D.A. Davidson Companies is hiring a
Lead QA Engineer

Summary

The Lead QA Engineer will oversee the quality assurance process for software products, establish test strategies with development/product teams, design and implement test plans and cases, mentor QA team members, contribute to web and mobile test automation frameworks, and troubleshoot issues in systems under test. The ideal candidate should have a BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience, 5+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test, proficiency in programming languages such as NodeJS, HTML, Python, or JavaScript, extensive experience with Selenium WebDriver or Tosca (Tricentis), and knowledge of SQL databases.

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in Test in a production environment
• Ability to multi-task, proactive in project planning and requirements gathering
• Excellent English communication skills, especially written
• Proficiency in mobile or web application testing
• Experience in programming languages such as NodeJS, HTML, Python, or JavaScript
• Extensive experience with Selenium WebDriver or Tosca (Tricentis)
• Familiarity with testing frameworks like TestNG, Jest, or Cucumber
• Comfortable with Git, and CI processes using tools like JIRA
• Knowledge of SQL databases
• Attention to detail and ability to diagnose complex issues in application testing

Responsibilities

• Drive the software quality assurance lifecycle within the Agile process
• Establish and coordinate test strategies with development/product teams
• Design and implement test plans and test cases
• Mentor and instruct QA team members, helping them make decisions and solve problems
• Contribute to the maintenance and development of web and mobile test automation frameworks
• Develop and execute automated UI and functional tests on real devices and emulators
• Review test results daily and report issues
• Help enhance and maintain automated CI flows to include quality assurance
• Troubleshoot issues in systems under test
• Manage meetings, set goals, provide feedback on testing tasks, and delegate testing responsibilities
• Advocating for process improvements and helping QA develop solutions
• Reviewing and validating solutions from other team members
• Continually researching current and emerging technologies and proposing changes where needed
• Document and maintain QA procedures for development CI/CD

Preferred Qualifications

• Bonus for leadership experience
• Native mobile testing frameworks, and micro-services architecture knowledge

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Medical, Dental and Vision
• Company 401(k)and ESOP contribution
• Paid holidays + Generous sick, vacation, and maternity/parental leave
• Pet Insurance
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement ($15,000 lifetime cap)
• Discounted personal insurance including home, auto and recreational vehicles
• Charitable gift-matching program
• Davidson Day of Giving - Our tradition of positively impacting communities in which we live and work