OpenGov - Software Development Engineer - Test III

Job Summary :

The SDET Engineer III will take an active role dedicated to enabling efficient testing via extending existing automation frameworks and adding new functionality.

Youll leverage industry-standard tools and services to drive efficient and comprehensive quality practices across the team.

This role will support the broader team on better practices, processes, frameworks, tools, and automation to improve the overall quality of OpenGov applications and increase velocity and confidence in software delivery.

A typical day in this role would provide multiple opportunities to lead and design well scoped test frameworks, test cases and resolve unique technical challenges.

The role provides you the ability to become a subject matter expert in one or more functional areas.

Strong collaboration skills with the product, UX, and platform engineers, ability to navigate ambiguity and execute quickly will enable your success.

Responsibilities :

• Drive the quality strategy for the team by setting standards and driving continuous improvement.
• Work hand-in-hand with the developers and product managers to enable quality in the application.
• Develop automated tests for regression, feature testing, and performance testing.
• Review design documents and product requirement documents in close collaboration with product managers and tech lead for creating and documenting test plans and test cases for features.
• Perform code reviews for tests and supporting test code.
• Perform manual and exploratory testing in conjunction with requirements as a prerequisite for test automation, time-sensitive delivery scenarios, and unscheduled hotfix releases.
• Mentor and guide junior software engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Use defect patterns and insights from observability to drive testing practices and assess scalability and resilience to improve quality and testing effectiveness.
• Work with CI tools to execute tests and analyze test results to share metrics and feedback with key stakeholders.

Requirements :

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