrates deep understanding of the fundamental tools and concepts of software quality assurance

Preferences:

Experience working with Protractor or other web end-to-end testing frameworks
Experience working with Junit
Git command line experience
Experience testing iOS and Android applications
Mocking API calls and test data
Performance/load testing experience
Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience working with cloud computing services such as AWS

Hiring at Associate or Intermediate level based on skill set and manager discretion

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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