Senior QA Engineer

The Senior QA Engineer will be responsible for creating, executing, and maintaining test plans and strategies for RadarFirst. This will involve writing and updating automated tests, along with manual and exploratory testing. They will work with the development team, product managers, and other customer-facing teams to define and review requirements for new features and enhancements, in order to define the approach for comprehensive automation and regression testing. They will also recommend process improvements and tools to further develop a highly-efficient, continuous integration development environment.

This position can be based out of our HQ in Portland, OR, or can be remote anywhere in the U.S. Preference will be given to candidates in the Portland area.

Essential Responsibilities And Duties

• Test strategy formulation will include decomposing the business and technical requirements into test case scenarios, defining test data requirements, and managing test case creation.
• Development of the test case execution plan. Including black box testing, writing integration tests, managing issues, and status metrics. Working closely with the customer success and engineering teams to diagnose and reproduce customer issues and verify fixes.
• Helping to mentor and direct more junior QA resources on implementing test plans/strategies.
• Performing all testing activities for initiatives across one or more assigned projects, utilizing processes, methods, metrics, and software that ensure the quality, reliability, and security of our products.
• Helping to architect and maintain an automated testing environment
  
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with industry-standard software testing tools and techniques for automation and test management, such as Selenium or Cucumber/Gherkin.
• Experience writing test plans for SaaS application features and making go/no-go quality decisions
• Experience testing web applications and APIs
• Demonstrated use of automated testing tools and frameworks (Selenium, etc.)
• Object-oriented programming experience with a computer language (preferably Java), understanding of SOLID principles, and knowledge of SQL
• Experience with source control tools such as Git, SVN, and Mercurial
• Familiarity with defect tracking tools such as JIRA
• Ability to manage shifting priorities, demands, and timelines
• Strong communication skills, a passionate commitment to quality, and a collaborative, team-oriented working style
• Prior experience performance/load testing a SaaS application is a plus.
  
  

Research shows that people who identify as being from underrepresented groups are more likely to doubt the strength of their qualifications, so we encourage you to submit an application if you're interested in this role despite any reservations you may have about your background or skill set.

Who We Are

At RadarFirst, our mission is to solve complex data privacy challenges with innovation. We are revolutionizing incident response management using automated, smart, and purpose-built SaaS technology. RadarFirst is a pioneer in the privacy field, recognized for its innovation with multiple patents and high-profile industry awards. Our customers include some of the nation’s largest healthcare, insurance, financial, and government organizations.

Our Values

• Be Purposeful in everything we do
• Innovate for ourselves and on behalf of our clients
• Operate with Integrity
• Have Empathy for our clients and co-workers
• Show Resourcefulness
  
  

Why Join RadarFirst?

Benefits

At RadarFirst, our team is filled with smart, thoughtful, and forward-thinking contributors who are experts at what they do, and our culture of innovation and trust is paramount to our success. We work hard, but we also encourage and support a healthy work/life balance. We offer a generous package of benefits and perks that make RadarFirst, Inc. a great place to work, including:

• Comprehensive benefits that include medical and dental, 401k, Life and Disability insurance, generous PTO, paid holiday time, and stock options. Plus flexible spending accounts for medical, dependent care, and commuter expenses
• Community outreach programs to encourage giving back to our community both as a group and individually
• Commitment to anti-racism work and accountability to our short-term and long-term equity & inclusion action plan
  
  

RadarFirst is currently mostly working from home, but these are some features of our downtown Portland office:

• On-site amenities such as indoor bike racks, showers, lockers, and gym facilities
• Regular company-wide events, lunches, Friday breakfasts, game nights, outings, and company parties
• Casual work environment in an ideal central location, close to great food, shopping, and transportation options
  
  

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before the employer can take any action against you, including terminating your employment. Employers can only use E-Verify once you have accepted a job offer and completed the Form I-9.

The salary range for this role is $110,000 - $120,000 a year.