Lead Software Engineer in Test
Overview
kCura is a global company with team members who are driven by our customers to build exceptional software for them to use every day. Our product, called Relativity, handles large volumes of data and helps corporations, law firms, and government agencies solve their own unique data problems.
The way we work together is centered on our core values of collaborating, communicating, pushing to exceed expectations (even our own), being humble, and having fun while we do it. We enjoy ourselves, give back, and work (and play) hard together. If this sounds like the place for you, check out the details of this position below.
As a Lead Software Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for driving customer confidence by assuring the quality of kCura's current and future core products. The Lead Software Engineer in Test works under general direction of manager and senior team members, leads a team of Software Engineers in Test and is responsible for architecting, directing, and participating in automation efforts within the team.
Responsibilities
- Oversee identification and resolution of risks to quality such as software inconsistencies, ambiguities, and defects during the design and implementation phase of software building
Create and cultivate best-in-class code and frameworks to automate the validation of quality within our software
Guide team in creation of thorough and organized documentation for test cases by clearly articulating test objectives, steps, and expected results
Create and drive acceptance of quality assurance test plans
Participate in defect detection and replication through automation, performance testing, and exploratory testing.
Design and execute workflow, test case plans, implementation points, and test data before development is complete
Carry out root cause analysis on complex defects to ensure causes are being addressed and fixed, not just symptoms
Coordinate with QA Leads in other locations to drive to consensus on tools and methodologies
Act as an active mentor to engineers to model behaviors and techniques that encourage growth, risk-taking, and results.
Contribute to an Agile team that solves complex challenges and builds working software
Work with senior QA members to communicate unacceptable risks to quality
Adhere to standard operating procedures and the collection of measures put in place to ensure consistency and improvement in the way we test software
Perform regression testing to assure changes to the current release do not adversely affect previously implemented functionality
Excellent knowledge of the Software Engineering and Quality Assurance discipline
Strong problem solving skills, independent thinking
Strong teamwork and partnering skills for cross-group collaboration
Strong verbal and written communications skills for technical and non-technical audiences
Hands-on experience with the latest QA technologies related to their feature set or domain
Qualifications
BA/BS in Computer Science or related disciplines, or at least five years providing Software Quality Assurance for commercial-grade systems and applications
At least five years designing and coding software for commercial-grade systems
At least five years writing software that tests software in an automated fashion
About Us
Our software has more than 130,000 active users in more than 40 countries from organizations including the U.S. Department of Justice and more than 190 of the Am Law 200. We have grown significantly over the last several years and continue striving to build software that helps solve our customers’ toughest e-discovery and unstructured data challenges.
If you’re ready to grow with us, we’d love to hear from you