Quality Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

 

Support development and product teams in designing and implementing test plans. Champion Quality Engineering (QE) principles of shift-left, customer-centricity, automation, and continual improvement to advance product development. Drive the creation and adoption of automated testing to facilitate innovation, quality, and speed to market. Work as an SDET when engaging with Marriott internal development teams to assist them in moving from waterfall to agile. 

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Education and Experience 

Required:

• 5+ years’ experience in software development, test engineering, with expert-level expertise in multiple testing methodologies
• 5+ years’ experience engaging highly technical architecture, engineering and operations teams and driving outcomes with QE automation
• Strong verbal and written communication and problem-solving skills
• Able to guide the implementation of BDD, TDD and related approaches to software development
• Demonstrated competency in modern development languages and frameworks
• Experience with Test Automation, Performance testing and DevSecOps tools (e.g., Git, JIRA, Ant, Maven, Jenkins) 
• Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience/certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical certifications (i.e., PMP, CSTE, CSQA, Certified SAFe 5.x)
• Strong knowledge of emerging tools, software, applications, and systems for attaining best-in-class IT technology across the enterprise
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and with others of diverse backgrounds

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

Quality Leadership

• Mentors and coach’s product team members on QE tasks and procedures
• Functions as a working SDET where needed
• Assists in setting best practice quality procedures
• Reviews and edits product documentation
• Drives the adoption of TDD, BDD and related test-first development methodologies

Delivering Technology 

• Performs complex quantitative and qualitative analyses for delivering automated testing processes and tools
• Implementing tooling such as Tosca, JMeter, NeoLoad, Cucumber, Selenium, etc.
• Validates solutions with enterprise architecture team
• Facilitates achievement of expected deliverables and obligations of Services Providers
• Ensures proper coordination with appropriate IT and vendor teams
• Coordinates with Operations and Infrastructure teams for deployment and production support activities

Managing Projects and Policies 

• Advises team on debugging aids available for environments
• Prepares testing schedules and documents expected results
• Assists in the scheduling and maintenance of lower environments 
• Assists in the defect management process
• Participates in the identification and monitoring of risks and issues

 

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership

• Adaptability – Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. 
• Communication – Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values. 
• Strategy Development - Develops test plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of test plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Managing Execution

• Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
• Strategy Execution – Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction,