Lead Quality Assurance Engineer
Denver, CO, United States
We are looking for a Lead Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer - Performance to join our team. You will be a key member of the Vega engineering team driving improvements to our products’ performance, scalability and reliability. You will also be responsible for developing, modifying, and executing related test plans and test automation; and reporting on the outcomes of performance test runs. If this sounds like an opportunity you are interested in, then we would love to talk to you!
About You – experience, education, skills, and accomplishments
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar field, or equivalent industry experience
5+ years of experience in quality assurance
3+ years of hands-on experience developing the performance test strategies of modern web applications, APIs and services.
3+ years of experience contributing to test automation frameworks using Java, Python or similar.
3+ years of experience working within and dynamically scaling a cloud-based environment such as Amazon AWS.
It would be great if you also had…
Experience with defining and coordinating the performance testing of web applications and their supporting architecture
Experience with executing and reporting the performance testing of web applications
Experience conducting and evaluating performance testing using JMeter, Gatling, Jenkins, Linux, AWS or similar
Experience with monitoring tools such as Datadog, Grafana, etc.
Experience contributing to test automation frameworks using Java, Python or similar (TestNG, Page Object Model, Maven, Gradle etc.)
Experience with relational databases and SQL.
Experience working in a collaborative Agile development environment.
Experience performing requirements analysis and actively contributing to user story refinement
Understanding of the software development lifecycle
Familiarity with remote Selenium Grid (LambdaTest, SauceLabs, BrowserStack.)
Ability to work with Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.)
Familiarity with open source libraries and tools
Familiarity with Distributed VCS (Git, Bitbucket) and branch management
Proficient with UNIX or Windows system essentials
Able to perform code reviews and discuss code/schema changes in Java, Python, SQL or similar
What will you be doing in this role?
Test software applications and reports problems to development team
Create and maintains test plans, a test environment, test data, and testing tools
Participate in the software development process to enable and continually measure improvements in quality
Work with development teams to assure expected functionality of software applications
Consistent and efficient execution of existing manual and automated tests
Continual development and execution of new manual and automated test solutions as appropriate
Maintains flexibility and strong working relationships with peers and management
May lead and manage project planning for the teams
May provide guidance and coaching to less-experienced peers
Product you will be developing
The Vega project is a very forward-thinking engagement and customer relations suite of tools for public libraries, to help library administrators reach out to and involve both their patrons and their communities in with more directed and personalized interactions. Vega is an AWS based SaaS multi-tenant platform, with multiple cross functional components which combine to deliver a unified, connected data experience across a library’s internal and marketing data, to a customer interaction management suite that is available for use by public libraries worldwide!
About the Team
You will be joining one of our agile development teams and will work alongside developers, designers, product experts and QA engineers to deliver frequent value to library staff and patrons across the globe.
Hours of Work
Full time, permanent
Although duties are typically performed during normal business hours, occasional off-hours may be required
Hybrid working schedule of 2-3 days/week on-site
Must live within a commutable distance to one of our US office locations: Ann Arbor, MI highly preferred. Will also consider Alexandria, VA and Denver, CO
Clarivate is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vets/Minorities/Women/Disabled