Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Salary : $101,124.00 - $125,268.00 Annually

Location : Downey, CA

Job Type : Dual Certification

Remote Employment : Flexible / Hybrid

Job Number : 26-LAC973

Department : Business Services

Division : BEST Project Team

Opening Date : 11 / 06 / 2025

Closing Date : 11 / 20 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Pacific

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An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects

the rich diversity of Los Angeles County

Software Quality Assurance Engineer $101,124 to $125,268 Annually

Insurance :

Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

To learn more, visit :

Online applications

must be submitted by :

11 / 20 / 2025

5 : 00 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement :

PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off :

24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Under general direction, designs, develops, and applies testing frameworks, methodologies, and tools to maintain effective test cases and automation scripts; and supports application regression testing, patch validation, and defect verification to ensure quality and stability of software.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge :

• Software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Software development life cycle
• Test automation tools and frameworks
• Query Tools such as Oracle PL / SQL Developer
• Programming languages and scripting for test automation
• Defect tracking systems, version control systems, and test management platforms
• Methods used in database management to organize, access, test, and assess data
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and their testing requirements
• Public sector or education sector software systems

Competencies :

Required Education and Experience Education : A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification, from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience : Four years of experience in software quality assurance, including developing test plans and performing manual and automated testing.

Additional Requirements : A valid California driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites may be required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE may require employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Selection Process Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Performance Exam and Structured Interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to

Lizbeth Valenzuela at valenzuela_lizbeth@lacoe.edu

For general inquiries please call 562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8 : 00 am - 5 : 00 pm)

For complete application information, please go to

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242

Additional Information Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized as Dual, open to the public and promotional for LACOE employees.

Recruitment ID : 26-LAC973

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.

Based on full-time assignment :

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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT : Answer the following questions as truthfully and accurately as possible. You are not expected to answer at the highest level of each of these items to be qualified. The application will be evaluated for minimum qualifications. Your responses to the supplemental questions below may also be used to determine your qualifications beyond the minimum qualification requirements for this classification in a training and experience (T&E) evaluation. Referring to your application / resume, listing "see resume", or incomplete responses will NOT qualify as a response to any question. Questions that are answered in this method will be considered INCOMPLETE and may result in DISQUALIFICATION. You are required to answer ALL of the supplemental questions as truthfully and accurately as possible. Your responses to these questions are subject to verification and may be assessed in subsequent examination parts. All experience, education, training, and certification must be included in your application in order to be considered. Any sign of deliberate misinformation or intentional exaggeration will result in disqualification from this examination process and possible bar from future employment opportunities with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE).Select "Yes" if you have read, understood, and agree to the above statements.Select "No" if you have read, understood, and DO NOT agree with the above statements and voluntarily withdraw your application for this position.

02

What is your highest level of education?Please Note : Proof of education will be required. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency

03

Please list the field in which you obtained your degree(s).If no degree, list "N / A".

04

How many years of experience do you have in software quality assurance?

05

Please describe your experience in software quality assurance.For each related experience, please include : a) Your job title(s)b) Name of the organization(s)c) Job duties / responsibilities related to the job areas described aboved) Length(s) of employmentIf no experience in this area, list "N / A".

06

Regarding your experience in software quality assurance, how many years of this experience included developing test plans?

07

Please describe your experience developing test plans for software quality assurance.For each related experience, please include : a) Your job title(s)b) Name of the organization(s)c) Job duties / responsibilities related to the job areas described aboved) Length(s) of employmentIf no experience in this area, list "N / A".

08

Regarding your experience in software quality assurance, how many years of this experience included performing manual and automated testing?

09

Please describe your experience performing manual and automated testing for software quality assurance.For each related experience, please include : a) Your job title(s)b) Name of the organization(s)c) Job duties / responsibilities related to the job areas described aboved) Length(s) of employmentIf no experience in this area, list "N / A".

10

Please list the quality assurance (QA) testing platform(s) you have used.

11

Please describe your experience using and implementing Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) framework.

Required Question