Quality Engineer

Worker's Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau•San Francisco, CA

18h•Hybrid

About The Position

For over a century, the Workers' Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California (WCIRB) has been California's trusted, objective provider of actuarially based information and research, advisory pure premium rates and educational services integral to a healthy workers' compensation system. The WCIRB is a California unincorporated, private, nonprofit association comprised of all companies licensed to transact workers' compensation insurance in California. The operations of the WCIRB are funded primarily by membership fees and assessments; no state money is used to fund its operations. The WCIRB is a stable company and a proven leader in the workers’ compensation insurance industry nationwide. The WCIRB performs a number of functions to accurately measure the cost of providing workers' compensation benefits and ensure a healthy workers’ compensation system. To learn more about our company, please visit About Us | WCIRB California. The WCIRB employs approximately 175 people with the average tenure of over 10 years. We are committed to fostering a healthy, safe and diverse work environment leading to a dedicated, collaborative and innovative workforce This is a hybrid position where approximately 40% of the work time is spent at the home office in Oakland, California. WCIRB seeks a quality engineer who is passionate about ensuring the highest standards and committed to delivering innovative automated testing solutions. As a Quality Engineer, you will be pivotal in implementing, maintaining, and executing comprehensive quality strategies. Your contributions will directly impact our software platforms' quality, accuracy, reliability, and performance, ensuring exceptional user experience for our user base. The ideal candidate is passionate about technology, high-tech, detail-oriented, innovative, self-motivated, and self-reliant. Take advantage of this opportunity to make a meaningful impact on software quality and workers' compensation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
A minimum of 5 years of experience in software quality engineering
A minimum 5 years of experience in .NET and C#
Hands-on experience in Visual Studio
Experience in testing APIs and using tools such as SoapUI, Postman, Fiddler, etc.
Experience in .NET technologies, Azure DevOps, and modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium
Experience in unit test frameworks such as NUnit, XUnit, MSTest
Knowledge of modern development principles such as SOLID, Occam's Razor, TDD, iterative lifecycle process, etc.
Experience in cloud testing, Microservice architectures, CI/CD, and Azure environments
Experience in SQL to conduct database testing and data validation
Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills
Familiarity with agile development methodologies
Strong analytical skills with a passion for quality and detail

Nice To Haves

PowerShell scripting
Hands-on Non-Functional Testing Experience (i.e. Performance, Reliability, etc.)
Knowledge of non-functional testing such as load, performance, and security
Production support, analysis, debugging, troubleshooting, overlaps/Splunk tool usage, etc.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and execute automated test solutions using modern automation frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium
Analyze user stories and requirements to create comprehensive automated functional/system, integration, component, and regression tests
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and design test solutions, resolve defects, and test code changes
Collaborate closely with Business and Quality Analysts to better understand coverage, impacts, data, and acceptance criteria
Analyze and validate non-functional requirements such as load, performance, and security
Assist in the design and implementation of continuous integration and delivery pipelines, including integration of automated tests
Generate test reports/dashboards and document software defects and defects trends
Work with development, product, and program management teams to ensure software testing requirements are met
Continuously improve software testing methodologies and processes