Sr. Engineer Quality Assurance

Management and staff in Kofax’s Quality Assurance job family help the company to assure that its products and technology solutions are designed and built in accordance with company standards and customer requirements. The position of Senior Engineer requires that appointees are capable of making independent technical decisions on assigned work.

Senior Engineers should be capable of independently performing most, if not all, of the following tasks:

• Developing quality assurance standards, requirements and metrics for all Tungsten Automation products and their applications, as well as customer-specific technology solutions
• Identifying, acquiring and using industry best-practice equipment, systems and programs for conducting all product and solutions’ quality assurance testing
• Working with cross-functional partners, such as Core Engineering and Product Management, to proactively evaluate product roadmaps and other innovations; contributing a specialist quality assurance perspective and providing such input and feedback into the development process
• Developing and executing against quality assurance test plans:
  • Developing and maintaining automated test programs and scripts
  • Developing and executing against detailed test procedures and test cases
  • Collaborating with cross-functional partners to resolve problems and identify root causes of potential defects
  • Evaluating and reporting on test execution results
• Working within team and across departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement and maintain quality assurance testing processes and practices; continuously contributing to streamlined, more effective and efficient quality assurance testing
• Contributing, as appropriate, to downstream business activities such as technical publications and other technical communications’ tool development to ensure streamlined and effective end-user use of Tungsten Automation software products and their applications
• Through efficient and effective quality assurance testing standards, tools, techniques and execution, helping Core Engineering and other cross-functional partners to maximize the potential for new or updated releases to be completed on-time, on-target, on-budget and without compromise to quality
• Supporting other internal and external partners/stakeholders/customers, as and when appropriate, in responding to quality assurance testing inquiries and/or other ad hoc needs
• Staying abreast of industry and field developments; remaining current in the latest quality assurance testing technologies and functionalities, as well as ever-evolving needs of customers and their customers

While the job description describes what is anticipated as the requirements of the position, the job requirements are subject to change based upon any changing needs and requirements of the business.

• Minimum 4 years of experience in testing desktop applications is mandatory.
• 2+ years of experience in configuring/installing SQL and oracle Database.
• Experience in installing/configuring azure SQL server and azure managed instance
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries for data validation.
• Excellent understanding of Test Case Design and Execution, Test Planning and Strategy, Agile and Scrum Methodologies.
• Proficiency with tools like TFS, JIRA for test case management and defect tracking.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex systems and identify issues
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for clear documentation of test cases, defects, and reporting is mandatory.
• Ability to work with ad hoc requirements and convert them into meaningful requirements and test artifacts.
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior testers, sharing knowledge, and helping them grow in their roles.
• Strong skills in conducting root cause analysis (RCA) to identify, analyze, and solve quality issues.
• Ability to take ownership of task and drive it to completion.
• Understanding of accounts payable, Invoice processing, capturing data and OCR engines will be an added advantage.
• Certification in ISTQB is preferred

Candidates for this position should hold the following qualifications, have the following experience, and be able to demonstrate the following competencies to be considered as a suitable applicant. Please note that except where specified as “preferred,” or as a “plus,” all points listed below are considered minimum requirements.

• Bachelors Degree in a related discipline is strongly preferred
• Typically has 5-7 years’ relevant technical experience
• Has a minimum of 1 or more years’ previous experience with similar product lines or subject areas as Tungsten Automation
• Must demonstrate the ability to work independently on larger or more complex departmental assignments

Tungsten Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V