Quality Engineer
Delta Dental Ins. · Oakland, CA · 1 mo ago
HybridQuality Assurance$71k–$150k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Reviews requirements and specifications and provides feedback
- Creates detailed and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Prioritizes, plans and coordinates testing activities
- Creates and executes test cases and/or automation scripts
- Identifies and documents defects thoroughly
- Performs thorough regression testing
- Installs, configures and maintains testing programs
- Applies test standards and testing processes (i.e. SDLC, Agile)
- Investigates and documents the causes of routine defects
- Tracks quality assurance metrics like defect totals, type and frequency and creates test summary reports
Qualifications
- 2+ years of experience with a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field
- Knowledge of QA principles, concepts, systems, industry practices, and standards
- Experience in software quality assurance techniques
- Experience in software test automation (functional and/or performance), with advanced scripting expertise
- Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g., Selenium, TestNG, JUnit, or equivalent)
- Experience testing APIs and services using tools such as Postman, SoapUI
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and integration with automated testing (e.g., Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Experience working with version control systems such as Git and Github
- Knowledge of SQL and ability to validate data across databases
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and participation in sprint ceremonies
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong time management and organizational skills