Software QA Analyst II

Company Overview

POOLCORP is the leading business-to-business distributor of swimming pool and landscape supplies, equipment, and related outdoor living products.  Through our subsidiaries, SCP Distributors LLC, Superior Pool Products LLC, and Horizon Distributors Inc., we operate in more than 440 wholesale Sales Centers worldwide with nearly 6,000 employees serving the needs of customers by offering a wide array of products and value-added support.

Our Covington, LA headquarters provides exceptional support (i.e., IT, HR, Finance, Marketing, Legal, Purchasing, Sourcing, etc.) to each of our Sales Centers.  Our extraordinary company culture encompasses a high work ethic, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community presence all within a family-oriented work atmosphere.  At POOLCORP, we strive to employ only the very best. 

Why POOLCORP? 

Because it’s a place where you can make an impact and grow!  At POOLCORP you’ll find a wealth of opportunities that support your individual and long-term career goals.  Our stable work environment is further enhanced by our generous compensation and benefits package.  Publicly traded since 1995, POOLCORP is a global organization with a long history of continuous success - clearly making it an industry leader – in so many ways!

 
So, end your job search here – at POOLCORP – Where Outdoor Living Comes to Life!

Location: Corporate Office - 109 NorthPark Blvd., Covington, LA 70433

You want Benefits? You’ve got it! Our generous benefits package includes: 

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug coverage with Flexible Spending Accounts and Wellness Programs

• 401 (k) with generous company match

• 13 days of paid time off (PTO) & 8 Paid Holidays (NOTE: PTO increases with tenure!)

• 100% employer paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance

• Paid Parental Leave

• Fully Funded Tuition Education Programs

• Bonus Programs that include Employee Recognition and Referrals, Summer Madness, and Annual Performance

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Employee Discounts and much more!

What to Expect?

The Software QA Analyst II is responsible for executing testing procedures to ensure software meets established quality standards and performance specifications. This role reviews and understands software requirements, specifications, and design documents, verifying they are clear, consistent, and testable, as well as, provides technical leadership on complex projects and mentors team members as needed.

On a daily basis our Software QA Analyst II:

• Executes quality improvement testing and activities across multiple systems and environments.

• Ensures products meet design requirements using industry recognized quality and safety standards.

• Prepares and reviews test strategies, plans, suites, and cases.

• Isolates, reproduces, tracks defects, and verify fixes.

• Identifies risks, quality issues, and errors in complex multi-component systems.

• Provides reporting on defect tracking and escalate technical issues as needed.

• Investigates customer problems referred to QA by the technical support team.

• Designs and builds test scenarios and acceptance tests across complex systems and multiple components.

• Develops and enhances the test infrastructure and CICD frameworks used across teams.

What You Will Need:

• A bachelor's degree in software engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience.

• 4+ years hands-on software test design and software testing.

• Strong knowledge of software development and test methodologies, tools, and processes.

• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office.

• Effective working independently and in an Agile scrum environment.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong knowledge of SQL for analysis, reporting, and data correlation.

• Experience testing SOAP and REST web services using tools such as SoapUI and Postman.

Bilingual, Military, Military Spouses and Veteran applicants are strongly encouraged to apply!  We understand the uniqueness of hiring military personnel and veterans and will support him/her in the time of duty or with the transition into new civilian pr