About the position
The Senior Software Test Engineer is a pivotal role within Meso Scale Diagnostics, responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of major components of both current and future software products. This position requires a deep understanding of software testing methodologies and the ability to work independently to create, improve, maintain, and execute a comprehensive testing framework that encompasses both manual and automated testing processes. The engineer will be tasked with developing and executing various types of tests, including smoke tests, operational tests, performance tests, and end-to-end tests, to validate software functionality and performance across different stages of the software development life cycle. In addition to testing, the Senior Software Test Engineer will collaborate with other departments to coordinate testing efforts and resources effectively. This role also involves verifying and validating software products, providing official verification results, and contributing to the creation of release documentation to ensure completeness and accuracy. Continuous improvement is a key aspect of this position, as the engineer will review and audit existing processes used for verification and validation, striving to enhance the overall quality assurance practices within the organization. The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background, with a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, along with 3-5 years of experience in software testing. A solid understanding of various testing tools and programming languages, as well as the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, is essential for success in this role. Excellent communication skills and the ability to analyze requirements and user stories to ensure comprehensive test coverage are also critical components of this position.
Responsibilities
- Independently create, improve, maintain, and execute a testing framework (manual and automated).
- Develop and execute smoke tests, test software patches, test internal releases, and test full product releases.
- Develop and execute end-to-end, operational, and performance tests for software products.
- Interface with other departments when needed to coordinate testing efforts or resources.
- Verify and/or validate software products providing official verification results.
- Aide in the creation of release documentation and ensure they are complete and accurate.
- Review, improve, and audit based on our processes used for verification and validation.
Requirements
- A minimum of Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related area is required.
- 3-5 years experience in testing through a full software development life cycle.
- Working knowledge of testing tools like Selenium WebDriver and Postman.
- Working knowledge of Java, Python, version management control software, and bug-tracking software.
- Knowledge of test management software is desired.
- Knowledge of scripting, building tools, databases, and installations desirable.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with developers to integrate and test software components into a system to meet requirements.
- Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot the test framework to resolve problems during automated test development.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well with personnel at all levels.
- Effectively communicate issues/problems and results that impact timelines, accuracy and reliability of test data.
- Ability to analyze requirements and user stories to ensure test coverage.
- Creativity in test approach is expected.
- Strong written and verbal skills required.
Nice-to-haves
- Knowledge of test management software is desired.
- Knowledge of scripting, building tools, databases, and installations desirable.
