Software Development Engineer in Test

Our client is the Pacific Northwest's signature software corporation looking for a customer-centric SDET to drive quality in internal end-user applications. The position's focus will be on test case development, execution, results analysis and engineering escalation support. This is an agile development environment with short release cycles and dynamic business requirements. A successful candidate will have the ability to drive technical issues from start to finish while consistently demonstrating solid judgment in promoting engineering best practices. This specific assignment entails testing of new development on a financial business application using Silverlight.

What you'll do:

Develop and execute test plans for new feature sets and data validation. Improve test quality and effectiveness by working with Development and Program Management to prevent problems and to make the product more testable. Find holes in test cases. Execute on test plans and conduct detailed analysis of test results to find product defects and incomplete test cases in test suites. Review product specifications to find holes in features or problems with the integration of multiple features. Write test code with minimal supervision.

Job qualifications:

- 3+ years of experience in software testing preferably on end-user applications
- Solid SQL programming and design skills
- Experience in software development such as C#, ASP.NET, VB, XML/XSLT, Web Services, Silverlight, WPF, WCF, XAML would be a 'nice to have'
- Ability to perform system-wide root cause analysis and drive improvements in performance, scale, and reliability
- Strong problem resolution, judgment, negotiating/prioritization and decision making skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication
- Team player who can effectively work with multiple workgroups
- Strong collaboration skills including knowing when to negotiate and when to pushback
- Task oriented and self-motivated with a dedicated work ethic and ability to work under strict deadlines
- B.A./B.S. in information systems and/or software engineering/computer science or equivalent experience