Software Engineer III

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Innovate process improvements that enable efficient delivery and maintenance with consistent direction. Research available tools and lead or participate in initiatives to identify and implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality. Identify areas for cooperation with other teams to improve overall quality and, with peers or others, implement initiatives improving testing capability and efficiency. Configure, maintain, and/or administer testing tools or environments. Develop and execute automated and performance testing for assigned projects to successfully and consistently enable delivery of high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification. Interact with Product Management, Project Management, Engineering, and Operations teams to plan testing for delivery of products and enhancements and to assure products meet product requirements and quality standards. Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business. Plan and execute automated and performance tests working with QA/Testing staff, project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts. Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate, documenting accordingly. Ensure that testing addresses requirements as agreed with other stakeholders. Research available tools and participate in initiatives to implement those that will cost-effectively enhance testing capabilities and product quality. Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs. Research and identify root causes of performance issues in partnership with architects, developers, and network and system engineers. Maintain awareness of the state of the industry and evaluate emerging trends/ developments that may benefit the organization. Conduct project reviews, ensuring review criteria are defined, and implementing procedures for ensuring quality control of project deliverables. Cooperate in the enhancement of the methodologies employed for test planning and execution, defect tracking, and metric and status reporting. Lead or participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices. Maintain framework for record retention in order to support internal and external IT audits. Work across teams to enhance quality assurance/testing and help to develop/execute performance and automation testing throughout the business as appropriate. Identify areas for improvement and, with leadership, peers, or others, implement initiatives improving overall capability and efficiency. Ensure results of root cause analyses are addressed. Maintain flexibility to react quickly to changes in priorities or circumstances to meet the needs of the business. Perform other duties as needed.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field required.
• 2 years of experience in job offered or related occupations required.

• Also required is: 2 years of experience: Writing and designing ECL (Enterprise Control Language) in HPCC big data processing platform; Creating/maintaining Kibana dashboard and visualizations; Using AWS based Cloud technology; Operating in various development environments (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) while collaborating with key stakeholders; Using development languages including but not limited to: Java, C/C++, XML, SQL, Windows, Python, UNIX, AWS and Azure, ECL; Using MYSQL to write complex queries using different joints, sub queries, and nested queries and fine-tune long-running queries for efficient data retrieval; Using Microservice architecture to break down monolith applications into smaller independent parts, with each part having its own responsibility; Using Object Oriented concepts to design services and interfaces; Working in test-driven development; Writing and reviewing portions of detailed specifications for the development of complex system components; and Interfacing competently with other technical personnel or team members to finalize requirements.
• Employee reports to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc. office in Alpharetta, GA, but may telecommute from any location within the U.S.
• Experience can be concurrent.

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