Quality Engineer (SDET)

West Bend Insurance Company; Madison (WI); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Prescription Insurance

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Bonus eligible based on performance

Job summary

West Bend Insurance Company in Wisconsin seeks a Quality Engineer to ensure high-quality solutions through effective testing strategies. Candidates will collaborate with full stack teams to build automation and implement comprehensive test plans.

This full-time position offers a hybrid schedule and a salary range of $84,000 to $115,000 based on experience. Benefits include medical insurance, a 401(k) plan with company match, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience as a QA engineer.
• Proficient in test automation frameworks.
• Experience in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated test suites.
• Collaborate with product owners for test case reviews.
• Perform exploratory testing to enhance user experience.

Skills

QA experience

Test automation frameworks

Object Oriented programming

Agile and CI/CD environments

Cloud native solutions

API testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

.Net

Postman

SQL

NoSQL

Job description

Company Overview

Recognized as a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Top Workplace for 14 consecutive years, including three years of being honored as number one! Join us at West Bend, where we believe that our associates are our greatest asset. We hire talented individuals who are conscientious, dedicated, customer focused, and able to build lasting relationships. We create and maintain an environment where you feel a sense of belonging and appreciation. Your diversity of thought, experience, and knowledge are valued. We’re committed to fostering a welcoming culture, offering you opportunities for meaningful work and professional growth. More than a workplace, we celebrate our successes and take pride in serving our communities.

Job Summary

The Personal Lines IT team is seeking a Quality Engineer to bring a test driven, quality first mindset to our current and upcoming initiatives. As part of a group of full stack developers, analysts and product owners you’ll be shaping and executing our test strategy to deliver consistent, reliable, high performing solutions. This includes building test automation as well as devising exploratory test plans with an eye towards both functional and non-functional requirements. Come join our collaborative, high-performing team and help perform a critical role in setting a high standard for quality.

Work Location

This is not a remote position. Candidates who are located within 50 miles of a West Bend office location will work a hybrid schedule (at least 3 days/week) for collaboration days, team meetings or other in‑person events. The position can be based in West Bend, Madison or Appleton.

External applications will be accepted on a rolling basis while the position remains open.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Required

• 2 or more years of relevant experience as a QA engineer
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, etc.)
• Proficiency with Object Oriented programming concepts and languages (C#, Java, etc.)
• Worked within Agile and CI/CD environments
• Experience with cloud native solutions and API testing
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science related field or equivalent experience

Preferred

• .Net experience and proficiency
• Familiarity with scripting languages and ReactJS
• Experience with Postman, JSON and XML
• Experience with database querying and testing (SQL and NoSQL)
• P&C Insurance knowledge

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with product owners and business analysts to ensure hidden, missed, or invalid use cases or conditions are clarified, as well as establishing and understanding of users’ workflows and wants/needs
• Designs and implements automated test suites throughout the software development lifecycle, including unit, component, acceptance and regression tests
• Partners with developers to review and suggest test cases
• Performs exploratory testing to compliment automated tests to look for user experience improvements
• Invests in continuous improvement for self and the team’s testing approach/strategy to optimize feedback loops for system quality and reliability

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Salary Statement

The salary range for this position is $84,000 - $115,000. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. Compensation decisions are made by West Bend and are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

Benefits

• Medical & Prescription Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life and Accidental Death & Disability
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Pet Insurance
• Paid Time Off. Standard first year PTO is 17 days, pro-rated based on month of hire. Enhanced PTO may be available for experienced candidates
• Bonus eligible based on performance
• West Bend will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act for Colorado employees, in accordance with its plans and policies.

EEO

West Bend provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, and promotion.