IT Associate - Test Engineer

Unum • Chattanooga, TN

20h • $52,000 - $101,000

About The Position

Our Fortune 500 company is driving a digital transformation and looking for forward-thinking innovators to disrupt how our industry thinks about and uses technology. As one of the world's leading employee benefits providers, we help millions of people gain affordable access to benefits that help them protect their families, their finances and their futures. Are you an asker of questions, a solver of problems, and a challenger of the status quo? Our mission is to provide a differentiated customer experience and exceed the expectations people have of technology at any company — not just insurers. We are seeking individuals to join our team of talented IT professionals who share never-ending passion and an unwavering focus on our customer experience. Team members comfortable working in an agile, fast-paced, and delivery-focused environment thrive in our environment where we value an entrepreneurial spirit and those who challenge the status-quo. Unum is changing, and we’re excited about what’s next. Join us. General Summary: We are seeking motivated individuals to join our IT team as an IT Test Engineer Associate. This role provides comprehensive exposure to software development within an Agile environment, offering hands-on experience with the languages, applications, and platforms used across Unum’s IT organization. Successful Test Engineer Associates will grow their skills through real-world projects and collaboration with experienced professionals. An Associate is an entry-level role within Unum IT, designed to attract and support high caliber candidates as they begin their careers at Unum. Principal Duties and Responsibilities An Associate Test Engineer is responsible for the analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features for the applications for a given business domain Responsible for communication and collaboration with team members and Manager in the delivery of features Analyses, Designs, codes, configures, unit tests, maintains, and documents software deliverables using agreed-upon standards and tools. Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Manager and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day, and reports any impediments that are blocking their progress Embraces learning opportunities and contributing ideas for continuous improvement and readily receives feedback for self-improvement. Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in solving technical problems in a way that maximizes customer value Responsible for following the quality practices – peer reviews, comprehensive software testing, test automation, and retrospectives Collaborate with Test Engineers and Senior Test Engineers to ensure that software meets the definition of done, ensuring successful transition of work to the next stage of production during the sprints Includes automation into daily practices – including Automated testing, continuous Integration, continuous release, etc. Always thinks with the mind of the end customer, ensuring solutions seek to improve the customer experience and delight their customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Computer Science preferred, or equivalent relevant business experience
• The Associate role is an entry-level role into Unum and typically has zero to two years of IT-related experience.
• Shows evidence of analytical ability
• Takes a logical, analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail
• Knowledge of Agile Development Methodologies
• Self-motivated and results-oriented
• Demonstrates strong focus on quality delivery and delighting customers; holds self to high standards of delivery
• Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills.
• Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization.
• Ability and drive to learn
• Languages: HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, C#, SQL
• Development Tools / IDEs: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Browser Dev Tools (Chrome & IE), Fiddler, Charles, Wireshark
• Source Control: Visual Studio Team Services, GitHub, BitBucket
• Application Types: ASP.NET MVC, Web API
• Frameworks and Libraries: NodeJS/NPM, AngularJS (1.x), React, jQuery, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Protractor, Selenium
• Security and Protocols: NTLM, SAML, OAuth, SOAP, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, REST
• Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Salesforce
• Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2+, Mac OSX
• Database and Storage Technologies: SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
• Process: Scrum, User Stories, Test Case Management Bug Tracking, CI/CD Pipeline Awareness

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features for the applications for a given business domain
• Responsible for communication and collaboration with team members and Manager in the delivery of features
• Analyses, Designs, codes, configures, unit tests, maintains, and documents software deliverables using agreed-upon standards and tools.
• Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team
• Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Manager and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day, and reports any impediments that are blocking their progress
• Embraces learning opportunities and contributing ideas for continuous improvement and readily receives feedback for self-improvement.
• Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in solving technical problems in a way that maximizes customer value
• Responsible for following the quality practices – peer reviews, comprehensive software testing, test automation, and retrospectives
• Collaborate with Test Engineers and Senior Test Engineers to ensure that software meets the definition of done, ensuring successful transition of work to the next stage of production during the sprints
• Includes automation into daily practices – including Automated testing, continuous Integration, continuous release, etc.
• Always thinks with the mind of the end customer, ensuring solutions seek to improve the customer experience and delight their customers.

Benefits

• access to the benefits and resources they need to invest in themselves
• onsite fitness facilities
• generous paid time off
• employee professional development programs
• healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental)
• insurance benefits (short & long-term disability)
• performance-based incentive plans
• paid time off
• a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees