Sr Specialist, Software Development & Engineering

Position Type: Regular

Your opportunity

The primary responsibility of this position will be to ensure adequate testing of development code prior to release to production.  The QA Sr Specialist will work with the Sr QA Engineers to interface with internal and external technology teams.  The focus of the QA Sr Specialist will be to build technical expertise in our applications and ensure adequate testing of development code prior to production release.  The QA Sr Specialist will focus primarily on automation and limited manual tasks.  Work products produced (test plans, test cases, etc.) must be of high quality. The ability to build technical relationships with Application Development staff is a strong requirement for this position.

 

• Assist with the creation of test plans – including technical and business requirements and tool selection
• Identify risks and prepare mitigation plans
• Assist Sr QA Engineer in preparing implementation timelines
• Assist in development of Test Data Strategy
• Work with Sr QA Engineer in determining appropriate test environments
• Work with Business Analysts/Product Owner to ensure acceptance criteria are adequate
• Create test cases according to standards – automated and manual
• Perform problem solving when defects occur in automated tests
• Update Jira according to standard
• Engage Application Development in defect resolution
• Complete defect tracking and follow through to ensure completion
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts within the QA Team and/or assigned Scrum Team
• Support and provide constructive feedback on existing processes and standards
• Become technically competent in the technologies used by the Application Development team
• Evaluate and recommend process or technical changes
• Participate or lead test plan and test case reviews/peer reviews, providing direct feedback to other testing team members
• Use positive influence to engage internal and external partners
• Work with Sr QA Engineer to implement automation strategies.

What you have

• Must have Schwab Technology Domain experience gained as a Schwab Contractor for at least 24 months
• 5+ years of software testing experience preferred
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of product lifecycles as well as how technical systems work and interact
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving/decision making skills
• Must be very detail oriented
• Must have minimum 2+ years’ experience in Windows, LINUX, UNIX, JAVA, REST, Oracle, Selenium, JUnit, Cucumber, Gradle, Selenium, Swagger
• Should be familiar with Mongo, Postgres, Coherence, Jira
• Solid understanding of test repository or defect tracking systems
• Knowledge of financial markets/operations background is a plus
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, team player
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Ability to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Ability to prioritize workload in an efficient manner
• Effective listening skills
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team setting as well as independently with minimal error and guidance
• Sense of urgency and commitment to providing the best support possible to both internal and external clients
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills and the ability to communicate with all levels of associates in the organization well as solid facilitation skills
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience managing small-to-medium sized projects
• Must possess a solid understanding of how various systems and applications interact
• Ability to resolve issues in a timely manner
• Superior client service skills
• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience