Software Development Engineer in Test

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.

Salary Range:

$92,300.00 - $153,900.00

This pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation that the position offers, and final compensation can vary within the range depending on work location, job experience, skills, and relevant educational attainment and/or training. 

Position: Software Development Engineer in Test

Location: Houston, TX – Hybrid

Employment type: Full-time

 

About the role:

The role will collaborate with a team of skilled software engineers in designing and implementing automated tests for Azure solutions for both backend services and frontend applications. They will work largely independently on larger, moderately complex projects/assignments; and will collaborate with a team for overall success of deliverables. They will be responsible for design, coding, testing and delivery on moderate complexity features and will be a key player in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software products by driving the automation of our testing processes.

 

Key responsibilities 

• Design, develop and implement AVEVA solutions on Microsoft Azure

• Create and maintain scalable, reliable, and reusable test automation frameworks using C#.

• Develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for web applications built with Angular

• Implement automated tests for RESTful APIs and backend services using C#

• Integrate automated tests into the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline (e.g., Azure DevOps) to enable continuous testing

• Create and maintain clear and concise documentation for test plans, test cases, and automation frameworks

• Continuously evaluate and validate system design and architecture with risk analysis and the creation of mitigation strategies

• Recognizing, articulating, and making technical decisions / trade-offs around multiple dimensions (scaling, reliability, performance, maintenance, etc.) that have an impact on your team

• Demonstrate sound decision making on work to be sure it is delivered in a timely manner 

Desired experience

From most to least important:

• Bachelors in computer science and experience in designing and developing Microsoft Azure, C#/.NET technologies, Full stack and angular

• Experience with UI automation tools

• Experience with API testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Postman, REST)

• Excellent analytical skills, open, proactive, results oriented, self-organized, and self-motivated

• Learns new skills through a balance of self-education, internal training and mentoring

• Demonstrates optimal speed of execution for routine assignments

• Have followed Agile and scrum methodologies

• Knowledge on Testing methodologies and defect tracking

Great skills to have

• Organization: The pace at AVEVA can be exciting and fast, so whilst you will need excellent time management and effective prioritization, we will do all we can to support a balanced portfolio of work, and your wellbeing.

• Quality Software: You are passionate about delivering software that is reliable, performant and scales well

• Problem-solving: You’ll need to enjoy getting stuck into problems. Troubleshooting and solving challenging problems is a big part of this role

The team you’ll join

“Our team is doing some of the most exciting work at AVEVA: building a new cloud offering for our Application on AVEVA’s common cloud platform.  I’m biased, but I think we have one of the most cohesive and collaborative team at AVEVA.”

R&D at AVEVA 

Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name.

Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and