Software Quality Engineer (Manual, Automation Tester)

New ideas are fostered by diverse voices, great listeners, and close collaboration. At Confluence, we dream big and think differently about technology. Our clients count on us to hire people who have the confidence to question the status-quo, the insight to find new approaches to old problems and the persistence to push ideas and transform solutions. Confluence is a global leader in data-driven managed investment solutions. Eight of the top 10 global service providers license Confluence products and all the top 10 global asset managers have business processes automated using Confluence products. If you think differently about technology and are motivated by what others see as impossible, we want to meet you. 

Purpose

A Software Quality Engineer at Confluence is responsible for participating in our agile teams as a test engineer. Your focus is to assure the entire team embraces a quality mindset and implements best practices to improve team performance in order to deliver high quality products as a result. This person will be involved with the entire product lifecycle – requirements, design, review and coding, and testing.  You’ll work closely with Project Managers, Software Engineers, Product Owners, Architects and Client Services team members to collaborate and solve business problems in an agile development environment.

Essential Responsibilities

• Implement automated and manual test cases with a focus on validating complex calculations, functional scenarios, performance, scalability, and usability
• Develop and execute test plans and work with other team members to implement the plan
• Work on a cross-functional Scrum team participating in grooming, planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demonstrations
• Possess the ability to define and apply test methodologies/metrics to ensure that the quality guidelines for the product have been met
• Attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Help shape our products by providing input on user stories and designs and by giving feedback on usability
• Identify, document, and track bugs
• Seek constant improvement of yourself, our products, our software development process, and your team’s performance

Other duties will be assigned as the above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.