Senior Associate Software Engineer (SDET)

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WHO WE ARE

Duck Creek Technologies is the intelligent solutions provider defining the future of the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry. We are the platform upon which modern insurance systems are built, enabling the industry to capitalize on the power of the cloud to run agile, intelligent, and evergreen operations. Our modern SaaS solutions help insurers set a new standard and revolutionize how consumers interact with insurance companies.

Authenticity, purpose, and transparency are core to Duck Creek, and we believe insurance should be there for individuals and businesses when, where, and how they need it most. Our market-leading solutions are available on a standalone basis or as a full suite, and all are available via Duck Creek OnDemand. With more than 1,000 successful implementations to date, Duck Creek removes the IT burden for insurers so they can focus on the business of insurance. 

We have a flock of more than 1,800 employees across the globe and are proud to be a Flexible-First employer. We empower our employees with the choice to work from an office, from home, or on a hybrid schedule. Our flexible-first environment fosters productivity, inclusion, collaboration, and ensures a consistent employee experience regardless of location. 

If working in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving company that is transforming one of the world’s oldest and largest industries sounds exciting, let us know. We are excited you are considering Duck Creek as a future employer and hope you decide to join “The Flock”! 

To learn more about us, visit www.duckcreek.com and follow us on our social channels for the latest information – LinkedIn and Twitter. 

TITLE: Software Developer in Test

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

As a Software Developer in Test, you will be responsible for working with a product team on tactical, day to day and strategic progress for the product(s) This will include being responsible for/and supporting the rollout of consistent testing methodologies, frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines across the product suite for all levels of testing. Managing progress towards desired outcomes and driving the outputs that will lead to the achievement of those outcomes. Your success will be measured on the ability to increase and improve the automation testing strategy across all levels of tests inclusive of performance, scalability, and security. This role will be held accountable for the performance, adherence and adoption of testing standards and processes across the product engineering team.

WHAT YOU’VE DONE: 

• Experience working in engineering teams leveraging Cloud-native technologies in a SaaS B2B space with focus on performance, scale, security, and reliability
• Build and rollout automation testing strategy with approaches for Unit, Component, Acceptance, E2E, Security, Scalability and Performance testing 
• Effective at tracking and reporting progress and status of key outcomes to relevant stakeholders 
• Provide an overall view of testing coverage and prioritize improvements in program increments 

• Identify and test quality within the CI/CD pipeline allowing for code to be production ready with every successful build 
• Evaluate test data for trends and potential testing improvements 
• Participate in tool analysis, create proof of concept models, and make recommendations to support the tools selection process 
• Provide oversight on test automation and performance test activities, and then accurately monitors and communicates test execution results 
• Manufactures test data needed for execution or database population 

• Follow coding and design standards and provide suggestions on improvements for test architecture design 
• Creates and executes appropriate test plans, test strategies, and processes for development activities in concert with business and project management efforts 
• Working with a high level of autonomy and the ability to leverage communication and metrics to drive outcomes 
• Building confidence with peers and executives in the reliability of testing conducted by your team 

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a software engineering-related field, or commensurate experience 
• 5+ years of professional industry experience with cloud native software development
  • General understanding of application and system architecture concepts including service-oriented architecture (SOA), RESTful APIs and microservices with a public cloud platform 

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes 
• Experience working with CI/CD as it relates to testing automation 
• Experience with cloud services such as AWS, Azure, GCP 
• Experience in PaaS logging, monitoring, and observability tools such as Prometheus, Splunk, etc. 
• Experience in DevOps and GitOps models with infra-as-code, config-as-code, policy-as-code 

• Experience utilizing a variety of tools/technologies to solve testing problems 
• Experience with Selenium automation framework, or similar frameworks 
• Strong background in implementing and/or using industry-standard testing tools 
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and No-SQL persistence approaches 
• Ability to handle numerous concurrent activities under time constraints and effectively prioritize and execute assignments in a highly dynamic environment 

• Ability to drive ideas from concept to successful implementation and adoption 
• Demonstrated success working within an Agile development environment 
• Demonstrated collaboration on diverse product engineering teams including Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineers, Architects related to quality assurance roles and responsibilities 
• Knowledge of testing best practices and approaches for custom developed and consumer off-the-shelf packaged applications 
• Experience developing or working with commercial or open-source automation tools and frameworks 

• Demonstrate knowledge using version control and defect tracking methods, including an understanding of associated tools 
• Experience with quality assurance testing related to release management 

WHAT WE STAND FOR: 

Our global company celebrates & leverages the differences each employee brings to the table. Our success is a direct result of an inclusive culture where opportunities to learn from one another occur regardless of title, seniority or background. This collaborative and team-oriented approach is at the core of how we operate and continuously improve our products, services and systems. As such, Duck Creek is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants - to recruit, hire, train, and reward employees for their individual abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, color, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital, military, or any other protected status. 

We strive to be an example to the world of inclusion, diversity, and equity in all things – where employees are free to be their authentic selves in the workplace and in the communities in which we live. We believe in leading by example and are proud of the diversity of our team and our shared commitment to our Core Values: We Prioritize Respect; We Listen; We Care; We Add Value; and We Lead.

To learn more about our inclusive company culture, values, DE&I initiatives, and people, please visit: https://www.duckcreek.com/life-at-duck-creek/

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