Sr. Software Developer in Test (SDET)

Electrify America is committed to revolutionizing the way people charge. As the country's largest open DC fast charging network, Electrify America is actively contributing to electrifying mobility today and building a more sustainable future.

At Electrify America, we value innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to sustainability. We strive to establish a diverse and inclusive workplace where employees can develop personally and professionally. As a team member at this rapidly growing company, you can work on state-of-the-art technology and join a team making a significant impact in the world. If you're interested in joining a dynamic, innovative company, Electrify America is a place where you can learn, grow, and make a difference!

Brief Role Description

Sr. Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET) role reports to the Senior Manager, Software Quality Assurance, and is responsible for leading technical testing solutions for the software quality teams overseeing Electrify America’s cloud-based network management system (backend).

As a leader of a mobile software testing automation team, the Sr. SDET is responsible for planning, developing, and performing automated software tests during an Agile software development cycle. The SDET is passionate about software quality and doing software development right. They help the development team to self-organize and manage tasks efficiently and in alignment with priorities and objectives. The Sr. SDET is a subject matter expert of mobile test automation and continuous integration testing practices and tools.

Possible Tasks within this Role

Role Responsibilities: List essential functions in order of importance; include percentage of time spent performing each function (total should equal 100%)

Main responsibility – Oversee Development of Mobile Software Test Automation (40%)

• Lead an overall program for mobile software test automation following industry best practices.
• Lead key test automation resources and provide an automation roadmap for regression testing ensuring objectives are met over time.
• Drive continuous improvement of test coverage, creating a scalable testing approach and reducing reliance on manual test case by increase the percentage of test cases that are automated per alignment plan with management.
• Collaborate with DevOps groups to incorporate automated testing into code deployments and pipelines.
• Own and refine SQA mobile test automation frameworks.

Drive Continuous Quality Improvement on all software platforms (40%)

• Help with the evolution of SDLC processes as relates to QA/DevOps
• Drive adoption and transition away from manual testing to automated testing.
• Own the test pipelines for Jenkins CI integrations and deployments.

Day to Day Project Management (20%)

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and stakeholders, to define quality goals and deliverables
• Develop and implement QA strategies, standards, and processes to ensure consistent and efficient testing practices.
• Drive the adoption of automation testing techniques and tools, with the objective of increasing the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the QA process
• Collaborate with product owners to define acceptance criteria and ensure proper test coverage.
• Lead QA team in scrum ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives and daily stand-up meetings as regards testing automation projects.
• Be the SME for the backend testing automation group
• Possess an overall understanding of the backend architecture
• Work with front end team on dependencies and cross functional items, as needed.
• Work with external software vendors to ensure high quality of software deliverables to EA.

Qualification requirements

Years Of Relevant Experience

• 7-10 years’ experience in SQA
• 5-8 in technical focus or leadership
• 5+ years software coding
• 5+ years in software testing
• 3+ years in software development testing automation

Education Required

Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, Computer Science,or nformation Technology

Skills: General skills needed to perform the job

• Analytical and conceptual thinking – using logic and reason, creative and strategic to solve problems
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in leading quality product development teams involving multiple stakeholders (internal resources and external suppliers)
• Leads resources effectively and contributes to the overall success of the company.
• Technical background with an ability to quickly understand complex products and systems
• Leadership skills
• Problem solving
• Customer focused
• Results oriented / tenacious achiever who get results
• Exceptional Communication skills – interpersonal, presentation and written
• Computer savvy – skilled in the use of software
• Demonstrated record of precision & integrity in past work assignments
• Demonstrated high level of initiative

Electrify America, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds, and do not discriminate based on race, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, color, gender identity/expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

This role description is a guideline and does not create contractual rights between the Company and any of its applicants. The Company does not enter into any type of employment contract, implied or written, with its applicants regarding job security.

This Organization participates in E-Verify. We maintain a drug free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.

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