Software Quality Engineer I

Job Summary

We are Optimum, a leader in the fast-paced world of connectivity, and we're seeking driven and enthusiastic professionals to join our team. Our successes, now and in the future, are powered by our amazing product, a commitment to our people and culture, and the connections we make in our communities.

Responsibilities

• Assist in automating our end-to-end testing capabilities across all mobile products to 80% coverage including products for broadband, video, customer support and technician support tools.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks (In either Java or Python) to enhance testing efficiency and coverage.
• Introduce capabilities to do effective A/B testing of releases across test populations.
• Contribute to a structured knowledge base (Atlassian Confluence) that allows teams to create, maintain and extend documentation for all our developer tools and processes.
• Implement tools to identify, document and track software defects (Qase/Jira).
• Work closely with the development teams to resolve issues and ensure timely fixes.
• Follow process improvement initiatives to enhance testing practices, tools, and metrologies.
• Implement tools to monitor and report on key quality metrics including defect rates, test coverage and test execution progress. Ability to make/maintain API suites a must!
• Establish and gain acceptance for Key Results indicated by our development pipeline and automation test frameworks.
• Ability to work on a team both under Senior Quality Engineers, and alongside other discipline members.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in software development, automation, and tools with at least 1 year experience in mobile automation.
• Proficiency in variety of programming languages (Python or Java is a must), not just within framework guidelines.
• Experience with Google cloud or Amazon Web Services and their capabilities
• Understanding of software methodologies and DevOps practices
• Experience with the implementation and optimization CI/CD Pipelines
• Experience with the automation of test cases
• Good intuition for software design, actively looking to learn from other teams and projects
• Experience with data formats and locality with performance considerations
• Demonstrated experience solving performance and data issues by applying experience/knowledge
• Completely comfortable working with live production systems, debugging issues and taking careful actions with protections against damage
• Contributes to establishing and maintaining corporate policies related to technology