Sr QA Tester

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
At Columbia, we're as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we're proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.
Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: "It's perfect. Now make it better." As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.
We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The eCommerce team develops new features and functionality for the Columbia Sportswear Company brand websites. This includes working with and becoming an expert in, the underlying platforms, our merchandising and marketing tools, and our product management functionality. All the technology in our ecosystem is focused on the consumer; they are at the center of everything we do. The eCommerce team is known for relentless improvement.

The eCommerce Technology team is looking for a Sr Quality Assurance Tester. They will have a strong understanding of the underlying platforms and how they interact. They will be able to work with limited guidance on ambiguous and complex issues. They will know how to use a variety of advanced testing tools and methods. They will be able to independently create automated test cases and work closely with our software engineers.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Leads others in planning and executing test strategies. Contributes to the professional development of colleagues, improving testing knowledge and engineering practices.
• Designs test strategies and applies effective solutions to test major portions of existing or new software. Works across boundaries to share requirements and acts as a key influencer of team strategy.
• Designs testing strategies and test criteria based on deliverables to achieve optimal test coverage. Coordinates efforts of multiple teams as needed.
• Solves difficult test problems by applying appropriate technologies and best practices. Proactively identifies and proposes solutions for deficiencies in test frameworks and tools.
• Uses data from the test process, deployment, and production to measure software quality and provides actionable improvement recommendations. Exercises full understanding of how to use data to derive insight into software quality.
• Works efficiently and effectively, leveraging proven test methods, redesigning, or implementing new methods when appropriate.
• Delegates work into parallel tasks to be performed by other professionals and to reassemble work successfully into the final product. Works with the project team to establish quality standards or metrics and identify risks, writes complex test plans, and provides solutions that are inventive, easily maintained, scalable, and extensible.
• Identifies and executes solutions that enable efficient regression testing. Exercises influence decisions made by other teams. Utilizes experience to identify and resolve problems that may have occurred previously.

YOU ARE

• An advocate for QA techniques and philosophies, that will be integrated into other business unit areas to improve downstream QA testing.
• Understands metrics and reports against them.
• Capable of providing quality stop gates.
• Advises technical and functional teams on release readiness of code for product and/or features tested.
• A solid communicator.

YOU HAVE

• Typically requires 5-8 years of professional experience and strong competency with the various tools, systems, or procedures required to accomplish the job.
• Authors and executes complex test cases and suites as part of regular production release cadence
• Strong experience with building regression and smoke testing suites
• Strong written and communication skills with attention to detail
• Strong familiarity with web technologies, browsers, operating systems, and mobile devices
• Ability to review functional/technical specifications with a focus on testability and quality improvements
• Experience aligning quality goals to business goals
• Proven success working collaboratively within cross-functional and distributed teams based on strong team spirit, solid work ethic and good communication skills

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Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.