Software Quality Assurance Engineer

About The Role:

• The Quality Assurance Engineer is responsible for facilitating the use of systematic tests and assisting in the subsequent development, application and maintenance of quality standards for firm products. The Incumbent is responsible for contributing to the development, modification, and execution of software test plans, as well as creating automated scripts and programs for testing. They will also aid in the analysis and writing of test standards and procedures, help maintain documentation of test results and provide support to the development engineers to address issues and debug software products. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role. The Incumbent must work with cross-functional teams to support multiple projects in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining accurate and detailed records, and demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to changing requirements and priorities.
• In addition, the QA Engineer will actively participate in scrum ceremonies from the inception of the project, providing valuable feedback on requirements, test environments, and test data. This individual will serve as a strong user advocate, bringing a curious mindset and thriving in an agile environment. He/She will be a collaborative partner in delivering reliable and high-quality capabilities that support our store associates across the US and Canada. 

What The Role Will Do:

• Assist in debugging software products by maintaining and optimizing systematic tests used to develop and maintain quality standards for firm products 
• Ensure that software test plans, automated scripts and programs for testing are efficient and effective, and report to senior engineers with suggestions for improvement 
• Identify and implement improvement opportunities for test strategies, standards and procedures. Collaborate with other team members to ensure alignment with leading practices 
• Manage the documentation of test results, ensuring they are accurate and up-to-date, and make it accessible to relevant stakeholders 
• Help to identify and implement improvement opportunities to automate integration, test, and deployment of solution quality
• Support continuous monitoring to proactively identify quality issues 
• Monitor and analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and assist the team in drafting corrective action 
• Provide support to development engineers in resolving incidents and problems 
• Support other team members in preparing technical appraisals of programming languages, systems, and computation software and provide feedback for the improvement of these appraisals

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H1-B visa.

Job duties include contact with other employees and access confidential and proprietary information and/or other items of value, and such access may be supervised or unsupervised. The 
Company therefore has determined that a review of criminal history is necessary to protect the business and its operations and reputation and is necessary to protect the safety of the Company’s staff, employees, and business relationships.

Education

• Required

• Preferred

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or in lieu of a degree, at least 4 years of experience in quality assurance engineering or software testing

• Quality Assurance Certifications

Skills And Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in quality assurance engineering or software testing 
• Moderate understanding of software testing standards, policies, methodologies, tools, and processes 

Preferred

• Proficient in Agile Methodology, DevOps, Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
• Extensive hands-on experience with Jira, Zephyr Scale, Confluence, GitHub, SQL, Oracle, and Web Services & APIs.
• Skilled in risk-based testing and metrics-driven quality assurance approaches.
• Hands-on performance testing UIs and APIs with tools like Apache JMeter
• 2+ years of experience with Java
• 2+ years of experience with Selenium Web Driver
• Previous experience with Cucumber
• Previous experience with TestNG
• Previous experience with Maven
• Previous experience with Google, Edge and Firefox Web Browsers

Technical Skills

•  Programming Languages
•  Data Analysis
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology 
• Continuous Improvement and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
•  DevOps Methodology 
• Web Services & APIs
• Systems Integration
• Build Tools and Compilers
• Security Testing Tools & Techniques 
• Software Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies & Tools 
• Operating Systems
•  Version Control Tools 
• Monitoring and Logging 
• Automated Testing Tools

At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

• Life … with rewards, benefits and the flexibility to enhance your health and well-being
• Career … with opportunities to learn, develop new skills and grow your contribution
• Connection … with an inclusive team and commitment to our own and broader communities
• It's all here for you... let's Create Your Possible

At Sherwin-Williams, part of our mission is to help our employees and their families live healthier, save smarter and feel better. This starts with a wide range of world-class benefits designed for you. From retirement to health care, from total well-being to your daily commute—it matters to us. A general description of benefits offered can be found at http://www.myswbenefits.com/. Click on “Candidates” to view benefit offerings that you may be eligible for if you are hired as a Sherwin-Williams employee.

Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case and will impact where actual compensation may fall within the stated wage range. The wage range listed for this role takes into account the wide range of factors considered in making compensation decisions including skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The wage range, other compensation, and benefits information listed is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws including with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act where applicable.

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.  All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.

Please be aware, Sherwin-Williams recruiting team members will never request a candidate to provide a payment, ask for financial information, or sensitive personal information like national identification numbers, date of birth, or bank account numbers during the application process.