Position Information Posting Title IT QA Test Engineer Senior Job Requisition Number AE503893 Position Number 119476 Job Type Full-Time Division Name Information Technology Minimum Qualifications Education and/or Equivalent Experience: + Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job plus two (2) years experience. + Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years. Licenses and Certifications Required: + None. Notes to Applicants Austin Energy (AE) seeks a highly skilled IT QA Test Engineer senior who has extensive experience working as a Test Lead in the Business Operations Liaison Team ( BOLT ) work group. This position is a member of the Service Validation & Testing ( SVT ) team supporting Tech and Data’s Quality Assurance program. This position will need a solid background in manual testing, creating and executing test plans, documenting test scripts from requirements, executing tests, and documenting variances for new large enterprise applications being deployed as well as existing enterprise applications being enhanced. This position requires excellent knowledge of different programming languages, object-oriented design, and analysis concepts and the ability to solve problems in coding and testing. Also, the selected candidate should be able to review system and functional requirements and extract information to use in preparing manual and automated test plans and scripts. This position requires working in a deadline –focused environment while balancing multiple projects and changing priorities providing support to various Tech and Data groups, project stakeholders and business groups. This position will report to the Testing/QA IT Manager in the Tech and Data Business Operations Liaison Team ( BOLT ) group. Below are the job duties and responsibilities that are required for this position: + Review functional and non-functional requirements with project team members such as the PM, BSA , SMEs and developers, as needed. + Review use cases with the BSA to understand system and user actions. + Review specifications documents, when provided, with the BSAs, SMEs, and developers as needed. + Review the target testing dates for the project plan test phases supplied to the PM for inclusion in the plan. + Analyze project-related documentation (such as the project plan, software requirements and specifications, use cases, and other documentation) as a basis for the test plan. + Acquire working knowledge of the application to plan for Test Strategy. + Create the test plan using the Test Plan Template or Test Planning Memo. A Test Plan or Test Plan Memo should be created for all Projects, releases, etc. + Schedule a review meeting with the project team members to present the completed test plan, and to gather comments and suggestions. + Update the test plan, as needed, based on input from discovery during the test plan review meeting. + Coordinate with project team and validate test environment readiness. + Identify the business scenarios and end to end tests for complete scope coverage and assist testers in writing the test scripts. + Identify the testing needs that are required to build the automation framework. + Check all the testing documents – Test Plan, Test Scripts, RTM are completed. + Lead the functional and UAT testing phases. + Conduct weekly status meetings and provide metrics to the Project team on testing. Progress. IMPORTANT INFORMATION : Working with Austin Energy provides a number of health and welfare benefits such as low-cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, career development opportunities and more. Please click HERE (http://www.austintexas.gov/department/active-employee-benefits) for more information. DEPARTMENT MAY CLOSE THIS JOB POSTING AT ANY TIME AFTER 7 DAYS . WHEN COMPLETING THE CITY OF AUSTIN APPLICATION : The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be sure that your application is a reflection of your entire work history. A detailed, complete application is required, and applicants must include on their Employment Record all experience (work and/or volunteer) related to this job posting – up to 10 years or more; this will be used to determine your base compensation. Employment Record dates must include month and year. 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CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK : This position requires a criminal background investigation. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT : This position is classified as EXEMPT and may require to work additional hours outside of the normal schedule to include nights, weekends, and /or holidays. TRAVEL : If you are selected for this position and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, (https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Employment/new\_hire\_driver\_safety\_standards.pdf) you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations. CRITICAL : This position has been designated as a Critical Employee position. Critical Employees are considered necessary and vital and supports activities that impact City or department operations. This work can be done while at a designated work site or while working at an alternate work location. Critical employees who are able to work at an alternative work location are required to do so. Schedules may be modified, and employees may be reassigned to another area during extraordinary situations or emergency conditions to provide essential services. Pay Range Commensurate Hours Work Schedule: + Monday through Friday; (40-hour work week with schedule flexibility) supporting 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. activity. + May work evenings, weekends or holidays. + Schedule may change based on business need. Job Close Date 11/21/2024 Type of Posting External Department Austin Energy Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Technical Location 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin TX 78723; Hybrid Preferred