Software Quality Engineer II

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC); Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) seeks a Software Quality Engineer II to create, maintain, and execute automated tests, break down test scope, and identify automation opportunities. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure test coverage and quality, writing complex scripts and SQL statements for functional, API, and backend validation.

The role emphasizes automation, cross-team coordination, DevOps support, and continuous improvement within a fast-paced travel data platform

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Math; Master’s Degree preferred; equivalent work experience considered
• At least 2 years of experience as a Software Quality Engineer
• Experience in QA tools such as TestRail and collaboration tools like JIRA/Confluence
• Expert knowledge of QA methodologies and automated testing tools (Playwright, Selenium, Jenkins)
• Programming experience in C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript preferred
• Experience with automated frameworks and metrics
• Experience in data verification and reports testing (Jasper, Tableau)
• Experience in DevOps and Test-Driven Development
• Experience testing in a Cloud environment, preferably AWS
• Experience in functional automated testing
• Familiar with Windows, UNIX and/or Linux environments
• Experience in databases/SQL
• Thrives in fast-paced web app development
• Excellent problem-solving and process-improvement skills
• Agile development certification preferred
• Strong sense of ownership and drive for results
• Excellent communication skills for client and team interaction

Responsibilities

• Review and interpret requirements and design documents to derive automated test scope and strategy for functional and API verification scripts.
• Participate in cross-functional teams and multi-site meetings; coordinate testing across environments.
• Assist DevOps with continuous integration; implement methods and techniques.
• Write complex functional scripts and SQL statements; automate test execution for verification and backend validation.
• Create and present scripts that meet project goals and recommend automation improvements.
• Provide automated testing LOE and baseline estimates; allocate testing tasks in project plans.

Skills

2+ years QA experience

QA methodologies

Automated testing

DevOps

Test-Driven Development

AWS

Functional automated testing

Windows

UNIX/Linux

SQL

Problem-solving

Ownership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Math

Agile certification (preferred)

Tools

TestRail

JIRA

Confluence

Playwright

Selenium

Jenkins

Jasper

Tableau

AWS

Job description

About The Role

It\'s a great time to join us at Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)! ARC accelerates the growth of global air travel by delivering forward-looking travel data, flexible distribution services and other innovative industry solutions. We are a leading travel intelligence company with the world’s largest, most comprehensive global airline ticket dataset, including more than 15 billion passenger flights. By working here, you can contribute to solutions and expertise that strengthen economies and enrich lives. We think big, embrace challenges and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.

Software Quality Engineer II

ARC is looking for a Software Quality Engineer II to review project documentation (requirements/user stories, designs) to create, present, and maintain test artifacts including automated tests. Break down test scope and identify automation opportunities. Coordinate automated testing within a project. Create, update, and execute test scripts. Identify, create, and maintain test data sets. Provide support and ensure adherence to quality automation standards. Maintain required automated test documentation and reporting. Work in cross-functional teams with development and collaborate with all project team members in a productive way.

What You\'ll Get To Do

• Review and interpret requirements/user stories and design documents to understand the application(s) or areas assigned to derive automated test scope& strategy for functional and API verification scripts. This includes determination and creation of test data sets.


• Participate in cross-functional teams / multi-site meetings and initiatives, ensure the interdepartmental integration of the automation function for software test planning. Contribute to project discussion and provide input on feasibility of functionality and testability of ideas and requirements. Coordination of testing across multiple environments to ensure streamlined automated testing, minimize redundancy and reduce risk or erroneous defects.


• Assist DevOps with continuous integration. Exercise good judgement in implementing methods and techniques


• Write complex functional scripts from the analysis of requirements and design documents. Write and execute simple to highly complex SQL statements. Automated test execution for functional verification, system integration, and backend validation.


• Create and present scripts that meet the project goals and department strategies. Recommend automation improvements as needed.


• Provide automated testing baseline and LOE’s for more complex projects and changes, as determined by project needs. Breakdown LOE and allocate to testing tasks as input to project plan.

You\'ll Bring These Qualifications

• Bachelor\’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Math; Master\’s Degree preferred; equivalent work experience considered


• At least 2 years of experience as a Software Quality Engineer


• Experience in QA tool (preferably TestRail), and collaboration tools such as JIRA and/or Confluence.


• Expert knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and automated testing tools (i.e. Playwright, Selenium, Jenkins)


• Experience with programming- coding in either C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript preferred


• Experience in automated frameworks and metrics


• Experience in Data verification and reports testing, i.e. Jasper, Tableau


• Experience in DevOps and Test-Driven Development


• Experience testing in a Cloud environment, preferably AWS


• Experience in functional automated testing


• Familiar with Windows, UNIX and/or Linux environments


• Experience in databases/SQL


• Thrives working in a fast-paced web application development environment.


• Excellent problem-solving skills and providing process improvements.


• Certification in agile development methodology preferred.


• Strong sense of ownership and drive high results.


• Excellent communication skills are required for both client and team interaction.

What We Can Offer You

• Joining ARC means joining a team that is motivated, diverse, creative, collaborative and solutions-oriented. We think big, embrace challenges, and explore new ideas to lead the way for the travel industry.


• Our employees value the hands-on learning and professional development opportunities that allow them to expand their skills and grow their career in new, dynamic ways.


• ARC offers WorkFlex. WorkFlex is ARC’s hybrid work program which offers eligible employees the flexibility to work from home while also requiring in office workdays throughout the year to foster collaboration and connection throughout the organization. We’ve designed WorkFlex to enable employees to succeed and thrive while maintaining strong connections to one another and ARC - both of which are critical to our shared success.


• We offer a highly competitive, comprehensive benefits package so you can worry less and focus on what truly matters.


• By joining ARC, you will partner with top minds in the industry as we use data and technology to innovate how the world travels.

EOE M/F/D/V Females and Minorities Encouraged to Apply