Quality Engineer

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External Job Description

Job Summary

Mid-level Quality Engineer who independently implements and refines the team’s test automation strategy, taking ownership of testing for moderately complex features and systems. You design and maintain comprehensive automated tests across unit, integration, and E2E levels, proactively identifying opportunities to reduce flakiness and convert manual processes into efficient scripts. With growing autonomy, you mentor juniors, participate in cross-team collaborations, and contribute to improving test tools and practices for better overall software reliability.

Job Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end test strategy and coverage for a major product vertical or cross-cutting area.
• Design and ship new high-leverage test infrastructure (device farms, traffic replay, chaos scripts).
• Drive suite runtime under 10 min and flake rate <0.1% for your areas.
• Replace entire manual regression suites with automated, hermetic equivalents.
• Block launches when automated guards fail; your red is authoritative.
• Build reusable test libraries or platforms adopted by multiple teams.
• Mentor IC3 QEs and developers on testing best practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management to support departmental and organizational objectives.

Key Relationships

• All SWEs (Internal) - Partner to build automatic validation of semantics and functionality of software
• SREs (Internal) - Partner to integrate testing into CI systems
• QA Analysts (Internal) - Partner to ensure all parts of the software are validated – automated or not

Education, Experience & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (Required)
• Master's Degree (Preferred)

Experience: Minimum 2 years required

Competencies

• Collaboration & Teamwork:
  • Actively engages in discussions, asking and answering questions effectively.
  • Works well with team members, helping to coordinate efforts and integrating contributions.
  • Shares resources or information with others to ensure team success.
  • Comfortable with changing roles or responsibilities as required by the team’s goals.
• Accountability:
  • Identifies potential issues before they escalate and takes initiative in addressing them. Doesn’t wait for others to point out problems but actively seeks to resolve them.
  • Openly acknowledges mistakes and takes steps to fix them. Actively seeks feedback and looks for ways to improve based on those lessons.
  • Takes responsibility not just for individual tasks, but also for collaborative work. If something goes wrong in a team effort, they contribute to finding the solution while ensuring their part is addressed.
  • Regularly looks for ways to improve their work and the work processes, taking ownership of improvements and contributing positively to the team’s success.
• Comfort with Ambiguity:
  • Comfortable navigating situations where the guidelines or expected outcomes are unclear. Recognizes that uncertainty is part of the process and can adapt accordingly.
  • Able to take initiative and move forward with decision-making, even when the path is not fully clear. Seeks out relevant information and makes informed decisions despite the ambiguity.
  • Actively reflects on experiences in ambiguous environments, learning from them and applying those lessons to future uncertain situations. Becomes more confident in handling ambiguity over time.
• Technical Learning:
  • Can apply technical knowledge to solve problems, complete tasks, and contribute to projects with minimal guidance.
  • Continuously learns new tools, techniques, or methodologies that are relevant to their role and contributes to their ongoing professional development.

• • Actively explores and learns how new technologies or methodologies might enhance their work and adapts existing skills to incorporate them.

Skills & Qualifications

• Collaboration: Independently coordinates with colleagues across the team to align on goals, proactively shares relevant information and resources, and helps resolve minor interpersonal or workflow friction to keep collaborative efforts on track. Adapts communication style to suit different team members and leverages the diverse strengths of the group to improve problem-solving and outcomes.
• Communication: Independently tailors spoken and written communication to suit different audiences and contexts, adjusting tone, format, and level of detail without prompting. Actively listens to stakeholders, synthesizes information accurately, and articulates ideas in a way that promotes shared understanding across a variety of workplace situations.
• Documentation: Independently maintains thorough and organized documentation of compliance activities, ensuring records are accurate, up-to-date, and accessible to relevant stakeholders. Applies sound judgment in determining the appropriate level of detail and structure needed for different types of compliance documentation without requiring oversight.
• Interpersonal: Independently builds positive working relationships across teams, consistently demonstrating active listening and clear, empathetic communication in routine interactions. Addresses conflicts constructively by identifying common ground and facilitating straightforward resolutions without escalation. Collaborates effectively with diverse colleagues, adapting communication style to different audiences and situations.
• Technical Skills: The individual independently uses specialized tools, software, and techniques to complete a broad range of tasks within their field with consistent accuracy and efficiency. They troubleshoot moderately complex technical problems without frequent external assistance, adapting their approach as system or process requirements evolve. They are able to evaluate available tools and select the most appropriate method to meet the demands of a given task.

 

Working Conditions

 

• Work is primarily sedentary and requires frequent use of a computer, keyboard, and mouse.

 

Please note that this Job Description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), WIS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to effectively perform the essential functions of the job.

 

 

 

For more information on WIS, visit our website at www.wisntl.com

 

WIS is an Equal Opportunity Employer,

committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.