Software Engineering Specialist

Job description

Job Description Summary

Responsible for testing feature and or a small feature set following the directions from Senior Team Members

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role you will:
• Demonstrate awareness of the various testing types and methodologies
• Understand that testing is part of development. Uses test driven development practices wherever possible
• Write Unit Tests Cases and Integration Tests
• Use code coverage tools to identify areas of code that are not tested
• Learn new testing techniques and designs test cases to improve quality
• Demonstrate awareness of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques
• Write code using programming as well as scripting languages required to automate testing
• Understand performance parameters and can assess application performance
• Understand core data structures and algorithms

Education Qualification

For roles outside USA:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with basic experience.

Desired Characteristics

Technical expertise:
• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks
• Understands the technology landscape, up to date on current technology trends and new technology, brings new ideas to the team
• Displays understanding of the project's value proposition for the customer. Shows commitment to deliver the best value proposition for the targeted customer
• Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Business acumen:
• Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence
• Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision.
• Completes assigned tasks on time and with high quality. Takes independent responsibility for assigned deliverables

Personal Attributes:
• Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks
• Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present. Implements clean concise solutions that address the requirements at hand.
• Makes transitions to the new and different. Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources

 

Note

Note:
To comply with US immigration and other legal requirements, it is necessary to specify the minimum number of years' experience required for any role based within the USA. For roles outside of the USA, to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, the JDs should focus on the substantive level of experience required for the role and a minimum number of years should NOT be used.

This Job Description is intended to provide a high level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes