SDET- 181393

The Role

• Fidelity Charitable is seeking a talented Software Engineer in Test (SDET) to join a team that is building responsive web designs for FidelityCharitable.org. You will be expected to work as a member of a high functioning Scrum team to help drive the next generation user experience for FidelityCharitable.org. Since a SDET is a mix of a developer as well as a tester, you will be an ideal candidate if you had both a QA quality mindset and proficient software development skills.
• Work as an Agile team member to provide solutions to User Stories (requirements) including automated test scenarios
• Participate in understanding and grooming of User Stories, QA related tasks and test cases, and functional automation
• Participate in product demos at iteration reviews
• Log defects/issues and work with team members to ensure resolution
• Participate in defect triage
• Participate in production release deployment verification on a regular cadence

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience and/or knowledge of both QA Engineering and Software Development
• Proficiency or proven ability to learn professional software development skills and practices. Examples include Coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, design patterns, Object- Oriented Design and Development, Software design principles.
• Experience or knowledge of using a Selenium automation framework (Java based)
• Experience or understanding of Agile software development methodology using Scrum
• Strong understanding of QA engineering, analysis, and testing concepts
• Understanding the concepts of defect tracking tools and processes
• In addition, candidates with the following skills are highly desired
• Java development including Junit, Groovy
• SQL and NoSQL database experience
• BDD experience or familiarity – Gherkin experience is a plus but not required
• Experience or knowledge of testing web applications and Webservices (REST API's)
• Have the ability to contribute to the Test Pyramid definition for our product
• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Deployment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills is a must
• Highly collaborative team player that works well within a cross functional team
• Strong problem identification and solving skills
• Continuous improvement mindset where mistakes and failure are viewed as opportunities to learn and improve
• Understanding of the benefits of sustainable development including a good work-life balance
• Is driven by a QA mindset that the product is already broken - it has defects and flaws, and it is your job (along with your team members) to find them