Qualifications Preferred Qualifications: + Extensive experience using Java, C++, and Visual Basic. + Extensive experience in Software testing and Test Management tools. + Extensive experience as a Test Lead for projects including functional, non-functional, and User Acceptance testing. + Experience working with automation and performance tools for continuous delivery. + Experience in System Architecture (SW, HW, and Enterprise), and Web technologies. + Experience supporting the business of an Electric Utility or Water Utility. + Experience leading test status meetings, reporting test metrics, and conducting defect triage meetings. Other: Ability to travel to more than one work location. Duties, Functions and Responsibilities Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. + Contributes to testing strategy and architecture. + Leads teams in support of testing strategies and activities. + Develops automation framework and tools to aid testing, operations, and maintenance of the data warehouse. + Writes and executes test plans, designs and develops test tools, debugs and reports code bugs, and pushes quality upstream. + Measures performance of various components (using simulated stress tests) and reports any outliers/exceptions. + Leads set up of multiple QA environments to work with fabricated source data, QA source data, and production source data. + Interprets testing needs as requirements are being developed. + Evaluates testability of business and technical requirements based on business/functional requirement document(s), use cases, user stories, and/or solution design documents. + Participates in requirement/design reviews or sprint/release planning sessions. + Designs impact assessment and performs impact analysis on changes to existing architecture, work processes, and systems. + Participates in architecture and technical specification review and provides feedback on content and testability. + Creates test plans. + Sets up and maintains test environments for both manual and automated testing. Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised: + May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed. + Knowledge of different types of testing (e.g., functional, performance, and other nonfunctional tests). + Knowledge of coding practices, concepts and design patterns to create maintainable test frameworks. + Knowledge of DRY principles (remove and deter the creation of repeating code) and SOLID principles (object-oriented principles to create decoupled, clean code) to create, review and refactor code. + Knowledge of SLAs, audit, and governing body policies. + Knowledge of testing frameworks and tools and test automation frameworks. + Knowledge of types of database structures, types of relationships in a database and types of DBMSs, NoSQL/non-relational databases, and CRUD operations. + Knowledge of APIs design, use, and maintenance. + Knowledge of cloud networking capabilities, VPNs, and firewall composition. + Knowledge of automation of CI/CD infrastructure, and tools, languages, and file formats that will inform tooling decisions in the testing strategy. + Knowledge of components and orchestration of containerization, tools and methods used for containerization, and how they integrate with testing tools and frameworks. + Skill in leading testing strategy, functional and non-functional testing, automated testing, quality assurance and performance testing. + Skill in software development and chaos engineering. + Ability to collaborate with diverse roles throughout the organization to develop holistic testing strategies and select frameworks. + Ability to frequently and incrementally deliver applications with high quality and to created effective and meaningful tests by understanding needs of stakeholders. + Ability to report KPIs and metrics. + Ability to create, generate and maintain test data and databases and to creatively troubleshoot problems. + Ability to work with cross functional teams and rapidly acquire new information and skills. + Ability to adhere to required compliance to all change management policies and procedures. + Ability to adhere to required compliance to all information security policies and procedures. Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1. The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk. Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). + * This position requires a graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job plus two (2) years experience. Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years. Do you meet these minimum requirements? + Yes + No + * Please describe how your education and experience meet the minimum qualifications. (Open Ended Question) + * Briefly describe your experience as a software test analyst. (Open Ended Question) + * Briefly describe your experience working at an electric utility or water utility. (Open Ended Question) + * Briefly describe your experience, roles, and responsibilities with Testing software and methodologies. (Open Ended Question) + * Describe your experience, roles, and responsibilities with automation and performance testing. (Open Ended Question) + * Describe your experience analyzing and translating project documentation (e.g. project requirements documentation, design specifications, and technical specifications) into executable test scripts. (Open Ended Question) + * Briefly describe your experience with Software Testing Life cycle. (Open Ended Question) + * Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties? + Yes + No + * This position requires a criminal background check. By selecting the following, you are acknowledging that you understand if you are selected as a top candidate for this position, you will need a successful Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) to be hired. + I acknowledge and understand this position requires a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI). 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