Quality Assurance Analyst (Virtual)

Job Description
Over 20 years ago, Stride was founded to provide personalized learning - powered by technology. We reached students where they were in their own journeys. We knocked down their barriers to great education. And we gave every learner equal opportunity to succeed - however they defined success. Stride innovated the learning experience with online and blended learning that prepared them for their lives ahead.
Stride is a community of passionate leaders. Whether teachers, engineers, curriculum writers, or financial managers - whatever your expertise or role, we all work to empower futures through learning. And changing the trajectory of learning itself is one of our greatest missions. Join us in developing more effective ways to learn and helping learners build the skills and confidence they need to make their way forward in life.
The Test Automation Engineer designs and executes automated software tests in order to identify software problems and their causes prior to release.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

• Review user stories and other system specifications and ensure that they are clearly written, unambiguous, complete, and objectively verifiable, providing appropriate feedback and recommendations for improvement as necessary.
  
• Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.
  
• Document software defects, using a bug tracking system, and report defects to software developers.
  
• Understand manual test cases clearly and convert them to automated test cases which can be executed with multiple browsers and devices as needed.
  
• Create appropriate test data as needed to support the software verification, including the use of automated tools or scripts to generate or import test data after database refresh.
  
• Document test procedures to ensure replicability and compliance with standards. Enhance automation framework based on technology/application changes.
  
• Automate the execution of the software verification as much as possible, striving to maximize automated test coverage and minimize the manual effort required to deliver high-quality software.
  
• Collaborate with members of multiple Scrum teams to understand their test automation needs, incorporate those into the roadmap for our test automation tools, and support those Scrum teams in applying automation tools to their projects.
  
• Monitor, track, & report metrics to quantify test automation and software quality for your applications.
  
• Participate in team code reviews, both reviewing code / tests created by others and submitting your own test cases, test data, and test scripts / automations for review.
  

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in Computers Science or related field AND
  
• Three (3) years of experience in automated software testing with Selenium/Java.
  
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
  

Certificates and Licenses: None required.
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to automate tests using commercial or open sources tools.
  
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and assume full responsibility for test case automation on time.
  
• Experience with developing and testing applications hosted in Amazon Web Services, including ability to navigate core AWS technologies such as AWS console, EC2, Lambda, and Cloudwatch to troubleshoot issues and document defects.
  
• Knowledge of SQL, preferably Postgres
  
• Familiar with core web technologies such as HTTP, FTP, and REST
  
• Ability to use API-oriented tools such as Postman or curl.
  
• Possess excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities and a strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, software testing concepts, and test methodologies.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment, maintaining strong relationships with peers and management outside of the department.
  
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  
• Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
  
• Ability to travel 5% of the time
  
• Ability to clear required background check
  

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience in one or more languages: Python, Shell Scripting, Java
  
• Experience in Test automation using Selenium.
  
• Experience testing internationalized systems.
  
• Experience working with an offshore or remote team.
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This is a home-based position.
  

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.

• We anticipate the salary range to be $48,000 to $104,000. The upper end of this range is not likely to be offered, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
  

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Job Type
Regular
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
Stride, Inc. is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status age, or genetics, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)