The Quality Assurance Engineer II develops and executes automated/manual tests, collaborates with teams, and ensures software quality for microservices projects.
Job Description
The Quality Assurance Engineer II works on a team focused on Ignition-adjacent microservices projects. Under the guidance of a Quality Assurance Group Manager, they are responsible for developing, maintaining and executing automated and manual tests, and for reporting on the progress and status of test activities. This includes validating and verifying new and improved features with a variety of testing tools and approaches, including both automated and manual execution against both the back-end (API) and front-end (Web), as well as validating database schemas and changes. Additionally, the Quality Assurance Engineer II is directly involved in building and testing production versions of the system. This is a full-time position with remote, hybrid and on-site opportunities available.
Responsibilities
- Validating low to medium complexity bugs and features
- Occasionally working on higher complexity issues with guidance from Senior Quality Assurance Engineers on medium to high complexity issues, where appropriate
- Building and maintaining automated test frameworks in all testing phases of service deployment process, encompassing both the back-end and front-end (e.g. contract, functional, performance, end-to-end, and UI testing)
- Performing PR reviews of automated tests submitted by other team members
- Assisting with the monitoring of nightly automation run reports
- Participating in testing contributions within the development lifecycle (e.g. validating bug fixes, conducting regression testing, and manual/automated test case development)
- Collaborating with the Development team in the implementation phase to ensure proper test coverage for a given issue or feature
- Designing, developing, and executing test plans that cover all functional requirements, with the ability to determine applicable test strategies for low to medium complexity bugs and features, in team-relevant product areas
- Demonstrating sufficient proficiency in all of the given team's product areas, and adequately testing all areas
- Demonstrating autonomy by maintaining progress on assigned tasks and leveraging resources effectively, and prioritizing unowned or undesirable work to help with team velocity
- Collaborating and effectively utilize senior resources to improve personal technical skills
- Maintaining a proficient understanding of the company, our primary software deliverable and its purpose (Ignition), and our customer base
- Collaborating with Developers and Product Managers to clarify requirements and provide feedback on functionality, usability, and performance
- Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects using issue tracking tools, ensuring clear communication and resolution processes
- Staying up to date with industry trends, tools, and technologies to continually enhance testing strategies
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or at least 4 years’ of experience in a related field
- At least 2 years of experience in a software testing role
- Experience with microservice architectures (REST APIs, messaging systems, pub/sub architectures)
- Cloud Platforms (AWS preferred)
- Programming proficiency with modern test automation languages (Python, JavaScript)
- Experience with architecting and implementing modern web UI testing principles (Page Object Model, element locators, proper O-O abstraction) using frameworks such as pytest, Selenium, Playwright, Cypress
- Experience integrating automated test phases into CI/CD pipelines
- Exposure to API testing tools such as Postman and Rest Assured
- Familiarity with agile methodologies such as SCRUM
- Familiarity with source control management systems such as Github
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
- Experience with bug tracking systems
- Familiarity with common network protocol stacks (HTTP, IP)
- Skills not required, but a plus:
- Experience with specific API contract testing tools (Pact, Portman)
- Experience using containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Performance/Load testing experience in a cloud-based microservices architecture (e.g. K6 or related tool)
- Experience with Maven and Gradle build tools
- Experience testing with all major OS platforms, including Windows, Linux, and macOS
- Familiarity with the manufacturing industry and SCADA software
About Us
Who are we?
Champions for industrial automation innovation and driven by a mission statement to empower our customers to swiftly turn great ideas into reality by removing all technological and economic obstacles, we create and deliver solutions that relieve pain points, bring efficiency to operations and optimize integration.
Why Choose Inductive Automation?
Our passion goes beyond customers. We celebrate your personal and professional milestones, and we support our teams with meaningful work in a collaborative environment.
We find that great work-life balance inspires teams to do their best work and empowers people to live their best lives. That's why diversity, fun, and flexibility are ingrained into our work culture.
The Inductive Automation team understands the importance of personal growth and social connection. So things like time for professional development, or company and team activities are baked right into the schedule to keep us all engaged, connected, and prospering.
Benefits and Perks
100% Employee Covered Health Care: Don’t pay a dime for your medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Paid Time Off: Receive paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
401k with Match: Save for the future with our company-matching 401k program.
World-Class Headquarters: While on-site, enjoy complimentary snacks and beverages, then challenge a friend to a game of pool, table tennis, shuffleboard, or foosball.
Adjacent Nature Reserve: On-site employees enjoy breathtaking views and adventures that energize and inspire.
Top Skills
AWS
Cypress
Docker
Git
JavaScript
Kubernetes
Microservices
MongoDB
Playwright
Postgres
Postman
Pytest
Python
Rest Apis
Rest Assured
Selenium
SQL
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