Quality Engineer

About the role

The WCIRB is a California-based, private, nonprofit association focused on providing actuarially based information and research, advisory pure premium rates, and educational services to ensure a healthy workers' compensation system. The WCIRB employs approximately 175 people with an average tenure of over 10 years, fostering a diverse and innovative workplace.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute automated test solutions using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium
• Analyze user stories and requirements to create comprehensive automated functional/system, integration, component, and regression tests
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and design test solutions, resolve defects, and test code changes
• Collaborate closely with Business and Quality Analysts to better understand coverage, impacts, data, and acceptance criteria
• Analyze and validate non-functional requirements such as load, performance, and security
• Aid in the design and implementation of continuous integration and delivery pipelines, including integration of automated tests
• Generate test reports/dashboards and document software defects and defects trends
• Work with development, product, and program management teams to ensure software testing requirements are met
• Continuously improve software testing methodologies and processes

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software quality engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in .NET and C#
• Hands-on experience in Visual Studio
• Experience in testing APIs and using tools such as SoapUI, Postman, Fiddler, etc.
• Experience in .NET technologies, Azure DevOps, and modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium
• Experience in unit test frameworks such as NUnit, XUnit, MSTest
• Knowledge of modern development principles such as SOLID, Occam's Razor, TDD, iterative lifecycle process, etc.
• Experience in cloud testing, Microservice architectures, CI/CD, and Azure environments
• Experience in SQL to conduct database testing and data validation
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Strong analytical skills with a passion for quality and detail

General Requirements

• Passionate about ensuring the highest standards and committed to delivering innovative automated testing solutions
• Possess a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in software quality engineering
• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in .NET and C#
• Have hands-on experience in Visual Studio
• Have experience in testing APIs and using tools such as SoapUI, Postman, Fiddler, etc.
• Have experience in .NET technologies, Azure DevOps, and modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium
• Have experience in unit test frameworks such as NUnit, XUnit, MSTest
• Have knowledge of modern development principles such as SOLID, Occam's Razor, TDD, iterative lifecycle process, etc.
• Have experience in cloud testing, Microservice architectures, CI/CD, and Azure environments
• Have experience in SQL to conduct database testing and data validation
• Have excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
• Have strong analytical skills with a passion for quality and detail

Nice to Have

• PowerShell scripting
• Hands-on Non-Functional Testing Experience (i.e. Performance, Reliability, etc.)
• Knowledge of non-functional testing such as load, performance, and security
• Production support, analysis, debugging, troubleshooting, overlaps/Splunk tool usage, etc.