Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

at  Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association

JOB SUMMARY

The software QA engineer ensures high-quality software delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing. Responsibilities include developing test plans, creating test cases, writing test automation code, and reporting results.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years of quality assurance testing experience
• Software development experience. Proficiency in Java and JavaScript
• Experience writing test automation scripts
• Experience with SQL
• Experience designing and implementing test plans
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, XRay, Qtest, Quality Center)
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Postman, Karma, Cypress, Puppeteer, etc)
• Experience with application performance monitoring and observability tools
• Attention to detail and ability to identify, isolate and document defects
• Strong knowledge of agile practices and experience with agile planning tools (e.g., Jira)
• Effective verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaboration skills and ability to work on a team
• Adaptability and willingness to learn
• Background in financial services or insurance industry preferred

JOB DESCRIPTION DISCLAIMER:

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of an employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned with or without notice.
Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot consider candidates that require sponsorship (now or in the future) or are located outside of the US.
All Colorado PERA employees are subject to PERA’s Ethics Policy, and some employees are subject to the Personal Trading Policy. These policies include restrictions on outside business activities and employment and have certain requirements on personal trading. You may request copies of these policies from PERA’s talent acquisition team and any questions can be answered by PERA’s Investment Administration team.

ABOUT COLORADO PERA

Looking for a career where you can make a difference? Colorado PERA offers benefit services to public employees across Colorado, including teachers, state troopers, snowplow drivers, correctional officers and many others who provide valuable services. As Colorado’s largest pension plan, we serve and educate over 600,000 members who are former and current public employees.
At PERA you will earn more than a paycheck. PERA is a culture where you can grow your potential and work in an inclusive environment, where diverse perspectives are valued. We hire exceptional employees and recognize that our people are our best asset. Not only do we make sound investments for our members, PERA invests in our employees’ growth through training and leadership opportunities.
To promote wellbeing, we offer hybrid or flexible working options for most roles and a total rewards and benefit program including health, dental and vision coverage - eligibility starts the first day of the month following the date of hire for most plans; generous paid time off and volunteer hours; pension and retirement plans, including PERA’s defined benefit plan, 457 defined contribution plan, and 401(k) employer match, as applicable; tuition assistance; free, convenient on-site parking or RTD subsidy; free on-site fitness center to stay active; employee assistance program; training, leadership and mentoring programs and more. PERA is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness qualifying employer.
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• Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality
• Work closely with development teams, including participation in product design, to plan testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process
• Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders
• Document and analyze test results, recommend corrective action, and communicate steps to reproduce behavior
• Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes
• Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users
• Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex features, e.g., those that span across platforms or teams
• Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests
• Enhance and maintain the test automation framework
• Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay
• Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as incorporating machine learning. Define and champion quality and testing best practices among development teams
• Collaborate and share information with developers and other software QA engineers
• Understand product requirements and review test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage