Software Engineer III

RELX; Alpharetta (GA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Quality Assurance Specialist to innovate testing capabilities and enhance product quality. Responsibilities include automating testing, collaborating with teams, and continuously improving testing methodologies. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and relevant experience in automation and programming.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience in automation, ECL control language, and Python.
• Experience in using HPCC Platform and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required.

Responsibilities

• Lead improvements in testing efficiency and quality.
• Configure and maintain testing tools and environments.
• Plan and execute automated and performance testing.

Skills

Automation of CI/CD pipelines

Python programming

ECL control language

HPCC Platform

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Innovate process improvements that enable efficient delivery and maintenance with consistent direction. Research available tools and lead or participate in initiatives to identify and implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality. Identify areas for cooperation with other teams to improve overall quality and, with peers or others, implement initiatives improving testing capability and efficiency. Configure, maintain, and/or administer testing tools or environments. Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification. Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards. Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business. Plan and execute automated and performance tests working with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts. Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly. Ensure that testing addresses requirements as agreed with other stakeholders. Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality. Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs. Research and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers. Maintain awareness of the state of the industry and evaluate emerging trends/ developments that may benefit the organization. Conduct project reviews, ensuring review criteria are defined, and implementing procedures for ensuring quality control of project deliverables. Cooperate in the enhancement of the methodologies employed for test planning and execution, defect tracking, and metric and status reporting. Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices. Maintain framework for record retention in order to support internal and external IT audits. Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate. Identify areas for improvement and, with leadership, peers, or others, implement initiatives improving overall capability and efficiency. Ensure results of root cause analyses are addressed. Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business. Perform other duties as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field required. 3 years of experience in job offered or related occupations required. Also required is: 3 years of experience in: ECL control language; working in HPCC Platform for data refinery; using Python programming language; and Automation of CI/CD pipelines for GitHub in connection with HPCC environments/platform.

Employee reports to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. office in Alpharetta, GA, but may telecommute from any location within the U.S. Experience can be concurrent.

#LI-DNI

#ICT

LexisNexis, a division of RELX, is an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form: https://forms.office.com/r/eVgFxjLmAK , or please contact 1-855-833-5120.

Please read our Candidate Privacy Policy.