About this Software Engineer in Test role at Orion Innovation
Orion Innovation is a premier, award-winning, global business and technology services firm. Orion delivers game-changing business transformation and product development rooted in digital strategy, experience design, and engineering, with a unique combination of agility, scale, and maturity. We work with a wide range of clients across many industries including financial services, professional services, telecommunications and media, consumer products, automotive, industrial automation, professional sports and entertainment, life sciences, ecommerce, and education.
Join our dynamic delivery department as a Software Engineer specializing in automation testing and software development. Leveraging cutting-edge tools and technologies like Java, Selenium, and Kafka, you will play an essential role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our software solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Test Automation & Execution: Design, develop, and maintain a robust, highly scalable test automation framework primarily utilizing Java.
- Event-Driven Testing: Validate data pipelines, microservices, and asynchronous messaging systems centered around Apache Kafka.
- Cross-Functional Contribution: Pick up simple development tickets, minor bug fixes, and application code enhancements to unblock the engineering team and boost overall sprint velocity.
- Quality Strategy: Conduct system analysis, risk assessment, and test strategy development by reviewing product designs, technical specifications, and collaborating with product managers and developers.
- Defect Management: Investigate, troubleshoot, and thoroughly document product defects and architectural issues.
- Bioinformatics Collaboration: Partner with software engineers and bioinformatics scientists throughout the SDLC to embed quality and data-driven testing into the development process.
- Continuous Improvement: Champion new testing methodologies, best practices, and CI/CD integrations to enhance test coverage and efficiency.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering field.
- 5+ years of solid test automation experience, with a proven track record of building frameworks from scratch.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Required:
- Strong Java Expertise: High-level proficiency in Java programming for both complex test automation and application-level contributions.
- Kafka Proficiency: Solid experience testing event-driven architectures and asynchronous messaging queues using Apache Kafka.
- Development Readiness: Demonstrated willingness and ability to read application code and tackle straightforward development tasks/tickets.
- Automation Tooling: Hands-on experience with Java-based test automation libraries and tools (e.g., JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, REST Assured).
- Data Validation: Deep understanding of relational databases and strong SQL skills for data-driven testing.
- Systems & Infrastructure: Strong Linux expertise and command-line scripting proficiency.
- QA Fundamentals: Deep understanding of quality engineering methodologies, test planning, system dependencies, and integration phases.
Nice to have:
- Basic knowledge of foundational bioinformatics algorithms (e.g., Alignment, Demultiplexing, Variant Calling).
What we offer:
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- Dynamic and supporting international teams.
- Regular assessments and performance reviews. You will have the opportunity for
- promotion, bonuses and a raise in accordance with the pace at which you develop and your
- Remote, hybrid or office work.
- 20-25 vacation days per year.
- Equipment for work, laptop and all necessary additions.
- Access to trainings and courses.
- Private health insurance.
- FIT Pass card for many sports’ facilities.
Orion is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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