Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

The Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer is responsible for debugging software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards for company products.

In this role, you will be responsible for developing, modifying, and executing software test plans and test automation. You will drive continuous improvement activities and will work closely with developers and operations staff to continuously improve the efficiency and efficacy of the tests that feed the CICD pipeline.

Being proactive in resolving issues, demonstrating well-honed critical thinking skills when working through problems and solutions and being an excellent influencer, collaborator and communicator will make you successful.

About You - experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance
• Minimum 5 years of experience writing code in Java
• Minimum 5 years of experience testing REST API's and web services
• Minimum 2 years of experience working in an Agile development environment
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar field, or equivalent industry experience

It would be great if you also had . . .

• Experience testing modern web application implementations
• Experience testing legacy applications in a Windows and Mac Environment.
• Experience building and contributing to test automation frameworks using Java (Selenium, Postman, etc.).
• Experience building and contributing to API test automation projects.
• Familiarity with open source libraries and tools.
• Familiarity with Git.
• Knowledge of Software Development lifecycle using SCRUM
• Ability to work with Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, etc.)

What will you be doing in this role?

• Tests software applications and reports problems to development team.
• Creates and maintains test plans, a test environment, test data, and testing tools.
• Participates in the software development process to enable and continually measure improvements in quality.
• Works with development teams to assure complete functionality of software applications.
• Consistent and efficient execution of existing manual and automated tests.
• Continual development of new manual and automated test solutions.
• May lead and manage project planning for the team.
• May provide guidance and coaching to less-experienced peers.
• Document processes and changes on software tasks to ensure clarity, maintainability, and team collaboration.

About the Team

We are a small, tight knit team spread across the US supporting the Sierra Library System. The application is an established solution used by more than 500 libraries of all types around the world to automate both their front end (publicly accessible and searchable catalog, self-service functions including users' access to electronic resources, and more) and back end (check in, check out, renewals, as users borrow and return materials, tracking purchases and subscriptions, managing descriptive metadata of print and online materials, and more).

The team is the most senior and experienced of several local and remote teams working to develop, enhance and support the specific product family, and has responsibilities which include the core product.

The team is a six member scrum (3 developers, 2 QA and dev lead), supported closely by 3 technical staff (analyst, devops, doc) who also support other product level activities from other teams.

Hours of Work

• Full time, permanent
• Hybrid working model of 2-3 days / week on site
• Must live within a commutable distance to our Denver, CO office

Compensation

The expected base salary for this position is $96,000 - $120,000 USD per year.This role is eligible for bonus earnings.Individual pay is based upon experience, education, skill and ability, expertise, and relevant factors.

In addition to a competitive remuneration package, you will be eligible to participate in a benefits package that includes medical, dental, prescription drug, life insurance, 401k with match, long term disability coverage, vacation, sick time, volunteer time, discount programs, and many more.

Clarivate is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vets / Minorities / Women / Disabled