Software Test Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Chicago, IL

2d•$121,389 - $158,480•Hybrid

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Caterpillar Inc. seeks Software Test Engineer at its facility located at 540 W Madison St., Chicago, IL 60661. Perform testing, project management and quality assurance assignments without close supervision. Assigned to the more complex aspects of systems work. Carry out testing activities of new and existing software products. Understand systems, regression, integration, performance and user acceptance testing. Work directly on complex application and technical problem identification and resolution. Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems. Analyze business requirements to develop and execute automation test cases. Document software issues and defects in bug tracking software and monitor for resolution. Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of specific functionality as needed. Communicate with end users and internal customers to help with direct development, debugging and testing application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability and completeness. Perform integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that require careful planning and execution to ensure timely and quality results. Perform other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

Requirements

Master's degree foreign equivalent or combination of education and employment experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems of related field and 5 years of experience in software testing in Automation Tools or related occupation.
Bachelor's degree foreign equivalent or combination of education and employment experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems of related field and 7 years of experience in software testing in Automation Tools or related occupation.
Test automation framework design and development
Functional or object- oriented coding experience in modern programming languages like C++, Java or Python (preferably Java)
Two or more of the following technologies and tools: Java/ Junit, Python, Cucumber, JBehave or other BDD testing frameworks
Testing Webservices (REST APIs) using Karate tool
Developing scenario-based performance testing using JMeter
Test automation framework design and development experience in AWS Cloud technology
TDD, continuous integration, code review practice
Testing full stack and integration testing
Writing queries in SQL or other relational databases
End-to-end system integration testing experience for software platforms
Develop of test automation code for Continuous Integration (Cl), Continuous Delivery (CD), of systems, infrastructure, and test framework
DevOps concepts and tools (e.g., CI/CD, Jenkins, Git)

Nice To Haves

Apigee or other API gateways is a plus

Responsibilities

Perform testing, project management and quality assurance assignments without close supervision.
Carry out testing activities of new and existing software products.
Understand systems, regression, integration, performance and user acceptance testing.
Work directly on complex application and technical problem identification and resolution.
Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
Analyze business requirements to develop and execute automation test cases.
Document software issues and defects in bug tracking software and monitor for resolution.
Coordinate with product owner to resolve open issues/enhancements/upgrades and understand the use of specific functionality as needed.
Communicate with end users and internal customers to help with direct development, debugging and testing application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability and completeness.
Perform integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that require careful planning and execution to ensure timely and quality results.
Perform other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.