Software Quality Engineer

Reporting to and working with the Manager, Sr. SW Engineer, the Software Quality Engineer, must be a results-driven, team-oriented, self-motivated software quality professional who combines solid software testing credentials with emerging technology trends in the industry. In this position, the Software Quality Engineer will be responsible for participating as a software tester in an Agile-based product development group allocated to a Scrum Team. Responsibilities include requirement analysis, defining test strategies, test planning and execution, automation, reviewing product documentation, and ensuring overall product quality including usability, performance, and stability. The Quality engineer must be able to prioritize responsibilities and work with their scrum team to streamline, integrate, and continuously improve the effectiveness of the Agile Scrum software development process.

Duties and Responsibilities:

>Participate in release and iteration kickoffs, retrospectives, daily scrums, and other team meetings as necessary for the scrum team this analyst is allocated to. >Participate and/or oversee creation of test environments for test execution and coordinate test environment usage with other teams as necessary. >Define test strategy, create, execute test cases (manual and automated) and document test artifacts to ensure thorough testing of product components and the overall quality of delivered product. >Perform all forms of product testing including test case creation and execution, defect management, functional, exploratory testing, system integration, usability, and regression and performance testing. >Develop and maintain automation frameworks that meet our solution needs and will scale for future growth across a variety of products and technologies. >Drive continuous improvement of testing and development practices to make the team more efficient, deliver higher quality products, and ship on time. >Expert in advanced troubleshooting techniques to debug and resolve issues and recommend solutions when appropriate. >Take ownership of ensuring software meets quality standards and promotes quality mindset to entire team. >Act as subject matter expert for Technical Product Managers and Professional Services/Support Teams. >Creates and protects Spok’s intellectual property

Required Education, Skills and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree from four- year college or university; and two to four years’ related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience. >3+ years of software testing working with various technologies >Must have technical knowledge of current Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server configurations and operations, with strong comfort at the Linux command line. >Working knowledge of relational databases, including Oracle, and strong SQL skills. >Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, including integrating automated tests into build and deployment workflows using Jenkins. >Strong technical aptitude, knowledge/experience working on server-side components, including testing APIs. >Experience with open-source test automation tools for testing web, and API applications. >Experience with Agile Scrum process. >Salary range: 90-110k