Software Development Test Engineer

Position Overview

Trimble has an opening for an SDET Level 1 position in Portland, Oregon. This is an exciting time to join as we grow and bring new features and technologies to our award-winning construction collaboration products.

The Software Development Engineer in Test is responsible for improving the quality of software releases through automation processes and tools enhancements. Working in an agile development environment, the SDET will develop and apply customized testing methodologies to show measurable improvements to the released software. In addition, this person is responsible for automating test cases based on key product workflows that will accelerate testing during testing and release cycles, and manual testing where required.

What You Will Do

Implement and maintain automation scripts
Continuously evaluate and improve defined software processes
Plan, schedule, and implement testing projects
Design and develop quality testing procedures; update and modify existing manual tests as necessary 
Define test objectives and collaborate with the QA Team and other departments to achieve project goals
Perform moderately complex functional, application, regression, and integration testing
Define and adhere to quality initiatives
Provide metrics and results from all testing efforts that will support business decisions related to the quality of the Viewpoint Software

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 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 
Demonstrate professionalism, positive attitude, strong work ethic, and good judgment 
Strong English verbal and written skills
Able to thrive in a highly collaborative international team work environment

What Skills & Experience You Should 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 
Demonstrated test automation and scripting skills
Strong understanding of QA processes
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

Prior experience with automated test script creation in C#
Experience in a Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery test environment 
Knowledge of performance and security testing techniques