SDET QE

Job Summary

Job Description

Job Description Summary

In the role of an SDET Quality Engineer you will design solutions to testing problems the business faces through the implementation of contextually relevant process and practice, the use of tools and technology, and by applying soft skills such as effective communication in industry-standard & RBC sanctioned Quality Engineering methodologies.

You are a technical specialist focusing on test case design, implementation, use & enablement of the QE function and will provide technical test design and planning in your area of expertise. You'll follow the leadership and strategic direction of your assigned Senior Manager Quality Engineering in the organization:

Taks include but not limited to the following-

• Support the Senior Manager Quality Engineering in achieving their strategic goals for the QE Team by providing technical support to the team
• Accountable to provide application subject matter expertise and leadership on test case design and test architecture, including integration & end-to-end testing.
• Support leadership in the execution of operational testing frameworks, processes and tools, and utilization of organizational change management practices to drive support and empower staff in assigned unit
• Provide recommendations and contribute to test strategy & technical solutions in area of expertise, including leading QE work streams.
• Support the implementation of the QE Program and overall QE process and standards through optimized test case design, test architecture and utilization of automation frameworks in assigned unit

What will you do?

• Preparation of test plan/strategy documents as per STLC including estimation.
• Designing test cases for given requirements/user stories either manually or by using any optimization tools (ConformIQ/iCap).
• Automating test cases using RBC recommended automation framework, as per acceptance criteria
• Creating test data and ensuring environment availability
• Executing test cases manually and/or running the automated test scripts.
• Performance Testing - Using Loadrunner or other performance and load based testing toolds, plan & execute performance test cycles on assigned applications/projects.
• Participate and provide input in agile ceremonies like, Sprint planning, grooming sessions, stand-up meetings, demo sessions, and retrospective meetings
• Coordinate E2E and integration testing, and provide stakeholder communication and reporting
• Defect management
• Defect creation, tracking of the areas assigned including defect repro, advocacy and closure

Leadership

• Monitor, optimize, mentor, collaborate and continually improve the Agile/App/Project's test team on behalf of both the Sr. QE Manager and the rest of the development function
• With support from Sr. QE Manager, responsible to communicate and lead the implementation of test strategies within the project team. Including QE Processes and best practices, starting from User Story Analysis to effective Test Design to Test Execution and reporting, the entire SDLC, on assigned Agile / Project teams.
• Partner with QE Test & Automation Architects to drive usage of appropriate test automation framework as part of a product test strategy
• Partner with Application Development Leaders & PDO Team Members to integrate quality engineering mindset/concepts within assigned product teams, including tool recommendations

Reporting

• Monitor the effectiveness of the testing function and bring about improvements through insights gained via analysis at all stages of the SDLC Life Cycle, providing quality-related Agile team / application reports to Project & QE Management

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

• Computer Engineering, Computer Science, related (technical) degree/diploma
• Hands-on programming experience (e.g., Java, C ) and SQL DB querying and/or other database testing experience.
• 3+ years' of experience designing test cases with a focus on optimized test design techniques with automated testing in a variety of environments (cloud, distributed and mainframe, business workflows and services/APIs, databases)
• Hands-on experience in developing and implementing efficient test case design and test architecture techniques, automation framework(s) & automation strategies
• Expert knowledge of industry practices with focus on Agile, DevOps, environments and test integration
• Strong communication, stakeholder management and coordination skills

Nice to Have

• Experience reviewing artefacts including code reviews (application and test automation scripts)
• Experience using test case optimization tools such as ConformIQ, Hexawise, iCap etc.
• Wealth/Portfolio Management domain knowledge
• Mainframe navigation & Mainframe database querying experience
• Business Objects experience

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business

Job Skills

Application Testing, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, IT Quality Assurance, Long Term Planning, Predictive Analytics, Programming Languages, Software Product Testing

Additional Job Details

Address:

250 NICOLLET MALL:MINNEAPOLIS

City:

Minneapolis

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Technology and Operations

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2024-04-29

Application Deadline:

2024-05-10

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