Quality Assurance Process Lead

We’d like you to join our team locally in Berkeley CA, or as a remote employee testing our software components running in a cloud environment. Olivine relies heavily on Windows, .NET, and Azure. Ideal candidates are experienced testers who keep up to date on the latest practices and love to learn. Experience testing scalable web solutions is important. Knowing the difference between a kilowatt and a kilowatt-hour is a plus! We are seeking only USA based candidates at this time.
If you are motivated and eager to work in a small and growing company with a dynamic group of people and add leverage on day one and if you want to make a real impact using the latest technologies to build things, this is a great opportunity for you!

What you Bring

• Minimum of 5+ years in software Quality Assurance.
• Experience leading Quality Assurance teams.
• Experience implementing quality best practices within a software development organization.
• Knowledge of web applications, databases, and web APIs.
• Strong test design and debugging skills.
• Excellent writing, interpersonal, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively internally and externally to the company.

Bonus Experience

• Proven experience building out a quality team from the ground up in a rapidly evolving environment.
• SQL knowledge and experience testing APIs with tools like Postman
• Automated testing with tools like Selenium
• Knowledge of the distributed energy resource domain, including technologies and applications such as solar PV, battery storage, electric vehicle smart charging and grid integration, demand response strategies, or similar
• Experience in the electric energy industry

What You Will Do

Lead Testing Efforts

Establish testing processes informed by industry best practices.

Work with testing team members and business stakeholders testing our software to have a unified approach to testing documentation.

Make recommendations on testing team needs and performance.

Test Planning & Design

Analyze product requirements, bugs, and technical specifications to create comprehensive test plans.

Design detailed test cases covering functional, usability, compatibility, and regression testing scenarios.

Develop and maintain test documentation including test scripts, procedures, and checklists.

Identify test data requirements and prepare appropriate datasets for testing scenarios.

Test Execution & Quality Control

Execute manual test cases.

Work with software engineers to develop automated test cases.

Perform exploratory testing to uncover edge cases and usability issues.

Execute regression testing to ensure new changes don't break existing functionality

Validate user interface elements, workflows, and business logic.

Defect Management & Reporting

Document, track, and manage defects using bug tracking systems.

Provide clear, reproducible steps and detailed information for identified issues.

Collaborate with developers to troubleshoot and resolve defects.

Verify bug fixes and perform retesting as needed.

Generate comprehensive test reports and quality metrics.

Collaboration & Communication

Work closely with program managers, developers, and business stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.

Participate in requirements review meetings and provide testing perspectives.

Communicate testing progress, risks, and quality concerns to stakeholders.

Salary: 120,000-140,000 DOE

Who We Are

Olivine, Inc. is a small and growing distributed energy resources (DER) and grid services company on a mission to create a clean and sustainable environment for everyone in our community. Olivine is leading the way to decarbonize our electrical grid and fight climate change by providing equal and affordable access to clean technologies.
We are expanding our software engineering department as we work to help prevent power outages this summer.