Software Engineer in Test – HYBRID

Job Overview

Compny logo: https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E0BAQE8qAz-1oM2cw/company-logo_400_400/company-logo_400_400/0/1719951249801/the_planet_technology_logo?e=1750896000&v=beta&t=CC72tkm4I_R6pxow1xaj-uakUEIOkVW4vQXrTWKRDac />SDET – QA Engineer – Product TestingLocation – 2 days onsite in Santa Clara, CA OR Salt Lake City, UtahClient will not sponsor / No 3rd party candidates for this role
This is a small 3 person QA team. They are looking to add at least two people to the team.They really need an engineer type person who has strong testing but also dev skills.This team is not just doing internal testing– they create a tool to emulate a test environment for their clients in hopes of replicating any issues their clients may face. Clients are large – 1000 plus servers
Advocate for a culture of continuous testing and quality improvement and collaborate with development teams to promote quality best practicesLeverage your experience to coach developers in designing testable and scalable features and provide guidance on selecting the right testing level to ensure efficient deployment pipelines.Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance the team’s understanding of testing methodologies and automation.Identify gaps and lead the improvement of test coverage and quality of the tests.Enable developers by designing, implementing and maintaining automation framework and tools.Develop and maintain test infrastructure.Work with teams and product owners within Agile process to clarify and tighten acceptance criteria for user stories.Co-develop and review test plans with team during Agile sprints.Support developers in designing and building complex end-to-end test scenarios.Track quality metrics to measure the adoption of testing strategy and propose process changes to address any deficiencies.
QualificationsSolid experience with a variety of Test Automation and Management toolsExperience building robust and scalable automation frameworks and testsExperience building and/or maintaining CI/CD pipelines, Gitlab preferredGood knowledge in one or more programming languages, Golang or Java preferredAbility to write clean, consistent, and well documented code following best practicesExperience managing Linux-based virtual machinesFast learner with strong problem solving and analytical skillsAbility to lead and multi-task, problem-solve, make decisions and operate in a fast-paced environmentSelf-motivated, able to work independently and be reliable and responsiveExperience testing security softwareFamiliarity with Public Key InfrastructureExperience with SaaS products and technologiesExperience with typical IT infrastructure, such as load balancers, web servers, certificate authorities, identity management systems, etc.