Remote Appian Test Engineering Lead

Groundswell; Montana; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

401K matching

Job summary

Groundswell is seeking an experienced Appian Test Engineering Lead to support the development of web-based applications with automation testing experience. You will play a strategic role in QA, leading test strategy, environment design, and data, while mentoring the testing team and coordinating with developers and project managers.

Required to have 5+ years in software testing, 2+ years in automation, and familiarity with Playwright and Selenium.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in information technology or related discipline from an accredited college or university.
• 5+ years of software testing experience, working with developers, project and release managers, system administrators, business analysts, and database administrators.
• 2+ years of automation testing experience.
• Experience leading a team and mentoring junior team members.
• Experience interpreting requirements, writing quality control documentation (e.g. Test Reports), and writing user acceptance test plans (including Acceptance Criteria).
• Knowledge of Test Management, Automation toolsets and processes.
• Knowledge of Performance Testing process and cadence.
• Proficiency with test automation and test management tools, like Playwright and Selenium.
• Great organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and communicate and work productively as part of fully remote and/or hybrid teams.
• Must be a U.S. citizen in accordance with contract requirements. Must be able to obtain and maintain any required government security clearance or background check.

Responsibilities

• Play a strategic role in the overall design and implementation of the quality assurance program.
• Lead the development of overall test strategy, test environment design, and test data.
• Provide leadership in the selection and hiring, training, mentoring, project performance evaluations of testing team members.
• Plan, execute, and report on software development and maintenance testing.
• Review and provide recommendations regarding test documentation.
• Develop test plans and procedures in support of system evaluation based upon specifications and technical data articulated in requirements documents.
• Develop and implement data collection plans based on data collection requirements, to include training for operators and data collectors.
• Conduct required reviews of all data collection forms and operational logs collected during test.
• Review Test Incident Reports for accuracy and completeness.
• Support analysis of documented user requirements and assists in the design of test plans in support of user requirements.
• Work and collaborate with testing working groups for test related issues and topics.
• Provide timely communication regarding upgrades and downtimes (planned & unplanned), system changes, or common issues.
• Understand how to properly report bugs and properly escalation issues as needed.
• Perform technical reviews; ensure adherence to quality processes.

Skills

Automation testing

Team leadership

Requirements interpretation

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology

Tools

Playwright

Selenium

Job description

Groundswell is seeking an experienced Appian Test Engineering Lead to support the development of web-based applications with automation testing experience. You will play a strategic role in QA, leading test strategy, environment design, and data, while mentoring the testing team and coordinating with developers and project managers.

Required to have 5+ years in software testing, 2+ years in automation, and familiarity with Playwright and Selenium.