Sr Software Test Engineer - GS

Sr Software Test Engineer - GS

Sr Software Test Engineer - GS


Location
China, Nanjing


Req # 13080
Functional Area
Product Development/Engineering


Preferred Experience
Mid-Career Level


Preferred Education
Bachelors Degree








Position Summary
Primary owner of the test planning, test case design and interaction with developers in creating solutions to improve quality of software products. Demonstrates expertise in a variety of test and QA practices, concepts and procedures. Relies on extensive judgment and wide-ranging experience to plan and accomplish goals with engineering team(s). Performs consultation on complex projects. Provides leadership and coordination across multiple concurrent projects with complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires both broad and in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Exercises judgment in providing guidance regarding methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Assists Leads and STEs in all aspects of the quality control process.

. Responsible for driving the planning and execution of testing/QA of software product features.
. Provides guidance and leadership to other engineers and management about functionality, efficacy and quality.
. Leads conception and writing of test strategy and/or test cases and scripts for major release/core functional areas.
. Drives review and approval process, estimation, sets up test environments, executes tests, records results and defects, and provides guidance and mentoring to developers to reproduce problems and get them resolved.
. Helps establish severity and scope to guide prioritization for resolution by Engineering.
. Leads others on prescribed software engineering and test processes and procedures.
. Is an expert at applying the appropriate quality control tools to a requirement.
. Presents software defect tracking and regression updates and reports to various stakeholders through the entire project release.
. Reviews, establishes and maintains thorough and accurate documentation as well as templates and improvement of processes.
. Keeps technically abreast of trends and advancements within area of specialization, incorporating these improvements into the overall process and anticipating their application in future projects.
. Incorporates broader test strategy into project workflow process.
. Leads the development, execution and maintenance of manual and/or automated test procedures.
. Analyzes and reproduces problems reported by Customer Support team.
. Analyzes requirements and evaluates, and plans methods of approach to solve problems central to an assigned research or programming project and the estimated resources for completion.
. Maintains close liaison with other departments on technical matters and may work closely with vendors or customers.
. Represents group in project team meetings and accurately communicates results.
. Maintains and drives continuous quality improvement in meeting internal and external customer requirements and maintaining awareness to meet lifications and Requirements
. Demonstrated expert level knowledge in test methodologies, QA process, defect tracking, and software release cycle.
. Thorough knowledge of software release procedures and software defect tracking.
. Strong understanding of software globalization methodology, character encoding scheme (CES), character sets (CS), input method editors (IME), international keyboards, fonts and cultural differences between languages/GEOs.
. Demonstrated ability to apply appropriate test methodologies including writing test plans and test cases.
. Significant knowledge of Operating Systems and networking.
. Experience with automated test tools.
. Strong experience with test effort estimation and tracking and keeping teams on schedule.
. Solid ability to lead others, provide guidance and mentoring, and set project priorities.
. Depending on group, programming proficiency (e.g C, C++, Java, PERL).
. Strong English skill is required for regular written and oral communication (TOEIC >750)

. BS or MS degree or equivalent in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field. For individuals holding an advanced degree in one of these fields, additional years of formal education may be regarded as equivalent work experience.
. Minimum 8+ years of directly related work experience. Equivalent experience may be substituted for formal education.
. 5+ years of experience (or equivalent) in software globalization testing, both functionality and user interface.
. 5+ years of experience in software release cycle.
. At least 1 year of experience in managing offshore contractor.