Quality Assurance Engineer

Position Overview

Trimble has an opening for a QA Engineer Level I position in Seattle, WA or Portland, OR. This is an exciting time to join as we grow and bring new features and technologies to our award winning construction collaboration products.

QA Engineer is responsible for improving the quality of software releases through manual testing and tools enhancements. Working in an agile development environment, the QA Engineer will develop and apply customized testing methodologies to show measurable improvements to the released software. This person will develop test cases based on key product workflows that will improve quality of testing during the software release cycle.

What You Will Do

Continuously evaluate and improve software processes
Design and develop quality testing procedures; update and modify existing tests as necessary 
Define test objectives and collaborate with team members to achieve project goals
Perform moderately complex functional, application, regression, performance, and integration testing
Define and adhere to quality initiatives
Provide metrics and results from all testing efforts that will support business decisions 
Research new emerging technologies to improve efficiency of testing practices

Competencies

Willingness and ability to quickly adapt and maintain software products and current testing technologies 
Ability to accurately estimate task durations and meet schedules 
Strong initiative, customer-service oriented, and commitment to ensure timely, quality solutions to customer issues
Well-organized, self-directed team player. Remains open to others’ ideas, and exhibits willingness to try new things 
Prioritize and plan work activities, use time efficiently and develop realistic action plans 
Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness and monitor own work to ensure quality
Present information effectively, and is capable of interpreting written technical documentation 
Adapt to changes in the work environment, manage competing demands, and is able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events 
Strategize and plan improvements in QA processes, tools, and best practices
Demonstrate professionalism, strong English verbal and written skills, positive attitude, strong work ethic, and good judgment 
Able to thrive in a highly collaborative teamwork environment

What Skills & Experience You Should Bring

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field plus a minimum of five years relevant experience in software quality assurance or equivalent combination of education and experience 
Demonstrated test automation and scripting skills
Prior experience in test automation and scripting in C# or Java
Strong understanding of QA processes
Prior experience with automated test script creation 
Experience in a DevOps Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery test environment 
Knowledge of cloud and virtualization testing environments
Strong technical skills with a variety of business software tools
Experience with QA-related tools for requirements management, test management, and defect tracking

What Skills & Experience You Could Bring

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field plus a minimum of two years relevant experience in software quality assurance or equivalent combination of education and experience 
Understanding of QA testing processes
Knowledge of QA testing methodologies
Strong technical/troubleshooting skills with a variety of business software tools
Basic knowledge of MSQL and/or other DB management systems
Knowledge of accounting principles and practices (e.g. accounts payable, accounts receivable, inventory, purchase orders, general ledger)
Experience and/or knowledge of customer service
Prior experience with testing methodologies (Functional, Regression, Integration testing)
Previous experience in a team work environment 
Experience with requirements and defect tracking systems

Working Conditions

Work takes place in an office setting. It requires the ability to sit and work at a keyboard for extended periods of time and communicate with team members and other departments in person and by phone, computer, and video teleconferencing.

This position requires regular interaction with team members in an agile development environment. The ability to be present at the work site on a core schedule that facilitates team interaction is essential to the successful performance of this job.