Fwego Hiring for Software QA Engineer Job at Portland, ME Full Time NEW

Full Job Description

** This is an opportunity to join our team of top-notch engineers including software developers, architects, and quality assurance analysts. This position is fully remote (indefinitely). **

*We are looking for someone from the state of Maine*

Fwego is looking for a Software QA Engineer who is smart, passionate, and efficient. A qualified candidate is experienced applying quality assurance concepts and leading quality control efforts utilizing
both manual testing and automated testing on complex, data-driven, web-based software applications and websites. This 100% remote position is for self-starters with good communication skills, work ethic, and the ability to participate in all aspects of the agile software development life cycle.

Highlights & Benefits of working at Fwego Software

• Work closely with other talented engineers & analysts. Our vetting process means you can count on your team members to know what they are talking about.

• Work from home or work remotely from anywhere you want
• Flexible work schedule meaning you can work regular hours or whenever you work best
• Work-life balance is essential and highly valued at Fwego. If you choose to work more than 40 hours, you’ll be compensated for the extra work!
• Work on interesting projects solving complex business problems with custom software.
• 100 hours per year to focus on your professional development. We invest in your growth!
• Profit sharing bonus means as we’re successful, you’re successful
• Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, FSA, disability, life insurance, and paid parental leave

Software QA Engineer Primary Duties

• Work with the agile team to plan test cases for User Stories and Features.
• Create testing automation scenarios to be run on new development.
• Document and interpret results of automated testing, creating bugs and documenting future remediation work.
• Interpret and refine acceptance criteria, ensuring it matches overall project requirements.
• Perform manual testing against acceptance criterion throughout the life of software projects.
• Coordinate automation activities around regression testing and scheduled testing for clients.
• Report and track issues accurately and effectively.
• Evaluate mid-project changes for testing impact.
• Help us improve our QA processes making them more robust and efficient.
• Work directly with clients to coordinate their User-Acceptance Testing (UAT).

• Other related duties as assigned by your manager.

Software QA Engineer Qualifications

• Experience on an agile development team in the role of a Quality Engineer performing manual testing and automated testing

• Test automation skills and experience with various automated testing tools
• Experience writing comprehensive test plans and test cases and moving them into testing automation tools
• A firm grasp on how websites, web applications, APIs, databases, mobile apps, windows apps, and the cloud function at a high level
• Ability to thrive on a small team in a fast-paced environment while juggling a variety of projects and wearing multiple hats
• Exemplary attention to detail with the ability to work with teammates to determine pragmatic solutions to quality issues
• Strong technical writing, verbal communication, and presentation skills are a must

Nice to Have Experience

• Virtuoso, Katalon Studio, Ranorex, or Test Complete
• Azure DevOps, Jira, and/or other agile work organization tools
• Experience test-planning for large projects
• Previous consulting experience either independent consulting or with a firm
• Microsoft stack technologies such as C#, .NET, SQL Server, Azure
• Content management systems (e.g. Sitecore, Umbraco, Contentful)
• Software development experience

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $60,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental Pay:

• Bonus pay

COVID-19 considerations:
NA

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Preferred)

Experience:

• AWS: 2 years (Preferred)
• IT management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Technology management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Azure: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Multiple Locations