Software Development Engineer in Test

Data Recognition Corporation – Maple Grove, MNPlease no agencies or third parties Company cannot provide sponsorship for this position, this is W2 not contractSoftware Development Engineer in Test or Quality Automation Engineer  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 add Quality Automation Engineers 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 to succeed in this role. This person should be scripting savvy, capable of supporting test strategies and automation, and fluent in QA 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 systemsExperience with one or more of the followingdata-driven config setupssource-target comparisonsincremental load testingaccess controls and data-scoping with row-level-securitybehavior-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.Familiarity with Microsoft Office, Atlassian, Google suite, and applicable data analytics tools.Ability to consistently perform well during times of increased workload.Set and meet deadlines.Manage multiple job functions simultaneously.DRC retains the right to change or assign other duties to this positionNo Agencies, PleaseCompany cannot provide sponsorship for this positionwww.datarecognitioncorp.comAll 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.