Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

Western Climate Initiative Inc.•Sacramento, CA

2d•$110,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

WCI, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Test who will design, develop and maintain automation frameworks, continued evaluation of test cases for inclusion in test regression. You will be working with WCI, Inc. partners and the engineering and product teams to ensure quality development and quality of our application. Emissions trading is an approach to tackle climate change as it incentivizes innovative technology and economic growth while improving quality of life and promoting investments in clean, affordable energy. Through major technology investments, we enable the Participating Jurisdictions to build, use, and maintain a secure, reliable, and flexible emissions trading platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent job experience
Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming
Proficiency with industry-standard test automation framework tools like Selenium and Playwright
Experience with pipelines (such as GitHub and Jenkins) and containerization (such as Docker)
Proven track record of standing up software testing automation in a project from the ground up and has owned the full automation lifecycle
Proficiency with automated testing types (Unit, Functional, Load, Security, Integration, End-to-End)
Understanding of web technologies, including web services, web application servers and RESTful APIs
Possess strong analytical and oral communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Able to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
Proactive self-starter who is comfortable working in a highly collaborative environment with product teams from diverse backgrounds in different geographic locations

Responsibilities

Creating, maintaining and executing automation test plans
Writing test code against software platforms
Analyzing and communicating test results
Defect tracking and participation in day-to-day Quality Assurance (QA) activities
Contribute to the company’s performance and scalability testing efforts
Evaluate software application deployments for errors and stability
Architect, build, and maintain automated testing frameworks and tools using programming languages such as JavaScript
Design, write, execute, and debug automated scripts for UI, API, and back-end database testing and identify system flaws
Perform manual and automated testing strategies
Integrate the automated testing into our CI/CD pipelines
Write code to improve the overall testability of the software
Collaborate with software developers to focus on test-driven development
Define, measure, and analyze quality metrics
Analyze trends to identify patterns or changes that could impact product delivery
Communicate test results and defect tracking
Conduct root cause analysis when issues or defects are identified
Design and execute performance, load and security tests to simulate real-world traffic to prevent performance issues with the application
Configure and manage test environments, maintain test data, and troubleshoot test failures to differentiate between real software bugs and not valid test cases
Mentor the team and individuals on best automation practices, design and implementation
Conduct exploratory testing
Track testing progress
Foster effective communication and collaboration with diverse cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define testing objectives, scope, and priorities
Assist WCI, Inc. IT Product Managers and jurisdiction leads in planning, executing, and monitoring testing
Perform other relevant tasks as assigned by the management team