Quality Assurance Engineer

Compeer Financial • Bloomington, IL

5d • $67,700 - $102,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Compeer Financial is a member-owned cooperative located in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We bring together team members with a variety of backgrounds and experiences to help provide financial services to support agriculture and rural communities. Join us in a culture that not only promotes meaningful work and professional development, but provides a flexible, hybrid work environment and excellent benefits, which empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.
This position offers a hybrid work option up to 50% and is based out of the Bloomington, IL office location.
This position evaluates and performs functional, integration and regression testing on business applications. Supports Business Systems Analysts, Developers and other stakeholders in analysis of business needs, process improvements and new technologies. Develops procedures to efficiently create and execute test plans, track defects and resolve identified issues. Verifies that applications conform and function according to established standards. Develops automated test scripts and maintains an automation framework using QA software tools and processes. Integrates automated scripts into the DevOps build release pipeline. Provides expertise and mentorship across the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in math, computer science, management information systems, or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the essential functions of the job.
• 3+ years of experience in a software development environment as an automation engineer.
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Experience creating automated test scripts and integrating them into the DevOps build-release pipeline.
• Strong experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases.
• Familiarity with SQL queries, scripting, and coding used in QA automation tools.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguous situations by proactively seeking solutions and reaching out when necessary.
• Effective communication skills to convey technical issues clearly and share ideas, solutions, and feedback with the team.
• A quick learner who collaborates well, applies critical thinking to problem-solving, and takes initiative.
• Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Compeer is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

• Strong experience testing and automating Kentico-based websites, preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Playwright for end-to-end testing, preferred.
• Self-starter with the ability to independently set up testing processes and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates and performs functional, integration and regression testing on business applications.
• Supports Business Systems Analysts, Developers and other stakeholders in analysis of business needs, process improvements and new technologies.
• Develops procedures to efficiently create and execute test plans, track defects and resolve identified issues.
• Verifies that applications conform and function according to established standards.
• Develops automated test scripts and maintains an automation framework using QA software tools and processes.
• Integrates automated scripts into the DevOps build release pipeline.
• Provides expertise and mentorship across the organization.
• Collaborates with Business Systems Analysts, Developers, and other stakeholders to review project requests, participate in design sessions and determine testing goals.
• Creates detailed, comprehensive and well-structure test plans and test cases.
• Estimates, prioritizes, plans and coordinates testing activities.
• Works with Developers, Business Analyst, and Product Owner to identify test cases for automation.
• Assists with environment and data setup.
• Performs manual testing.
• Executes automated test scripts and reviews results.
• Monitors DevOps dashboard.
• Reports and documents defects, issues and associated risk.
• Provides testing status updates to the project team.
• Reviews user interfaces for consistency and functionality.
• Suggests improvements on features and processes.
• Conducts software demos to project team as needed.
• Supports User Acceptance Testing as needed.
• Creates automated test scripts, tests APIs and maintains an automation framework using QA software tools and processes.
• Integrates automated scripts into the DevOps build release process and monitors DevOps dashboard.
• Works independently to complete routine to moderately complex automated test scripts.
• Appropriately protects the confidentiality, security, and integrity of the organization’s systems and data and clients’ data.
• Leads efforts to develop, implement and review quality processes and methodologies.
• Participates with cross-functional Digital Technology teams to formulate best practices.
• Researches new testing tools, technologies and strategies.

Benefits

• Hybrid model – up to 50% work from home
• Flexible schedules including ample flexibility in the summer months
• Up to 9% towards 401k (3% fixed Compeer contribution plus up to 6% match)
• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA, life & AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability, wellness program & EAP
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays/floating holidays, parental leave, and volunteer paid time off
• Learning and development programs
• Mentorship programs
• Cross-functional committee opportunities (i.e. Inclusion Council, emerging professional groups, etc.)
• Professional membership/certification reimbursement and more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level