Sr. Specialist, Quality Engineer

Scholastic•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Quality Engineer oversees quality practices and processes for Education Solutions Engineering’s Agile team(s). You will be required to oversee all aspects of software and product testing within the team. This may include developing manual and automation test strategies, drawing up test documents, identifying faults, and reviewing QA results. The role requires experience in analytics, high-level problem-solving skills, and the ability to identify risks and communicate them About Scholastic For more than 100 years, Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) has been meeting children where they are – at school, at home and in their communities – by creating quality content and experiences, all beginning with literacy. Scholastic delivers stories, characters, and learning moments that empower all kids to become lifelong readers and learners through bestselling children’s books, literacy- and knowledge-building resources for schools including classroom magazines, and award-winning, entertaining children's media. As the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom libraries, school and public libraries, retail, and online, and with a global reach into more than 135 countries, Scholastic encourages the personal and intellectual growth of all children, while nurturing a lifelong relationship with reading, themselves, and the world around them. Learn more at www.scholastic.com. Some benefits that we offer: Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan) Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees Generous Parental Leave Program Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.

Requirements

Have an excellent understanding of how modern web and mobile applications interface and communicate with web services and other back-end systems
Excellent analytical skills, including debugging, triage, and root cause analysis
Solid communication skills and the ability to interact with software developers, product managers, and business leaders
Strong understanding of Agile product development and practices
Deep knowledge in test strategy development and test design
Test automation skills in one or more test tools and frameworks for both front end and back end testing
Knows modern source repositories such as Git / Github / Bitbucket and associated workflow and code/branch/version management and release strategies
Knowledge of applicable development and scripting languages, such as Javascript, Typescript, Java, python, or other
Ability to work develop and/or modify scripts to integrate tests and tools into CI/CD tool chains
Have an understanding of cloud and infrastructure, AWS in specific, and leveraging cloud services for quality engineering tooling
Experience specifically with technology product development and delivery in an Agile, continuous development and delivery environment
Defined and managed test suites for various purposes, e.g. smoke, regression, BVT/CVT, etc
Front End Testing Experience
Back End API Testing Experience
Experience with automation coding practices and building/modifying frameworks for integrated solution
BS in technical or engineering discipline

Nice To Haves

Experience with Postman, Jira, Jenkins, Cucumber, Cypress are a plus
Experience working in EdTech is a plus
Experience with REACT based Web application

Responsibilities

Serves as Quality Engineer Lead on one or more projects.
Works closely with Quality Engineers to implement automated / performance tests.
Defines and coordinates test activities across multiple teams.
Ensures test results are analyzed, documented, and reported accurately.
Based on test execution result analysis, opens defects as necessary and works with engineering teams for resolution.
Identifies patterns of failures or practices contributing to overall product quality and works with other leaders to refine and improve development and quality practices
Engages with Product Owners and Engineers to document test scenarios and test plans.
Creates and/or guides other quality engineers in developing Test Automation scripts using tools to test UI, API, Database layers.
Mentors Associate and Staff Quality Engineers to build scale and organization growth

Benefits

Full suite of health and wellness benefits (including a $0 deductible Medical Plan)
Retirement Savings Plan 401(k) with options for both Roth and Traditional Contributions
Tuition-Free programs for undergraduate and graduate degrees
Generous Parental Leave Program
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with opportunity for discounted stock at a 15% discount

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