QA Automation Engineer at Finalsite

As part of the Product Engineering Team, the QA Automation Engineer will work collaboratively with a team of software engineers, and QA Analysts, developing test plans, crafting automated tests and regression test coverage.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Computer Science, Software Engineering, etc.) or 1–3 years experience testing software.
• Able to quickly learn new software and, execute and write automated test scripts to validate functionality.
• Proficiency with web technologies like JavaScript, CSS and HTML
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills in a client/server and web based environment.
• Detail-oriented, with the intelligence, persistence, and creativity to appropriately and thoroughly test software.
• Able to think like an end-user and critically evaluate software features and user interface to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Link to All Staff Competencies and Mental and Physical Requirements

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Finalsite offers 100% fully remote employment opportunities, however, these opportunities are limited to permanent residents of the United States. Current residency, as well as continued residency within the United States is required to obtain (and retain) employment with Finalsite.

 DESCRIPTION

Finalsite is the preferred website, communications, enrollment, and marketing platform of more than 7,000 schools and school districts in 119 countries around the world. The company’s people, products and services transform how schools connect and engage with their community, recruit students and staff, and fundraise; while managing the complex requirements around data privacy, accessibility, hosting and security. Finalsite products and services include award-winning website designs, a robust content management system, mass communications tools, a powerful enrollment management system, innovative inbound marketing tools, data integration, training, support and marketing consulting. Finalsite is headquartered in Glastonbury, CT, USA with employees who work remotely in nearly every state in the U.S. as well as Europe, South America, and Asia. For more information, please visit www.finalsite.com.

VISION

Finalsite will transform the way school communities engage with their schools.

SUMMARY OF THE ROLE

As part of the Product Engineering Team, the QA Automation Engineer will work collaboratively with a team of software engineers, and QA Analysts, developing test plans, crafting automated tests and regression test coverage. There is a degree of manual testing also required (usually less than 30%) to get familiar with new features and our software. The QA Automation Engineer’s responsibilities include following the development of new features to develop automated test approaches, maintain automated tests running successfully, investigating spec failures and logging issues when found, updating specs when required to fulfill the intended coverage, and ensure test suite runs before each scheduled release.

LOCATION

100% Remote - Anywhere within the US

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to the stabilization of Finalsite’s Enrollment Management System (EMS)
• Analyze new features and create automated tests for them using Cypress.io or a similar platform.
• Create and manage automated tests to expand test coverage of the existing automated test suite
• Spend 30% or less time testing features manually, to learn and to keep new features rolling
• Participate as part of a cross-functional team to create and manage tests.
• Report and track defects resulting from the test effort.
• Interact with members from Support and Professional Services departments as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field (Computer Science, Software Engineering, etc.) or 1–3 years experience testing software.
• Able to quickly learn new software and, execute and write automated test scripts to validate functionality.
• Proficiency with web technologies like JavaScript, CSS and HTML
• Demonstrated strong analytical and problem solving skills in a client/server and web based environment.
• Detail-oriented, with the intelligence, persistence, and creativity to appropriately and thoroughly test software.
• Able to think like an end-user and critically evaluate software features and user interface to maximize customer satisfaction.
• Link to All Staff Competencies and Mental and Physical Requirements

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Finalsite offers 100% fully remote employment opportunities, however, these opportunities are limited to permanent residents of the United States. Current residency, as well as continued residency within the United States is required to obtain (and retain) employment with Finalsite.

DISCLOSURES

Finalsite is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact Finalsite's People Operations Team. Finalsite is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Finalsite will ensure that persons with disabilities or special needs are provided a reasonable accommodation. Ensure your Finalsite job offer is legitimate and don't fall victim to fraud. Ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of verbal communication and ensure your email correspondence is coming from a finalsite.com email domain. For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at finalsite.com/jobs.