[Hiring] Senior QA Engineer @FICO

Role Description

Come join our dynamic and talented Quality Assurance team in a hands-on technical role supporting different suite of applications and services. As a QA Engineer at FICO, you will be part of an expanding and highly valued software development team which is developing cutting edge analytic software for high profile customers across a wide variety of industries using the latest technologies and software development methodologies.

What You’ll Contribute

• Develop and execute test plans and strategies that meet functional requirements, user stories, and user acceptance criteria.
• Participate in release planning and product roll-out.
• Perform hands-on manual and automated testing (both "black" and "grey" box).
• Execute application, usability, functional, regression and performance testing for business applications in a client/server environment.
• Review, author and maintain flexible and maintainable automated test scripts to support back-end QA automation.
• Identify, track, and analyze recurring issues, bugs, and defects across multiple products; develop and implement effective solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Communicate product readiness, generation of quality metrics, level of quality, and results to Quality Assurance Management and the project team.
• Proactively identify gaps in QA and testing processes, develop solutions, and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, applications systems design, or other related data processing field of study.
• 12+ years' experience in the software quality assurance industry with strong QA process knowledge.
• Excellent testing skills and experience with commercial software development processes, SaaS or ASP for browser-based applications, client/server application and database driven applications on Unix/Linux, Windows.
• Demonstrable project management experience in successfully delivering multiple testing engagements using Agile methodologies, preferably in a global organization.
• Proficient in RDBMS and NoSQL databases, with the ability to write and optimize complex queries.
• Ability to develop and implement test automation strategies.
• Proficiency in Python, GitHub/SVN, and test management tools like QTEST, JIRA, Quality Center.
• Experience testing and validating C++ applications.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is good to have.
• Should have experience with migration, upgrade, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Good to have knowledge of performance tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, Load, Soak, Stress, Spike) and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins).

Benefits

• An inclusive culture strongly reflecting our core values: Act Like an Owner, Delight Our Customers and Earn the Respect of Others.
• The opportunity to make an impact and develop professionally by leveraging your unique strengths and participating in valuable learning experiences.
• Highly competitive compensation, benefits and rewards programs that encourage you to bring your best every day and be recognized for doing so.
• An engaging, people-first work environment offering work/life balance, employee resource groups, and social events to promote interaction and camaraderie.
• The targeted base pay range for this role is: $114,800 to $180,400 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge, skills and experience.

Company Description

At FICO, you can develop your career with a leading organization in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology today – Big Data analytics. You’ll play a part in our commitment to help businesses use data to improve every choice they make, using advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, optimization, and much more.

• Credit Scoring — FICO® Scores are used by 90 of the top 100 US lenders.
• Fraud Detection and Security — 4 billion payment cards globally are protected by FICO fraud systems.
• Lending — 3/4 of US mortgages are approved using the FICO Score.

Global trends toward digital transformation have created tremendous demand for FICO’s solutions, placing us among the world’s top 100 software companies by revenue. We help many of the world’s largest banks, insurers, retailers, telecommunications providers and other firms reach a new level of success. Our success is dependent on really talented people – just like you – who thrive on the collaboration and innovation that’s nurtured by a diverse and inclusive environment. We’ll provide the support you need, while ensuring you have the freedom to develop your skills and grow your career. Join FICO and help change the way business thinks!