Quality Automation Engineer

DRC is one of the largest educational assessment and curriculum/instruction companies in the industry.  

Data Recognition Corporation, Maple Grove, MN

Quality Automation Engineer

Company cannot provide sponsorship for this position

This is an employee role, not contract or consult

Please, no agencies or third parties

SUMMARY:

DRC has more than thirty years of proven experience in reporting and analytics, supporting Educational Technology (EdTech), Federal Research, and Commercial Services. We're committed to being an innovative and disruptive force in the reporting and analytics space as a company. We deliver modern, cloud-based advanced analytics solutions that create value and drive progress. As a company, we embrace a diversity of thought and encourage transparency, accountability, and collaboration to produce the best products and services for our customers.

DRC is continuing to grow and is seeking to a Quality Automation Engineer to our organization. As a Quality Automation Engineer, this person will work closely with our project and development teams to deliver industry-leading software applications. We are looking for a collaborative partner with a growth mindset with a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Quality Automation Engineer and a proven track record of building and supporting automation frameworks.

This person would have experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery to succeed in this role. This person should be scripting savvy, capable of supporting test strategies and automation, and fluent in QA targeting both TDD and BDD best practices. This person should also be able to mentor and support other QA team members as needed and potentially provide maintenance support for existing test cases.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

● Assist in translating business rules and requirements into test scenarios while training others on identifying potential issues.

● Design, document, and execute data, UI, and system-level test strategies and plans using quality standards and automated test frameworks with QA deliverables that can also be maintained/run by a manual testing team.

● Provide QA for test-driven and behavior-driven development and testing automation for a CI/CD pipeline

● Participate in testing software releases, fixes, and versions, delivering on time with high quality

● Manage defects tracking, including detailed triaging of issues and timely requalifying of hotfixes

● Partner with the Development, Cloud, Dev Ops, Database Administration, and Product teams as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years of related experience

● Knowledge of microservices/REST/SOAP concepts and experience scripting to automate API integration testing, preferably with Postman.

● Experience developing automated functional and performance tests using Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, JMeter or similar.

● Experience with Shell scripting, e.g., Unix Bash, Microsoft PowerShell, or similar.

● Experience writing complex SQL queries using Joins and working with database models.

● Experience with data analysis and validations for ETL/BI reporting systems

● Experience with one or more of the following data-driven config setups: source-target comparisons, incremental load testing, access controls and data-scoping with row-level-security,  behavior-driven web UI testings

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (nice to have, not required):

● Experience QA testing for systems in large-scale enterprise environments

● Experience working with multiple BI analytic platforms, e.g., ThoughtSpot, PowerBI, and Tableau

● Experience working with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud

● Experience working in the EdTech industry

● Bachelor's or higher degree, preferably in Information Systems or a related discipline

ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

● Excellent organizational, oral, written, and presentational communication skills to work with all levels of staff and management

● Proficient in creating business process and data flow diagrams using tools such as MS Visio and LucidCharts

● Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Atlassian, Google suite, and applicable data analytics tools

● Relate effectively and work respectfully with diverse workgroups

● Ability to consistently perform well during times of increased workloads

● Set and meet deadlines

● Manage multiple job functions simultaneously

● Other duties as needed

DRC retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position

No Agencies, Please

Company cannot provide sponsorship for this position

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

DRC offers a comprehensive benefits program that allows employees to make choices that best meet their current and future needs. We offer many benefits, including medical, wellness, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), flexible spending and health savings accounts, short and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance. DRC also offers a generous paid time off policy and community service leave. 

Data Recognition Corporation is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

The salary range is a guideline. Compensation will be based on skills, knowledge, and experience.