Sr/Lead SDET

Job Title: Sr/Lead SDET

Location: Lake Forest,CA REMOTE

Duration: Long Term

Job Description:

• We are looking for a Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (Lead SDET), fluent in both automated and manual testing of Windows Desktop Applications, APIs and Web Applications.
• If you are a Sr. or Lead SDET who has good handle and experience in C#, developing automated testing frameworks for testing front end Windows UI with custom controls, have authored frameworks/ Test Harness for functional and performance testing of .NET APIs, please read on.
• Our Lead SDET is fluent in Whitebox testing and keen to understand how the product works from a code stack perspective and able to write unit and functional tests with a thorough understanding of the code flow. 
• SDET is a motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new products and technologies who would be working on world class suite of Products.
• SDET does not mind getting hands dirty and is able to debug product code with fellow developers to troubleshoot and isolate defects in product.

Job Responsibilities:

• The SDET will work primarily on  Monitoring and Control Line of Products namely System Platform and InTouch OMI
• Author and Execute Manual and Automated Test Cases, design Test Scripts and test frameworks based on C# and Microsoft UIA Framework.
• Define Test Strategy, Test Design and Test Plans for Products
• Work with offshore development center resources if needed. Mentor and guide junior QA engineers in the team.
• Provide expertise and leadership in the review and validation of all software development deliverables ranging from test plans, test designs, test automation designs, test cases and test automation suite.
• Work with cross-functional product development teams (product development, product management, program management, and Delivery team) and  OEM customers to understand requirements & system architecture for the system under test.
• Be a thought leader and a Quality Advocate champion within the R&D organization. Push the envelope on innovation by bringing forward new test ideas and processes for improving the efficiency of our execution and validation processes.

Qualifications / Required Skills and Experience:

• A BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent
• 10+ years of overall experience in a combination of software development and software test development with a focus on testing IDE/platform products, as well as strong exposure to testing APIs.
•  5+ years of experience leading Functional/ System testing for large Enterprise Products within a Product Development Organization.
• Fluent in the C#, Microsoft Automation Frameworks such as UIA, CodedUI with Visual Studio as the primary development tool.
• 3+ years of experience building test tools / test harnesses preferred.
• Experience with an agile software development model such as SAFe.
• Strong technical/engineering background with the ability to analyze and solve difficult business problems in a complex domain.
• Strong logical, programming and analytical skills.
• 3+ years of debugging and troubleshooting skills especially for .NET Applications.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps using Git or TFVC.
• Experience working with distributed / remote development and test resources to ensure timely and high-quality delivery of software releases is desirable.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills, with ability to articulate the problem and solution space to different kinds of audiences.
•  Highly motivated self-starter with an innovative thinking bias