What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software QA Engineer position at Gunnison Consulting Group, Inc.?
Description
The Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer will respond to user support requests and feedback, research user needs, set and maintain quality standards by QA testing, and develop product training materials.
Key Responsibilities
The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.
Benefits
Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:
In 1994 Gunnison Consulting Group began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.
The Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer will respond to user support requests and feedback, research user needs, set and maintain quality standards by QA testing, and develop product training materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases.
- Identify, document, and track software defects and issues.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in code reviews and provide feedback on software design and functionality.
- Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies.
- 4 years of experience with software testing, including manual and automated testing, testing tools including Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright for automation, along with experience in API testing using tools like Postman or Jmeter, and test case tools like TestRails.
- Communication and Collaboration: have effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate within a team environment, including sharing progress, asking for help when needed, and providing constructive feedback.
- Continuous Learning: have an eagerness to learn and adapt to new technologies, frameworks, and best practices in web development and cloud infrastructure management.
- Technology Knowledge: maintain knowledge and skills on existing and emerging agile best practices, technologies relevant to supported projects, security best practices, etc.
- Bachelor’s or equivalent work experience.
- Software Testing: Strong knowledge of manual and automated testing methodologies.
- Automation Tools: Experience with testing frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.
- Programming Knowledge: Experience with Python, JavaScript, or C# for test automation scripting.
- Test Management Tools: Familiarity with tools like JIRA, TestRail, or Zephyr for test case management.
- API Testing: Experience using Postman, REST Assured, or SoapUI for API testing.
- Performance Testing: Understanding of tools like Artillery, JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner to test application scalability and speed.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Experience integrating tests into CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or GitLab CI.
The salary range for this position depends upon multiple factors including location, the individual's knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, and contract-specific budget constraints and organizational requirements.
Benefits
Gunnison Consulting Group's total compensation package also includes bonus and profit-sharing opportunities, depending on company and employee performance. Available employee benefits include:
- 3 weeks of Personal Leave your first year
- 11 paid Holidays each year
- 5 days of Flexible Time Off each year
- 401(k) company match at 50% up to 10% of your salary
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Public Transportation Subsidies
- Certifications and Training Allowance - $2,500/year!
- Gunnison takes on ambitious projects. We target fun, challenging work that requires creative thinking and innovation.
- Quality is our top priority.
- Gunnison employee benefits meet or exceed what other companies in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area offer.
- There is a great sense of camaraderie at Gunnison. This is an atmosphere we will maintain as we continue to grow.
- We are growing rapidly and the opportunity for individual professional growth with Gunnison is outstanding.
- We hire for careers at Gunnison, not to fill a position.
In 1994 Gunnison Consulting Group began serving the greater Washington, D.C. metro area, focused on tackling our customers' most ambitious technology projects. By creating a culture dedicated to enabling our customers and employees to achieve more than they ever thought they could, the company has thrived for over 25 years.
Salary : $2,500
