Lead Quality Engineer

Crate and Barrel; Northbrook (IL); Remote; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a driven Lead Quality Engineer to join their innovative team. This fully remote role involves owning test script development, defect analysis, and mentoring fellow engineers. You'll collaborate closely with business analysts and developers to enhance software functionality while ensuring quality through rigorous testing practices. If you have a passion for quality engineering and a desire to make a significant impact in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a company that values creativity and inclusivity in the pursuit of excellence in home furnishings.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering with a strong understanding of software QE concepts.
• Experience with automation tools and proficiency in programming languages like Java or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute manual & automated test scripts and ensure proper documentation.
• Lead and mentor Quality Engineers and manage outside contract testers.

Skills

Automation Tools

Java

JavaScript

SQL Server

NoSQL

API Testing

BDD/TDD

Agile Methodology

Tools

Selenium

QTP

NightwatchJS

Codeception

Cypress

Rest-Assured

SoapUI

Postman

Job description

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people’s homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.

We’re here for it. We think you should be too. We’re looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Lead Quality Engineer.

This position is fully remote with some travel to our headquarters in Northbrook, IL.

A day in the life as a Lead Quality Engineer…

• Own manual & automated test script development and execution, data sourcing/data provisioning, defect analysis, and ensuring that proper test result documentation and processes are followed as per the test strategy.
• Partner with the business analysts/product managers, developers and end-users to ensure that test scripts are developed or modified to cover new functionality and/or enhancements that are introduced into the production system on an ongoing basis.
• Lead and mentor Quality Engineers, as well as help manage outside contract testers.
• Perform initial analysis of defects identified during the testing cycle and escalate issues as required to the functional support teams for resolution and ensure that the defects are closed within the required timeframe.
• Analyze defects identified in production system to ensure that the proper controls are implemented in the regression test bed to ensure that the defect does not occur in production again.
• Leverage automation of regression test scripts in order to reduce the amount of time and resources required to execute the regression test bed.
• Write SQL queries or appropriate assertion routines to validate software functions, if applicable.
• Create automated API test scripts using appropriate assertions to validate/certify the APIs.

What you’ll bring to the table…

• Experience designing and building framework using automation tools (Selenium, QTP, NightwatchJS, Codeception, Cypress, mabl etc.) is required. Willingness to learn new tools and frameworks is required.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java or JavaScript is required.
• Proficiency testing one or more databases like SQL Server, NoSQL, Big Query is required.
• API testing tools & automation (Rest-Assured, SoapUI, Postman, SOAtest or CA LISA etc.) experience is required.
• Experience with BDD/TDD (Cucumber/Gherkin) is preferred.
• Experience designing test strategies and end-to-end test scenarios and estimating test efforts.

We’d love to hear from you if you have…

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering.
• Excellent understanding of software QE concepts, recommended practices, and methodology that cover functional testing, integration testing, regression testing and UAT.
• Demonstrated experience working with offshore resources.
• Strong understanding of Agile and traditional SDLC.

Minimum Starting Rate: $92,000.00 Annually Up to: $115,000.00 Annually. Pay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.