Software Test Engineer

Software Test Engineer II

Job Duties & Responsibilities  

• Creatively and efficiently advocating for quality in web-based research software 
• Engaging and collaborating with a cross functional software development life cycle team to ensure high quality, timely product releases 
• Experience with Agile methodologies as well as contributing to Agile ceremonies 
• Developing risk-based test strategies 
• Developing and manually executing test cases 
• Identifying and documenting defects in the software 
• Managing product quality through issue prioritization, test planning, design review, and cross team communication 
• Working closely with engineers and business analysts to improve the quality of our products and related processes 
• Creating and maintaining reusable test assets that facilitate efficient software quality assessments 
• Documenting software testing procedures 
• Deploying and maintaining test environments 
• Leveraging client experience data to improve quality of product and operations 
• Using data to assess quality of product and efficiency of operations 
• Applying various testing techniques such as functional, exploratory, or regression at an appropriate time 
• Familiarity with test and deployment automation concepts 
• Identifying process improvement opportunities and proposing solutions 
• Contributing to cross functional process initiatives within the SDLC organization 
• Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis and Corrective/Preventative Action concepts 
• Familiarity with quality and operational metrics. 
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.  

Basic Qualifications  

• Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent work experience 
• Proficiency in testing web applications, databases, and interfaces 
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage software testing projects 
• Familiarity with manual and automated test strategies 
• Strong attention to detail 
• Collaborative approach to problem solving with an Agile mindset 
• Familiarity with SQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL databases 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Minimum of 2 years of software testing experience 
• Knowledge of healthcare and clinical trial industry standards and regulations 
• Methodical and thorough approach to problem troubleshooting and solving 
• Sound interpersonal, communication, writing and presentation skills