SDET in Testing

The Role

Fidelity Charitable is seeking a talented Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a team that is building responsive web designs for FidelityCharitable.org. You will be expected to work as a member of a high functioning Scrum team to help drive the next generation user experience for FidelityCharitable.org. Since a SDET is a mix of a developer as well as a tester, you will be an ideal candidate if you had both a QA quality mindset and proficient software development skills.

Work as an Agile team member to provide solutions to User Stories (requirements) including automated test scenarios

Participate in understanding and grooming of User Stories, QA related tasks and test cases, and functional automation

Participate in product demos at iteration reviews

Log defects/issues and work with team members to ensure resolution

Participate in defect triage

Participate in production release deployment verification on a regular cadence

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience and/or knowledge of both QA Engineering and Software Development

Proficiency or proven ability to learn professional software development skills and practices. Examples include Coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, design patterns, Object- Oriented Design and Development, Software design principles.

Experience or knowledge of using a Selenium automation framework (Java based)

Experience or understanding of Agile software development methodology using Scrum

Strong understanding of QA engineering, analysis, and testing concepts

Understanding the concepts of defect tracking tools and processes

In addition, candidates with the following skills are highly desired

Java development including Junit, Groovy

SQL and NoSQL database experience

BDD experience or familiarity – Gherkin experience is a plus but not required

Experience or knowledge of testing web applications and Webservices (REST API's)

Have the ability to contribute to the Test Pyramid definition for our product

Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Deployment

Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must

Highly collaborative team player that works well within a cross functional team

Strong problem identification and solving skills

Continuous improvement mindset where mistakes and failure are viewed as opportunities to learn and improve

Understanding of the benefits of sustainable development including a good work-life balance

Is driven by a QA mindset that the product is already broken - it has defects and flaws, and it is your job (along with your team members) to find them