**Job Description Summary**

Responsible for test creation, testing a large module or a large component and designing a feature, set of features, or whole feature area independently, Contributing to the immediate team and to other teams across business; Leading software quality engineering discussions and mentoring of other junior quality engineers.



**Job Description**



**Roles and Responsibilities**



+ Own large sized tasks or small projects and delivers QE artifacts. Manages deliverables and mentor junior team members.

+ Contribute to driving initiatives such as defining coding standards and processes to ensure quality code is produced.

+ Reuse existing proven code appropriately wherever possible; drives same behaviors across team while coaching other developers to improve their code quality.

+ Develop and enhance the test infrastructure and continuous integration framework used across teams at the COE.

+ Use CI/CD methodology to automate daily testing of product builds.

+ Determine testing best practices and principals and promotes them across the organization.

+ Work with fellow team members to diagnose bugs and formulate solutions.

+ Provide functional and technical expertise in bug fixes.

+ Provide subject matter expertise in the quality engineering, manages test plans and testing methodology for software projects.

+ Use test automation techniques (data driven, pairwise, mocking, test hooks) that fit the problem space. Understands designing and coding for testability to produce quality code with the lowest cost.

+ Develop technical depth of our product and requirements to fabricate appropriate test cases.

+ May be required to work extend hours, carry cell phone and be on call.

+ Motivates others to be conscious about deploying quality through proper testing.

+ Assists in project and system documentation efforts and internal testing.



**Education Qualification:**



+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or STEM Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) plus 4 years of industry experience.



**Eligibility Requirements:**



+ Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

+ Must be willing to travel (if travel is required) 5 - 10%



**Desired Characteristics:**



Technical Expertise:



+ Has extensive experience in test automation

+ Demonstrates experience and ability to write Java code for the purposes of testing solution code (e.g., white-box testing).

+ Has experience in testing web services

+ Has experience with issue-tracking and agile project management systems

+ Has experience working in Linux/Unix and Windows environments.

+ Has experience working with virtual machines (VMs) as part of a test/integration infrastructure

+ Expert in developing and executing maintainable automation tests for acceptance, functional, and regression test cases.

+ Skilled at developing code for other developers to learn from.

+ Skilled in integrating project testing with continuous-integration process.

+ Has experience supporting industry standard core CI/CD infrastructure components: Nexsus/Artifactory, Terraform, Ansible, Code Coverage tools, Security tools, etc.

+ Has experience using Git, Jenkins.

+ Working knowledge of Katalon Studio, Groovy scripting, and Qtest.



Business Acumen:



+ Strong problem-solving abilities and capable of articulating specific technical topics or assignments

+ Experience in building scalable and highly available distributed systems

+ Expert in breaking down problems and estimate time for development tasks

+ Evangelizes how our technology solves customer problems from a technology and business perspective



Leadership:



+ Demonstrates clarity of thinking to work through limited information and vague problem definitions

+ Influences through others; builds direct and "behind the scenes" support for ideas

+ Proactively identifies and removes project obstacles or barriers on behalf of the team

+ Shares knowledge, power, and credit, establishing trust, credibility, and goodwill



Personal Attributes:



+ Able to work under minimal supervision

+ Excellent communication skills and the ability to interface with senior leadership with confidence and clarity

+ Able to work well with global teams, including time-zone flexibility

+ Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Shows ability to effectively delegate work.

+ Ability to derive efficient solutions to complex problems.



**Note:**



This Job Description is intended to provide a high-level guide to the role. However, it is not intended to amend or otherwise restrict/expand the duties required from each individual employee as set out in their respective employment contract and/or as otherwise agreed between an employee and their manager.



**Additional Information**



GE offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation. GE is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://assets.phenompeople.com/CareerConnectResources/GE11GLOBAL/en\_global/desktop/assets/images/poster\_screen\_reader\_optimized\_w\_supplement.pdf) . Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.



GE will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).



As a federal government contractor, GE may in the future be required to have U.S. employees fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Some GE customers currently have vaccination mandates that may apply to GE employees.



**Relocation Assistance Provided:** No