Senior Software Quality Engineer in Test

** We welcome all USA Talent to apply. This job is 100% work from home. **

The Software Quality Team is seeking to hire an experienced and enthusiastic Senior Software Quality Engineer in Test member to join our expanding team. The selected candidate will play a vital role in developing test solutions to ensure that our customized web-based products and processes are free from defects and ready for clients. We're all about bug prevention vs. bug fixing! 😁

• This position offers the opportunity to be solution-oriented and participate hands-on in testing website functionality, and executing integration, functional, system, regression, and performance tests. Do have experience in, and love for automation testing practices? Are you looking to be a part of a team that is working cross-functionally as they build and help to release cutting-edge HR Tech Products?

Apply today; Perceptyx would love to consider you for this position!

Things You Will Do:

• Develop automation and manual testing strategies including the entrance and exit criterion for testing to begin and end and eventually be pushed from staging to production.
• Assist junior team members in both technology testing standards and processes as well as adapting to the corporate culture.
• Test application servers, web servers, load balancers, proxy servers, and databases in a complex distributed computing environment.
• Test cloud based technologies such as: AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Resolve technical issues and code quality problems by working with: Development, DBAs, DevOps, Product Management, and Quality Assurance Teams.
• Develop both manual and automated test cases using open source or commercial automation tools supporting the following platforms: mobile, web, tablet, and API testing.
• Document all steps for manual test cases and store them in a test repository for use in smoke tests, regression tests, and sprint signoffs.
• Query the backend, middleware, or front-end system to determine the root cause of a system failure and report this appropriately in a service ticket.
• Test systems configured with: Windows, Linux, SQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Publish/Subscribe middleware.
• Define the positive, negative, and boundary test cases for complex scenarios.

Requirements

• At least 5 years in a software quality engineering role.
• Demonstrate a solid grasp of Agile techniques and ceremonies for both Kanban and SCRUM.
• Experience scripting with automation tools. Cypress is a must!
• Coding in any high-level language, Javascript is a must
• Familiar with both REST and SOAP calls and the related test tools such as SOAPUI, Postman, or Swagger.
• Familiar with software testing concepts: regression testing, negative testing, White Box v. Black Box, functional v. non-functional testing, smoke testing, and integration testing.
• Experience utilizing automation scripts and tools to support a CI & CD pipeline.
• Good knowledge of web-based manual and automated testing best practices.
• Experience maintaining documentation on software test methodology and quality assurance practices.
• Solid web testing and automation skills, in-depth knowledge of automation tools such as Cypress and Axios.
• Experience with SQL and writing complex queries
• Willingness to work with people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Benefits

Compensation✨

Perceptyx is focused on equitable pay for all our staff and aims for transparency with our pay practices. The salary range for this role is $100,000.00 to $125,000.00 annually. This range represents the expected base salary range for this position. ***The actual salary may vary based upon several factors, including, but not limited to:

• relevant skills/experience
• time in the role
• business line
• geographic location.

We Care About The Whole Person 🫶

• Healthy medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance up to 1x your annual salary (with a cap) paid by Perceptyx
• Generous Maternity, Paternity, and Adopter leave benefits with flexibility on when you use this benefit
• Compassionate Care Program with paid time off to care for family members
• Generous Bereavement Leave that also supports Pet Parents
• 401(k) plan along with a 3% company match and immediate vesting upon hire

Flexible Time Away 🏝

• As hard as we work, we also know how essential it is to take time away to rest and recharge. We offer flexible paid vacation with an expectation of every team member taking off at least 10 business days per calendar year.
• 16-17 paid holidays, depending on the calendar year.

Setting You Up For Success 🧑🏻‍💻👩🏾‍💻

• Mac or PC laptop options
• Invest in your career with access to 65k+ courses through our Learning Management System, Perceptyx Academy.

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Perceptyx Equal Employment Opportunity Policy:

Perceptyx celebrates diversity and an inclusive environment. We focus on providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants for employment. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Perceptyx’s policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, knowledge, merit, and business needs.