**Job Description:** **Position Summary:** In this role, you'll join an Agile team responsible for creating software features within Alpine’s suite of software products. The Quality Assurance Engineer II will participate in all areas of the SDLC with a primary focus of creating, updating, and executing manual and automated test cases to identify and resolve issues, and ensure quality standards and guidelines are being adhered to. **Primary Responsibilities:** + Create and update test cases for new and existing software features according to company standards + Execute test cases and perform exploratory testing to identify any issues or defects and to ensure overall quality of the software releases + Document issues and defects in JIRA with all details and ensure timely communication to the product owners, development teams, and stakeholders + Aid in gathering and documenting requirements in JIRA in the form of Agile Epics, User Stories, and tasks. + Participate in design and peer review sessions of technical solutions and related code Competencies: + **Team skills -** Collaborate with the team as needed. Able to gain trust from their team, peers, and senior leadership. Help the team stay focused on quality and reliability of the software, and act as a buddy to new employees. + **Communication** - Able to communicate in a clear, concise manner. Able to engage with both peers and managers. + **Adaptability** – Able to adapt to unexpected changes or new demands while working on projects or routine testing. + **Analytical** – Able to discover, interpret, and communicate meaningful patterns and separate into logical components or elements, as well as understand their practical application by users of the software. + **Continuous Learning** - Actively identify new areas for learning; regularly create and take advantage of learning opportunities; use newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learn through their application + **Innovation** – Generate innovative solutions in work situations; try different and novel ways to deal with work problems and opportunities. **Job Requirements:** + Bachelor’s degree or higher preferably in Computer Science or Engineering related fields + Three or more years of experience as a Quality Assurance Tester or similar role in the construction industry. + Experience working with truss design industry is preferred. + Understanding of one or more Development Methodologies such as Agile with Scrum or Kanban + Understanding of Test Methodologies and when to apply them + Some experience using testing tools such as Selenium, Zephyr and/or Test Complete is good to have, but not needed + Ability to understand and document complex processes d procedures + Excellent problem solving and strong analytical skills + Excellent written and verbal communication and organizational skills + Ability to work in teams and independently **Work Environment:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. **Physical Demands:** While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, talk, hear, reach with hands and arms and regularly required to walk. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.