Job Summary:
At GroundWork Renewables, Inc., we are dedicated to accelerating the success of solar energy in utility-scale production. We are seeking a Quality Assurance Specialist to ensure our software products meet the highest standards of quality and reliability. You will play a pivotal role in our growth strategy, applying your expertise in software testing to support our mission-driven and client-focused objectives.
Experience:
The successful candidate will help lead the QA lifecycle, from developing test plans to executing tests, finding/resolving defects, and ensuring ongoing quality.
General Experience:
- Work Experience: 2+ years of experience in a Quality Assurance role.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field is preferred.
QA Experience:
- Experience and ability to create, maintain, and run a manual testing framework for multiple applications.
- Proficient in developing and executing detailed, comprehensive test plans and test cases.
- Demonstrates exceptional manual testing skills, focusing on comprehensive pathfinding beyond the happy path, adept at simulating user behavior to uncover complex, hard-to-find bugs.
- Excels at finding unique and creative ways to break things.
- Proactively digs deep into software changes, unafraid to query databases and explore alternative paths, ensuring functionality is robust across multiple platforms and user scenarios.
- Has experience in overseeing and ensuring the quality of each software release, demonstrating accountability for the final product's integrity and reliability.
- Experience with database testing and an understanding of basic SQL queries.
- Experience in Automation Testing: Prioritizes robust manual testing with the ability to apply targeted automation where/when beneficial. The Ideal candidate should excel in detailed testing rather than initiating extensive automation projects.
- Experience with Airtable
- Skilled bug tracking, support, and resolution, adept at identifying, diagnosing, and rectifying software anomalies to enhance product reliability.
- Familiarity with the Agile process.
- Collaborates closely with developers to validate functionality and assess impacts on data teams and the customer portal.
Preference Given to Those with Experience in:
- Experience in data set testing, demonstrating proficiency in verifying and validating large and complex data sets to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Extensive years of experience in quality assurance, showing a deep understanding of QA methodologies and a proven track record in enhancing product quality.
- Experience working with small, remote nimble teams, showcasing the ability to adapt quickly, communicate effectively, and contribute significantly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Interest in working to ensure high quality solar data.
Approach to Work
- Aligns with our values: Trustworthy, Caring, Knowledgeable, Trailblazing, Nimble and Meticulous.
- Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills for interfacing with clients, fellow developers, and other departments. Will be expected to document technical specifications.
- Self-motivated, punctual, organized, and able to perform work with limited supervision.
- Thrives as a member in a distributed, self-organizing, and senior-level team.
- Has the desire and expertise to significantly contribute to the overall quality and user experience of the software, influencing its design and direction through meticulous testing and feedback.
- Supports team members, avoids complexity, adapts to changes, and learns to apply new technology and domain knowledge.
- Aptitude for solving practical problems and handling a variety of variables in situations where only limited standard rules exist.
- Demonstrates strong time management skills required to get tasks done efficiently in a multi-project, Agile development environment.
- Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
Work setting:
Work Location: Remote