Section 1: Position Summary
As a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Ascensus, you will be working in a high-energy team, developing, and executing automated or manual tests in various stages of development by using the best engineering practices in the industry today. Passion for all aspects of software development is critical. We are building teams that are empowered to solve the business needs by having a rapid development and deployment pipeline with a focus on automation and releasing software.
As a Scrum team member, you will be responsible for delivering high quality solutions that adhere to the software architecture strategy, coding standards, and established organizational policies and procedures.
Section 2: Job Functions, Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Build and maintain the test automation suite using various test automation frameworks
- Experience in batch testing, big data testing
- Work in an agile development environment, collaborating with the team to deliver quality software iteratively
- Develop end-to-end software test frameworks, test suites, and tools to validate product-specific features and use cases
- Develop and execute integration and API tests to ensure system reliability and performance
- Incorporate automated tests into our continuous delivery pipeline.
- Perform creative exploratory testing of new features and products.
- Find, isolate, document, regress, and track bugs through resolutions
- Ability and willing to assist with all tasks within an Agile scrum team, writing stories, development & manual testing.
- Understanding of Agile Testing Quadrants, Behavior Driven Development, ATDD/TDD.
- Responsible for protecting, securing, and proper handling of all confidential data held by Ascensus to ensure against unauthorized access, improper transmission, and/or unapproved disclosure of information that could result in harm to Ascensus or our clients
- The I-Client philosophy and the Core Values of People Matter, Quality First and Integrity Always® should be visible in your actions on a day-to-day basis showing your support of our organizational culture
Supervision
- N/A
Section 3: Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements
- Strong experience as a Software Engineer or a Software Engineer in Test, Test Automation Engineer, or equivalent roles.
- Strong experience developing test frameworks with open-source automation tools such as Selenium or Cucumber.
- Strong Selenium Playwright experience is required
- Proficient experience writing automation scripts with at least one Object Oriented Programming Language such as C# or Java.
- Strong experience with a scripting language such as Python, PowerShell, Perl, JavaScript
- Strong experience working with Database testing techniques using Sybase, SQL server, or Oracle with a strong understanding of database schemas
- Experience working with performance Engineers or Performance tools such as BlazeMeter, JMeter and/or Taurus
- Experience with testing API frameworks and microservices with Event Driven architecture
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working in a fast-paced Agile or SCRUM development methodology
For virtual remote positions, we require an uninterrupted workspace during business hours and an internet work speed of 25 Mbps or better. If you are unsure of your internet speed before applying, please check with your service provider.
The national average salary range for this role is $120-150k in base pay, exclusive of any bonuses and benefits. This base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salary offered will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, performance, and internal pay alignment. We do not anticipate that candidates hired will begin at the top of the range however, from time to time, it may occur on a case-by-case basis. Other rewards and benefits may include: 401(k) match, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid-Time-Off, etc. For more information, please visit careers.ascensus.com/#Benefits.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer
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Skills Required
- Strong experience as a Software Engineer, Software Engineer in Test, or Test Automation Engineer
- Developing test frameworks with open-source automation tools such as Selenium or Cucumber
- Strong Playwright experience
- Proficient in automation scripting with an object-oriented language such as C# or Java
- Strong experience with scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Perl, JavaScript)
- Database testing experience using Sybase, SQL Server, or Oracle and understanding database schemas
- Experience with performance testing tools such as BlazeMeter, JMeter, or Taurus
- Experience testing API frameworks and microservices, including Event Driven architectures
- Experience in batch testing and big data testing
- Experience working in Agile/SCRUM and understanding Agile Testing Quadrants, BDD, ATDD/TDD
- Develop and execute integration and API tests and incorporate automated tests into continuous delivery pipelines
Ascensus Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ascensus and has not been reviewed or approved by Ascensus.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible and remote options are positioned as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience and can help offset base-pay concerns for some roles.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as broad and modern, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health resources, and navigation support programs.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits stand out through paid parental leave and practical supports like breast-milk shipping for traveling, breastfeeding employees.
Ascensus Insights
What We Do
Ascensus helps millions of people save for what matters—retirement, education, and healthcare. We’re also one of the savings plan industry’s leading providers of outsourced services. Our technology, market insights, and business knowledge enhance the growth and success of our partners, their clients, and savers. Ascensus is the largest independent recordkeeping services provider, third-party administrator, and government savings facilitator in the United States. For more information, visit ascensus.com.
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