Quality Assurance Engineer III

AEM (Advanced Environmental Monitoring) is the global leader in innovative mission critical weather, wildfire and water monitoring and intelligence solutions. We aim to be the world’s essential source for environmental insights – enabling decisive action and positive outcomes for our customers and their constituents. Our family of innovators offers world-class hydrometeorological technologies and services, including sensors, dataloggers, telemetry, and advanced analytics and software. Our technology and services empower the communities and organizations to survive – and thrive – in the face of escalating environmental risks.

Our engineering teams retain the creative spirit of a startup culture, while enjoying the benefits of being part of a larger organization. We are comprised of fast paced, cross-functional, AGILE scrum teams that love to collaborate, encourage curiosity, and continuously ship improvements and new features to create a better experience for our customers around the world. We are looking for people who enjoy the details but that also think big and want to support the future of environmental analysis with us. If you are looking for a new challenge where you can fully contribute to innovative solutions and make a real difference with a small team of dedicated contributors, apply today!

This exciting position is for a Quality Assurance Engineer III to be a part of an Agile test team with responsibilities to work on multiple products, such as web-based applications, maps, APIs, visualization tools, and backend services in support of our mission critical worldwide weather data platform. Testing, both manual and automated, is a core responsibility but with heavy emphasis on driving automation efforts for the QA team. The Quality Assurance Engineer will provide testing support for all software application tiers including front-end, middle-tier, and backend data services.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design test strategies, plans, and cases for testing across different platforms (mobile, IoT, cloud, Web UI, APIs), with an emphasis on automation.
• Define and implement test suites using software testing tools such as Postman, JMeter, TestComplete/Selenium/WebDriver, Load Ninja, and OWASP ZAP.
• Implementing and execute functional, performance, load, and security tests.
• Author test cases, hold reviews, and communicate progress and results to stakeholders.
• Contribute to best practices for Agile and DevOps test strategies.
• Participation in agile ceremonies such as daily scrum meetings, story planning, and sprint reviews etc.
• Be an active, collaborative team player that contributes to all areas of QA (testing, document user cases, track metrics, refine backlog)

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of the Employer.

• 6+ years testing, of which at least 3 years spent developing and executing automated and performance tests in an Agile environment.
• High level of energy, determination, thoroughness, and commitment to the team’s mission in a productive and fast paced work environment.
• Previously worked in an Agile, DevOps and continuous delivery CI/CD pipeline
• Have tested AWS and/or Azure in a mixed Windows and Linux environment in both web and mobile technologies.
• Expertise in test planning, documentation, defining and executing functional and performance tests for Web UI, Mobile, and backend APIs.
• Have developed test cases & scripts in JavaScript, TypeScript, and hands on experience with Selenium/WebDriver/TestComplete for UI test automation.
• Knowledge and/or experience with UI/API functional/performance test tools such as Postman, JMeter, TestComplete, Load Ninja, and/or OEASP Zap.
• Proficient in SQL, relational database, and non-structured persistent data store concepts (MySQL, NoSQL).
• Experience in AWS Services such as S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, EC2, etc is preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of Test and Project Management Tools like TestRail, Jira etc.
• Exposure to security testing and scanning is preferred.
• Proficient in monitoring server resources and application resources.
• Must have strong communication and customer support skills.
• Able to be self-directed and work independently.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field

Additional Information:

• This is a remote opportunity that can be done from anywhere in the continental United States and/or Canada
• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization. F-1 visa holders with Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require H-1B status, TNs, or current H-1B visa holders will not be considered. H1-B and green card sponsorship is not available for this position.

US Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term & Long-Term Disability & 401k match of up to 3%.

US Compensation Range: A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $80,000 - $110,000 USD per year. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. AEM considers a wide range of factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education, licensure and certifications, key skills as well as other market and business considerations when extending an offer. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled.

AEM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.