Sr. Tester

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Essential Duties/Responsibilities

• Actively participate in grooming sessions to turn requirements into acceptance criteria and build well defined test cases.

• Make sure every defect found by a customer has a corresponding test to ensure against regression.

• Follow the Team's Scrum / XP / TDD development techniques.

• Be able to work independently.

• Collaborate with team members to identify and prioritize/reprioritize work when necessary.

• Anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks while eliminating roadblocks within control.

• Willing to work longer hours as necessary, especially during critical issue resolution.

Role Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experienced in testing software all the way from unit testing to system testing to integration testing. A strong desire to build well-tested software, preferably through test automation.

• Experience with Relational Databases, preferably PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MS SQL Server.

• Familiar with using JIRA in a Scrum process.

Additional desired skills

• Understands Python Development and the Django Framework and/or Ruby Development

• Familiarity with Selenium browser automation software

• Experience with version control software, preferably git

• Experience with build and release management

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), in particular EC2, EBS, S3, and SQS

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant business discipline from an accredited four-year college or university or equivalent work experience is preferred.

Experience

A minimum of 5 years professional quality assurance or development experience.

Working Conditions & Requirements

• Team work environment is cube or open work area.

• Willing and able to attend meetings and work at various other corporate sites when necessary.

• Duties are performed during standard business hours and overtime based on project requirements.