Quality Engineer I

Credit One Bank; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Credit One Bank in Las Vegas seeks a Quality Engineer I to develop, perform, and coordinate testing according to project priorities. The role requires analyzing software and testing new environments to ensure user requirements are met and production guidelines are followed.

The candidate will craft test strategies, decompose requirements into test cases, manage data needs, and coordinate with developers and users to optimize testing, troubleshoot defects, and track their resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably IT related.
• 1-2 years’ experience as a software tester with emphasis on writing test plans and test scripts required.
• 1 year of experience with web-enabling technologies, including web enterprise servers, web programming languages, SQL databases and exposure to client/server development required.
• Experience with end-to-end software system testing required.
• Basic understanding of software processing.
• Ability to communicate to a diverse group of IT management and business users is required.
• Candidate must have strong analytical and problem management skills to resolve issues in testing environments.
• Candidate must be able to multi-task across a wide range of test environments and projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop the test case execution plan, oversee test case execution, manage issues, and report metrics.
• Perform assigned testing per the Test Plan, document, and report results.
• Execute regression tests for revised applications.
• Maintain records of all application testing; prepare reports summarizing testing results.
• Collaborate with developers and users to optimize testing, defect isolation, and defect tracking.
• Review functional and technical documentation to identify requirements for test plans, test cases, and scripts.
• Create, modify, and execute precise manual test cases to business requirements for new functionality.
• Submit, track, and validate defects in a tracking system.
• Work with deployment team on after-hours deployments and QA testing for production updates.
• Provide regular status updates to manager and project manager, updating tasks and estimates.

Job description

Description

Position Summary

The Quality Engineer I role develops, performs, and coordinates test efforts according to prescribed project priorities. This person must possess strong deductive reasoning, extreme attention to detail, persistence, and patience. This role requires the candidate to develop an intimate knowledge of the existing application environment and the ability to evaluate and test new or modified environments/programs to verify that the application/environment functions according to user requirements and conforms to established production guidelines.

In addition to understanding the software functionality, this person will develop a working understanding of the interfacing applications, test environments, and the Testing Services tools and methodologies. Test strategy formulation will include decomposing the business and technical requirements into test case scenarios, defining test data requirements, managing test case creation, devising contingency plans, and other preparation activities.

Essential Job Functions

• Develop the test case execution plan, oversee test case execution, manage issues, and report metrics.
• Perform assigned testing per the Test Plan, document, and report results.
• Execute regression tests for revised applications.
• Maintain records of all application testing; prepare reports summarizing testing results.
• Collaborate with developers and users to optimize testing, defect isolation, and defect tracking.
• Review functional and technical documentation in order to identify requirements for the creation of test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Create, modify, and execute precise manual test cases to business requirements for new application functionality.
• Submit, track, and validate defects in a tracking system.
• Work with the deployment team participating in after-hours deployments and quality assurance testing efforts to test production environment updates before they are distributed, as well as validating production once deployment is complete.
• Provide regular status updates to manager and project manager, updating tasks, and tasks estimates as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, preferably IT related.
• 1-2 years’ experience as a software tester with emphasis on writing test plans and test scripts required.
• 1 year of experience with web-enabling technologies, including web enterprise servers, web programming languages, SQL databases and exposure to client/server development required.
• Experience with end-to-end software system testing required.
• Basic understanding of software processing.
• Ability to communicate to a diverse group of IT management and business users is required.
• Candidate must have strong analytical and problem management skills to be able to resolve issues as they arise in the testing environments.
• Candidate must be able to multi-task across a wide range of test environments and projects.
• Prior experience participating in large, complex technology projects is required.
• Other skill sets that would be useful are 2-3 years of prior testing experience or banking experience in one or more of the following delivery channels - Retail Banking, Telephone Call Center, or Credit Card Services.
• Ability to formulate a test strategy based on technical specification documents and business requirements.
• Overtime required on an as needed basis.
• Availability to work various shifts, extended hours and to provide on-call support as required.

Preferred

• Exposure to .NET technologies, web services, stored procedures, and middle tier applications.
• Understanding of or experience with virtual environments.

Credit One Bank, N.A. is a data-driven financial services company based in Las Vegas. Founded in 1984, Credit One Bank offers a spectrum of credit card products for people in all stages of financial life.

Credit One Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.

Reasonable accommodation can be made for those who require them, including access to job applications and workplace accommodation.

Employment at Credit One Bank is based on mutual consent (also known as at will). This means that employees and the Bank may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause and with or without notice.