Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

We are looking for a Lead Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Clarivate team. You will be responsible for reviewing software through the use of systematic testing, and to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards for company products. You will also be responsible for developing, modifying, and executing software test plans and test automation; and guiding and mentoring other team members in their execution of the same. If this sounds like an opportunity you are interested in, then we would love to talk to you!

About You

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or similar field, or equivalent industry experience

• 5+ years of experience in quality assurance

• 5+ years of experience working with manual and automated testing of modern web application implementations and Web UIs, especially in different web development frameworks

• 5+ years of experience developing or contributing to test automation frameworks using Java, Python, C# or similar (TestNG, Page Object Model, etc.)

• 3+ years of experience with remote Selenium Grid (LambdaTest, SauceLabs, BrowserStack.)

It would be great if you also had

• Experience with executing and reporting the testing of web applications

• Experience with defining and coordinating the test strategy of web applications and their supporting architecture

• Experience with multiple testing approaches across diverse products within a shared application space

• Experience testing REST APIs and web services

• Experience working in a collaborative Agile development environment

• Experience performing requirements analysis and actively contributing to user story refinement

• Experience with cloud hosting - Amazon AWS, Azure, Heroku, etc.

• Understanding of the software development lifecycle

• Familiarity with testing on mobile devices (iOS, Android).

• Familiarity with relational databases and SQL

• Ability to work with Continuous Integration tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Teamcity, etc.)

• Familiarity with open source libraries and tools

• Familiarity with Distributed VCS (Git, Bitbucket) and branch management

• Proficient with UNIX or Windows system essentials

• Able to perform code reviews and discuss code/schema changes in Java, JavaScript, SQL or similar languages

What will you be doing in this role?

• Test software applications and reports problems to development team

• Create and maintains test plans, a test environment, test data, and testing tools

• Participate in the software development process to enable and continually measure improvements in quality

• Work with development teams to assure expected functionality of software applications

• Consistent and efficient execution of existing manual and automated tests

• Continual development and execution of new manual and automated test solutions as appropriate

• Maintains flexibility and strong working relationships with peers and management

• May lead and manage project planning for the teams

• May provide guidance and coaching to less-experienced peers

Product you will be developing

The Vega project is a very forward-thinking engagement and customer relations suite of tools for public libraries, to help library administrators reach out to and involve both their patrons and their communities in with more directed and personalized interactions. Vega is an AWS based SaaS multi-tenant platform, with multiple cross functional components which combine to deliver a unified, connected data experience across a library's internal and marketing data, to a customer interaction management suite that is available for use by public libraries worldwide!

About the Team

You will be joining one of our agile development teams and will work alongside developers, designers, product experts and QA engineers to deliver frequent value to library staff and patrons across the globe.

Hours of Work

• Full-time permanent position primarily working core business hours in your time zone, with flexibility to adjust to various global time zones as needed

• Hybrid position working 2-3 days/week on-site

• Must live within a commutable distance to one of our US office locations: Ann Arbor, MI highly preferred. Will also consider Alexandria, VA; Denver, CO,; Tempe, AZ; Philadelphia, PA; Overland Park, KC

Clarivate is an Equal Opportunity Employer Vets/Minorities/Women/Disabled