Quality Assurance Engineer

Job description

3076901
City

Chicago
Career Level

Experienced
Relocation Assistance

Yes
Business

GE Transportation
Business Segment

Transportation Digital Solutions
Function

Digital Technology
Country/Territory

United States
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces

Illinois
Postal Code

60661-3671
Role Summary/Purpose

Responsible for testing a feature and or a small feature set. Contributes to the team and works with direction from Senior Team Members or management; increasing the ability to work independently.
Essential Responsibilities

·  Break down problems and estimates time for quality related tasks

·  Demonstrate increasing expertise in application domain and functional areas

·  Apply various testing types and methodologies effectively during SDLC

·  Take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary

·  Apply principles of SDLC and methodologies like Lean/Agile/XP, CI, Software and Product Security, Scalability, Documentation Practices, refactoring and Testing Techniques

·  Work independently and delivers testing and use case creation which meets standards and delivers desired functionality using the technology selected for the project

·  Write effective tests according to best practices so that crucial functional requirements are verified and tests remain valid when code is refactored

·  Begin to collaborate with development team in bugs fixing and build plans

·  Collaborate with Quality Leaders in creating test plans

·  Implement and configures testing tools and at times help junior staff

·  Implement system-level integration testing

·  Be skilled in core data structures and algorithms

·  Define quality metrics, best practices and coding patterns, and provides deep expertise on the coding
Qualifications/Requirements

·  Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or in “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)

·  A minimum of 2 years of experience in the industry

·  Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job
Desired Characteristics

Technical Expertise:

·  Experience in test automation especially Selenium and Protractor

·  Experience testing and automating web services using Rest Assured

·  Experience writing test cases and test plans

·  Experience with performance and load testing tools such as Gatling and Protractor Perf

·  Experience with issue-tracking and agile project management tools such as Rally, Confluence, etc.

·  Experience working in Linux/Unix and Windows environments.

·  Experience working with virtual machines (VMs) as part of a test/integration infrastructure

Business Acumen:

·  Have a solid understanding of the underlying infrastructure needed to run a large distributed web application

·  Has the ability to break down problems and estimate time for development tasks

·  Has the ability to make basic technology choices based on experience

·  Demonstrates awareness about competitors and industry

Leadership:

·  Has the ability to take ownership of small tasks and deliver without supervision while using their discretion to seek help when necessary

·  Voices opinions and presents clear rationale. Uses data or factual evidence to influence

·  Recognizes collaborative behavior and participates in collaborative activities

·  Learns organization vision statement and decision making framework. Able to understand how team and personal goals/objectives contribute to the organization vision

Personal Attributes:

·  Demonstrate the ability to help team members

·  Seeks to understand problems thoroughly before implementing solutions. Asks questions to clarify requirements when ambiguities are present

·  Identifies opportunities for innovation and offers new ideas. Takes the initiative to experiment with new software frameworks

·  Adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Pivots quickly as needed. When coached, responds to need & seeks info from other sources

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About Us

GE is the world's Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is anEqual Opportunity Employer . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Additional Eligibility Qualifications

GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.