Software Development Test Engineer

Electrify America is committed to revolutionizing the way people charge. As the country's largest open DC fast charging network, Electrify America is actively contributing to electrifying mobility today and building a more sustainable future.

At Electrify America, we value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to sustainability. We strive to establish a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees can develop personally and professionally. As a team member at this rapidly growing company, you can work on state-of-the-art technology and join a team making a significant impact in the world. If you're interested in joining a dynamic, innovative company, Electrify America is a place where you can learn, grow, and make a difference!

Role Summary

The Software Development Engineer in Test reports to the Senior Manager, Software Quality Assurance, and is responsible for leading technical testing solutions for the software quality teams overseeing Electrify America’s cloud-based network management system (backend).

As a leader of a software testing automation team, the SDET is responsible for planning, developing, and performing automated software tests during an Agile software development cycle. The SDET is passionate about software quality and doing software development right, they help the development team to self-organize and manage tasks efficiently and in alignment with priorities and objectives.

The SDET is a subject matter expert in test automation and continuous integration testing practices and tools.

Role Responsibilities

Main responsibility – Oversee Development of Back End Software Test Automation (40%)

• Lead an overall program for backend software test automation following industry best practices.
• Lead key test automation resources and provide an automation roadmap for regression testing ensuring objectives are met over time.
• Drive continuous improvement of test coverage, creating a scalable testing approach and reducing reliance on manual test case by increase the percentage of test cases that are automated per alignment plan with management.
• Collaborate with DevOps groups to incorporate automated testing into code deployments and pipelines.
• Own and refine SQA test automation frameworks.
  
  

Drive Continuous Quality Improvement on all software platforms (40%)

• Help with the evolution of SDLC processes as relates to QA/DevOps
• Drive adoption and transition away from manual testing to automated testing.
• Own the test pipelines for Jenkins CI integrations and deployments.
  
  

D ay to Day Project Management (20%)

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and stakeholders, to define quality goals and deliverables
• Develop and implement QA strategies, standards, and processes to ensure consistent and efficient testing practices.
• Drive the adoption of automation testing techniques and tools, with the objective of increasing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the QA process
• Collaborate with product owners to define acceptance criteria and ensure proper test coverage.
• Lead QA team in scrum ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives and daily stand-up meetings as regards testing automation projects.
• Be the SME for the backend testing automation group
• Possess an overall understanding of the backend architecture
• Work with front end team on dependencies and cross functional items, as needed.
• Work with external software vendors to ensure high quality of software deliverables to EA.
  
  

Years Of Relevant Experience

• 5-8 years experience in Software Quality Assurance, technical focus, or leadership
• 5 years software coding
• 5 years in software testing
• 3 years in software development testing automation
  
  

Education (Required)

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or Related Field
  
  

Education (Desired)

• Advanced Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
  
  

Skills

• Analytical and conceptual thinking – using logic and reason, creative and strategic to solve problems
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in leading quality product development teams involving multiple stakeholders (internal resources and external suppliers)
• Leads resources effectively and contributes to the overall success of the company.
• Technical background with an ability to quickly understand complex products and systems
• Leadership skills
• Problem solving
• Customer focused
• Results oriented / tenacious achiever who get results
• Exceptional Communication skills – interpersonal, presentation and written
• Computer savvy – skilled in the use of software
• Demonstrated record of precision & integrity in past work assignments
• Demonstrated high level of initiative
  
  

Specialized Skills (Required)

• Experience in leading automated software quality assurance teams and projects.
• Experience with Agile project management, including Confluence and JIRA tools.
• Proficiency in QA methodologies, software testing principles, concepts, verification/ validation techniques, and test management.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, TDD, Agile practices
• Strong knowledge of software test types and testing strategies
• Proven practical knowledge and experience in automated testing
• Knowledge and experience testing web service APIs
• Knowledge and experience testing mobile applications
• Knowledge and experience testing relational databases.
• Understanding of software security, cybersecurity defects and testing
• Proven practical knowledge and skills programming in Java and Python
• Understanding of usability and UX testing
• Strong communication skills. Ability to work well with remote/offsite resources
  
  

Specialized Skills (Desired)

• Knowledge of the Automotive business especially focusing on EV vehicles and their integration with IoT solutions, including OCPP and OCPI
• Working knowledge of Java
• Good presentation skills.
• ISTQB Certified
• MongoDB, PostgresSQL or similar experience
• AWS/Cloud Computing proficiency.
  
  

Work Flexibility

• Reston office, and Ashburn lab.Travel 20%
  
  

Electrify America is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

Hybrid

Primary Location

United States-Virginia-Reston