Ocient is searching for an experienced Software Test Engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for solving hard problems to help define and implement test strategy to ensure the quality and robustness of Ocient’s cutting-edge data warehouse.

Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements test plans and cases to cover system level database features and functionality.

• Develops, executes, and analyzes tests for the database server, specifically focused around the system level features and functionality.

• Provides technical leadership, input, and review for test strategy, planning, and execution within the team.

• Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and outsourced development partners regarding design status, project progress, and issue resolution

• Provides technical direction for the database testing process and infrastructure development and maintenance.

• Maintains and develops test infrastructure.

• Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

• Minimum 4-6 years' experience testing a production application, preferably one that uses a database, even better if the application is analytical

Knowledge and Skills:

• Experience in test planning and create automated test suites. Using engineering tools and software packages to test, design, and evaluate products and processes.

• Strong analytical, statistics, and problem solving skills.

• Strong quality assurance methodology/process skills.

• Knowledge of database internals.

• Experience with distributed systems.

• Experience developing test harnesses for distributed systems.

• Coding experience in more than one of the following: python, java, C/C++, C#, shell scripting; expertise working with Linux/ Unix , Jira and version control 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Ability to effectively communicate quality plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate options at management levels.