Senior Quality Assurance Engineer 2

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Description:

• 4 year+ degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent degree 
• 6+ years of experience as a Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer
• Knowledge and passion for Software Quality Assurance & Testing methodologies
• Expert knowledge of automated UI testing methodologies and toolsets
• Expert knowledge of automated load testing methodologies and toolsets
• Knowledge of Source Code Management methodologies (SVN, Git)
• A passion for improvement of existing processes and tools
• Experience mentoring junior staff on QA and testing methodologies
• Expert understanding of Agile & Lean SDLC methodologies
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery methodologies and toolsets
• Expert knowledge of SQL, and intermediate knowledge of Oracle
• Experience with Windows and MAC client and server operating systems
• Experience working in the Microsoft, Java and .NET technology stack
• Exceptional problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Within an Agile framework, lead other team members to deliver compelling, high quality solutions via iterative sprint commitments in on aggressive release cycles.
• Uphold existing quality assurance standards and processes, and be a champion in driving further improvements. This includes the creation and documentation of QA standards and best practices that can be leveraged by the entire QA organization.
• Mentor junior staff on sound QA and testing methodologies, as well as sound business principles such as time and project management, communication skills.
• Research and internalize proposed software requirements, functional designs, and technical designs, as well as participate in meetings to clarify and refine requirements and designs.
• Develop and implement test strategies and test plans.
• Create high level manual test cases, followed by creation and execution of automated test cases. This includes the creation of necessary test data.
• Perform manual testing to ensure the software meets stated requirements & designs, and has a positive user experience. This may include black box, white box, positive, negative, boundary, stress, integration, exploratory, usability, system, platform, or regression testing methodologies.
• Perform verification on software defect fixes to ensure they resolve the stated problem.
• Follow sound problem solving methodologies to identify, troubleshoot, and properly document software defects.
• Perform maintenance on existing test-ware, and implement incremental improvements.
• Identify, quantify, and communicate software risks, and produce comprehensive mitigation strategies.
• Produce accurate estimates for the time needed to execute on assigned projects and tasks.

All other responsibilities, as assigned by management.

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.

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