The Quality Assurance Engineer II develops and executes tests for all aspects of Ignition.
Under the guidance of a Quality Assurance Group Manager, they are responsible for developing, maintaining and executing automated and manual tests, and for reporting on the progress and status of test activities.
This includes validating and verifying new and improved features with a variety of testing tools and approaches, including both automated and manual execution within multiple applications (desktop, front-end (Web), back-end (API), and mobile).
Additionally, the Quality Assurance Engineer II role is directly involved in building and testing production versions of the system.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering OR at least 4 years experience working in a related field
Meet at least one of the following experience criteria:
○ 2+ years of experience in a software testing role
○ 2+ years of experience in configuring and developing Ignition applications
**OR**
○ Currently hold an intermediate-level role within the inductive Automation Support Services Division (with at least 1 year in the division)
Strong troubleshooting skills within a complex application environment, including debugging of errors, identifying performance issues, parsing of logs and stack traces, and determining reproducible steps for issues
Intermediate programming knowledge with at least one language, including understanding of functions, conditional statements, and basic object oriented concepts (Python, Java/JavaScript, C++)
Solid understanding of the SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) and each of the phases
Familiarity with source control management systems, such as Git, and common usage (clone and checkout of repositories and specific branches, commits and merge conflicts)
Experience with setup and querying of SQL databases (MS SQL Server, MySQL, similar)
Familiarity with Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), and macOS platforms, including working from the command line, and debugging issues with applications running as a service
Experience with deploying applications using virtualization software (VMWare, Docker Desktop), including creating images, debugging running containers, and use of persistent data (volumes)
Experience with bug tracking systems and writing proper bug reports
Familiarity with well-known protocols in the Internet protocol suite and their usage in applications (TCP/UDP, HTTP/HTTPS, IP)
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**Skills not required, but a plus:**
Familiarity with writing automated test cases for Web application testing frameworks (Selenium WebDriver)
Experience with writing automated test cases within well known mobile test automation frameworks (XCTest, Espresso)
Experience with executing manual tests on mobile devices (iOS and Android) using actual devices or emulators
Familiarity with PLC programming and configuration, including ladder logic, updating firmware, and maintenance of PLC programs/exports
Experience with device data acquisition (OPC-UA/OPC-DA, MQTT, etc)
Experience with tools for quick application development and infrastructure deployment (Docker, Vagrant, Terraform, similar)
Debugging of Java platform and Swing/JavaFX applications using JProfiler (or similar profiling tool)
Experience with Maven and Gradle build tools, especially in coordinating builds with automated testing
Configuring continuous integration/continuous development servers (Jenkins), including creating and maintaining jobs/pipelines
Experience with coding in modern IDEs (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm)
Experience with Wireshark or network analysis tools (traffic filtering, packet analysis)
Familiarity with manufacturing industry and HMI/SCADA software

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Hard Skills & Tools

automated testingmanual testingPythonJavaJavaScriptC++SQLGitSelenium WebDriverJenkins

Soft Skills

troubleshootingdebuggingproblem-solvingcommunicationreporting