Quality Assurance Engineer 1

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

A quality assurance engineer is responsible for designing and executing both manual and automated tests to ensure high-quality software delivery. Collaborating within an agile framework with engineering, product management, and design teams, they identify test strategies, troubleshoot quality issues, and provide detailed defect analysis. This role also involves creating documentation, optimizing departmental processes, and preparing analytical reports.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following.
1. Work as part of an Agile SCRUM team in the planning, scoping, estimation and execution of technical solutions.
1. Candidate should demonstrate strong communication skills and ability to work in teams.
2. Good understanding of SDLC, Scrum and Manual testing concepts - Designing Test Plans, Test cases, and identifying the workflows for automation.
3. Ability to document and maintain the identified workflows in JIRA.
4. Good Working experience in Java Selenium/Web Driver IO Automation.
5. Ability and Experience to automate the identified workflows using Java & Selenium.
6. A strong self-driven individual who can be vocal and have a Quality first mindset. (edited) 

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-7 years of relevant and related work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or equivalent years of relevant work experience.
• Working experience on Automation using Java/Selenium or any other framework.

Preferred Qualifications

•  5-7 years experience in QA Engineer role.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technologies required or equivalent experience.
  • Programming Knowledge in Java or Type Script.
  • Working knowledge on Git, Jira, Any IDE, Any SQL Database.
  • Good to have API Experience and Cloud knowledge on any tools.

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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