Overview
Quality Engineer Jobs in De Witt, IA at Guardian Glass
Who We Are:
NFP, an Aon Company, is a multi-year Best Places to Work award winner in Business Insurance who has also earned the 5-Star Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) award from Insurance Business magazine and the WORK180 employer endorsement. We are an organization of consultative advisors and problem solvers. We help companies and individuals around the globe address their most significant risk, workforce, wealth management and retirement challenges through custom solutions and a people-first approach. To learn more, please visit: https://www.NFP.com.
The Quality Assurance Manager plans and executes comprehensive system & application end-to-end testing efforts based on project requirements and system design. This role is responsible for thorough test planning as well as identifying, documenting and reporting software defects.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
To perform this job successfully, individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Lead the team
Resolve conflicts between individual team members or between different teams
Mentor, motivate and be a positive role model to team members
Understand the current and future business operational needs
Become a knowledge expert in key systems and operational activities to ensure thorough testing
Be hands on with respect to testing duties
Define testing strategies to ensure the product being released is up to company standards
Create test plans, including individual testing phases
Ensure the team meets the deadlines set forth in the test plans
Evaluate the team throughout the life of the project to identify areas where improvement can be made
Identify risks and creates plans to mitigate it
Hold regular team meetings to identify new risks as testing phases are completed and create new mitigation plans on the fly, encouraging team members to do the same
Improve processes, communicating new process ideas to the different teams involved in the project, including engineers and marketing departments
Report progress, plans, and problems to upper management and other involved parties throughout all phases of product development
Request and act on feedback from upper management, efficiently implementing any suggested changes
Ensure that QA owns, and is the ultimate authority on the required testing of our applications
Develop and analyze project requirements to develop reliable, comprehensive test approaches
Design and implement tests, debugging and defining corrective actions
Assist in defining regression plans that minimize risk and ensure coverage
Create test estimates and assist in developing project milestones and timelines
Initiate and participate in meetings with the appropriate team members from planning through execution phases
Collaborate with test automation team to assist in intelligently and proactively expanding the automated test suite
Create and execute test scripts based on the project requirements and system design
Coordinate test script reviews with stakeholders as appropriate.
Conduct all levels of testing including smoke, functional, integration and regression
Identify knowledge deficiencies in team and work with management to resolve
Assist in identifying training plans and curriculum for new hires
Interface with users and domain experts, establish a high level of trust and credibility with these people, and recognize that our products must bring value to them. Strive for perfecting the communication skills necessary to best achieve this goal.
Report issues/defects and follow through to resolution
Keep management informed of current state of quality and test progress
Coordinate defect validation and reporting with the team and assist developers in recreating defects
Create and maintain test documents in accordance with QA best practices
Clearly report to wide audience the status of QA deliverables, including test plans, test execution and incident reporting with appropriate metrics
Assist in coordinating user acceptance documentation and testing, seeing through to successful completion
Assist with release training sessions and implementations
Perform support as needed, including production support for internal and external users
Stay abreast of QA technologies to make informed decisions and suggestions for improving processes and methods
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES:
Test automation experience, from framework design and understanding to execution and reporting
Proven experience writing automated test scripts
Proven understanding of database testing with excellent SQL skills
Proven knowledge and adherence to Quality Assurance best practices
Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
Proficient in writing and editing
Proficient in clearly communicating to a wide audience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Proven experience in effectively working within multiple integration applications
Experience with offshore/nearshore development and testing model
Attention to detail and highly organized
Positive attitude and team player
High level of integrity and strict adherence to protecting confidential information
Proven administrative, organizational and planning skills, with an ability to manage time well in a fast-paced, ever-changing, team-oriented environment.
Proven ability to coach and mentor team members
Experience in Software as a Service (SAAS) web application environments
Proven experience within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Proven experience with iterative, non-iterative and hybrid SDLC processes
Ability to compose and present clear informative slide decks
TOOLS, APPLICATIONS, SYSTEMS:
Microsoft Office suite including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project
Microsoft Visio for process mapping and workflow
Azure DevOps or similar application lifecycle management (ALM) systems
Quality Management tool similar to Azure DevOps (ADO), Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), HP Quality Center
Azure DevOps or other equivalent issue tracking systems
Microsoft Visual Studio Release Manager (VSRM) or similar release management systems
SharePoint or similar applications
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering other technical field, or equivalent experience
Minimum 5 years’ experience in related role or equivalent experience leading teams
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION:
None required
What We Offer:
We’re proud to offer a competitive salary, PTO & paid holidays, 401(k) with match, exclusive discount programs, health & wellness programs, and more. Our PeopleFirst culture focuses on building and nurturing lifelong relationships with our employees because, at the end of the day, we exist to be there for others. The base salary range for this position is $94,000 – $110,000. The base salary offered will be determined by factors including, but not limited to, experience, credentials, education, certifications, skill level required for the position, the scope of the position, and geographic location. Actual
Title: Quality Engineer
Company: Guardian Glass
Location: De Witt, IA
