Software Test Engineer

We are passionate about inspiring progress around the world. We advance the quality of life by creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments. We work together to enhance the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings; transport and protect food and perishables; and increase industrial productivity and efficiency. We are a global business committed to a world of sustainable progress and enduring results.

This role has been designated as Hybrid work schedule and will be based out of our St. Paul, MN location. Flexible work-from-home options are available.

We are looking for a motivated software test professional who has the desire to continue to learn, grow, and drive forward quality standards across our products. This person will work in a highly collaborative, scaled agile culture.

We are currently hiring for a Software Test Engineer to join our Commercial HVAC controls team supporting Building Performance™, which is an HVAC building management software package. This position is primarily responsible for preparing, conducting, and reporting on the manual and automated testing of web-based software of TraneConnect System products under development, as directed. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that is in the process of revamping our technology and the person in this role will help us shape the direction of our processes, tools, and technology.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, execute, and implement a variety of manual test cases including acceptance, functional, and regression tests.
• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test cases following company and industry best practices and standards
• Actively participate in Scaled Agile Scrum team process with other team members
• Perform test reviews for other test engineers.
• Develop project test strategies, plans, and maintain automation test data
• Develop and continuously improve automated tests as new system features and enhancements are developed.
• Execute automated tests and manage the resulting defect log through the point of defect fix validation.
• Apply industry best practices and team standards to all test development and execution.
• Ensure the appropriate test environments and infrastructures are in place and kept up to date.
• Identify and report to product teams' questionable functions, performance concerns, and inconsistencies.
• Assist in the identification, selection, and implementation of tools, technologies, and processes.
• Provide technical guidance to team members.
• Collaborate with extended team to build and enhancement automated test tools and frameworks.
• Conduct security testing as directed by Security Architect.
• Estimate effort and timing for manual and automation development tasks.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, Json.
• Experience working with offshore teams.
• Experience with Git, Gitlab, and SVN.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Preferred. (Engineering or Computer Science preferred) and 3+ years software testing experience, with minimum of 2+ years of automated hands-on testing experience.
• Strong understanding of software testing principles.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to quickly triage and escalate issues.
• Experience testing in Cloud / AWS environments.
• Experience working in SQL environments.
• Experience creating and executing API, GUI Automation Testing for web and mobile applications.
• Experience integrating automated testing into the software build process.
• Experience in working with acceptance test-driven development (ATDD), automated unit testing (AUT), and behavior-driven development (BDD).
• Passion for quality, learning, and personal growth.
• Strong level of ownership, accountability, and ability to prioritize work tasks effectively.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The ideal candidate would also be familiar with one or more of the following:

• Experience with creating, updating, and executing automated test cases using Robot, Selenium, Nightwatch.js, Cypress, or similar testing tools (Java preferred but other programming languages will be considered).
• Exposure to API Testing, including tools such as Postman, Karate, or similar.
• Experience with Jenkins.
• Strong database query skills using Postgres, Vertica, SQL Server, or similar technology.
• Building industry, facilities management, HVAC equipment, and/or BAS knowledge.

Base Compensation Range is $55,000 to $113,000

Disclaimer: This base salary range is based on US national averages. Actual base pay could be a result of seniority, merit, geographic location where the work is performed

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs that help our employees thrive in both their professional and personal lives. We are proud of our winning culture which is inclusive and respectful at its core. We share passion for serving customers, caring for others, and boldly challenging what's possible for a sustainable world.

We are committed to achieving workforce diversity reflective of our communities. We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.