Associate 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

An Associate Quality Assurance Engineer I is responsible for designing and executing both manual and automated tests to ensure high-quality software delivery. Collaborating within an agile framework with engineering and product management, they identify test strategies, performs manual and automated testing, troubleshoot quality issues, and delivers high quality releases.

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, collaborate with other team members to deliver compelling, high-quality solutions via iterative sprint commitments and periodic release vehicles. 
• Research and internalize proposed software requirements, functional designs, and technical designs. 
• Develop and implement test plans that result in effective identification of software defects. 
• Leverage established AI tools & framework for test plan generation and automation to increase QA efficiency 
• Design, create, and execute effective automation tests using Playwright test automation framework.
• Perform maintenance on existing automation suite and implement stability improvements where needed.
• Uphold existing quality assurance and test standards and processes and be a champion in driving further improvements. 
• Follow sound problem-solving methodologies to identify, troubleshoot, and properly document software defects. 
• Perform verification of software defect fixes to ensure they resolve the stated problem. 
• Identify, quantify, and communicate software risks and produce comprehensive mitigation strategies. 

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 months - 1 year of software development, or quality assurance experience for enterprise software products. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent degree required 
• Experience developing automation framework in WebDriver IO/selenium/playwright
• Experience in using latest AI technologies (OpenAI/CoPilot, etc.) for efficiency and productivity improvement 
• Ability to program in Java, JavaScript and/or TypeScript 
• Understanding of SQL to manipulate and validate test data 
• Problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively interact across various levels of the organization. 
• Capable of thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic, and innovative environment, consistently delivering high-quality results. 
• Proactive and self-motivated, able to work independently with minimal supervision; demonstrates a strong work ethic and persistence in achieving goals. 
• Analytical and strategic thinker with excellent problem-solving skills; meticulous attention to detail. 

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.