Accela

Software Test Engineer

Accela

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Costa Rica

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Tech Stack

AzureCloudJavaJMeterPythonSQL

About the role

  • Accountable for the successful launch and delivery of new, key Accela Product Releases, Engineering Initiatives, and alignment with Cloud deployment activities.
  • Design, develop, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios to ensure the quality and reliability of software products.
  • Automate API and UI testing for web-based products and application services using Python with Robot Framework and other open-source tools, integrating test cycles with the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Participate in an Agile team, attending daily scrum meetings, as well as planning and grooming sessions.
  • Contribute to functional, performance, automation, and infrastructure initiatives that impact cross-functional teams through automated deployment and regression testing.
  • Author and execute test cases for all release cycles, implementing software best practices. Identify gaps and issues, working creatively and efficiently to troubleshoot and resolve system problems.
  • Familiar with using monitoring tools like Datadog and Windows/Database monitoring tools, with a product-focused mindset to analyze performance and scalability issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and quality assurance, to identify test requirements and drive the testing process.
  • Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and testing techniques to incorporate best practices into the testing process.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or any related discipline.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in quality engineering, functional testing, test automation, and test harness development using open-source tools.
  • Good knowledge of frontend and backend servers, API and Mobile testing, and integration with DevOps pipeline.
  • Strong understanding of JMeter, Python/Java, SQL and API gateways performance testing experience and Cloud environments (Azure), and performance monitoring tools like Datadog and Database and windows monitoring tools.
  • Experience in taking ownership in core functional product areas.
  • Experience in SaaS products, API services and Pipeline activities.
  • Proficiency in testing methodologies, tools, and techniques, including Agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve software issues effectively.
  • Ability to collaborate closely with clear communication skills.
Benefits
  • Accela offers a competitive salary and benefits in line with local standards.
  • Generous paid time off with paid holidays.
  • Paid annual leave.
  • Paid wellness days offered sporadically throughout the year to focus on rest and relaxation.
  • Company soft-close during the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.
  • Promoting from within to enable employees to hone or expand their skill set.
  • Non-promotional learning and development opportunities for skills enhancement through on-the-job training and internal and external education.
  • Paid LinkedIn Learning subscription to all employees.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
test automationAPI testingUI testingPythonRobot FrameworkJMeterSQLCloud environmentsperformance testingtest harness development
Soft Skills
analytical skillsattention to detailcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcreativityownershipadaptabilityteamworkleadership
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science