QA Engineer

QA Engineer, Boulder, CO, or Remote within the U.S.   

About Ascend 

Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.   

Your Impact at Ascend Analytics 

We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer to join our PowerSIMM team in Boulder, Colorado. 

As a QA Engineer, you will be instrumental in ensuring the integrity and reliability of our application and data. You will work closely with our developers, data engineers, and analysts to write, execute, and maintain tests and scripts focused on our analytics code and processes. Your efforts will ensure that our applications remain bug-free. 

Job Responsibilities

• Test Development & Execution: Write, execute, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and scripts designed to validate our application code and processes. 
• Data Validation: Develop and perform automated and manual tests to ensure data accuracy, consistency, and completeness across all systems.
• Test Automation: Implement and maintain automated testing frameworks to streamline the quality assurance processes.
• Champion: Foster an environment in which all employees are responsible for quality.
• Documentation: Document test cases, procedures, and results in order to maintain and communicate our quality assurance coverage and execution. 
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, provide feedback, and contribute to overall quality improvements.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on the latest QA methodologies and tools, and continuously seek to improve testing strategies and processes. 

Required Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, Mathematics, or a related field 
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in a similar position
• Professional Testing experience involving UI and API automation techniques and tools
• Experience  with Selenium, Postman, and/or Playwright and testing frameworks
• Ability to thrive in an Agile Scrum environment with remote teammates
• Ability to identify, investigate, and isolate, issues across the full technology stack using automated & manual testing methodologies
• A desire and curiosity about learning innovative technologies. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of the energy industry, markets, and terminology 
• Experience reviewing and understanding Technical Design Documents in an effort to understand features and call out risks
• Experience with C#, Python, pytest, and VS Code
• Experience with Azure DevOps environment and with CI/CD tools 

Compensation: $75,000 - $105,000                 

Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.  

We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    

Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]