Principal Engineer, Digital QA

USA Waste-Management Resources, LLC has an opening for a full-time Principal Engineer, Digital QA in Houston, TX.

Hybrid position. Must report to office at 800 Capitol St., Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002, four days a week.

• Conduct highly complex quality assurance tests and analysis to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and end‑user requirements.
• Perform technically advanced or in‑depth development and execution of test cases.
• Work closely with Project Management, Quality Assurance, and Development teams on multiple, multi‑faceted projects from creation to completion.
• Solve highly technical and complex problems on multiple projects and provide consultative support to internal staff.
• Report quality metrics to Senior Management.
• Administer problem management process, including monitoring and reporting on problem resolution.
• Ensure that system tests are successfully completed and documented, and all problems are resolved.
• Identify, recommend, and implement changes to enhance the effectiveness of quality assurance strategies.
• Make recommendations to superiors regarding the acquisition and/or implementation of software to increase information systems efficiency.
• Provide oversight of functional, business process and technical testing services for designated software and business process development projects, and externally developed projects, from initiation through to implementation.
• Expert in all aspects of the software development lifecycle in a structured environment and provide supervision in a small‑to‑medium size team environment.
• Write effective test plans and understand test strategy and project risk, particularly from a quality perspective.
• Resource Mobilization for Projects.
• Implement and monitor processes for Offshore Testing.
• Define the scope of testing within the context of each release/delivery.
• Advocate the appropriate level of quality by the resolution of important defects.
• Take responsibility for the production and approval of all testing deliverables and achievement of testing milestones during a project.
• Manage all risks associated with the testing and take preventative action when any risks become unacceptable.
• Provide authoritative advice and guidance to colleagues on any aspect of testing, including training for testers and other developers where appropriate.
• Work with Business to create UAT test planning and support them throughout the UAT.

• Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• 3 years of experience with database structures, SQL queries, TOAD, and ETL testing knowledge.
• 3 years of experience with at least two of the following ERP/Procurement systems:
  Oracle HCM Cloud, EBS HRMS, People Soft‑Finance, Oracle Finance/HCM, Ariba, Coupa.
• 3 years of experience with at least two of the following reporting tools:
  Power BI, Tableau, SSRS, Spotfire.
• 3 years of experience with data analytics, modeling, and algorithms using Python.
• 3 years of experience with QA testing, QA plans, test case development, QA methodologies, documentation, Quality Center, QTP, Selenium, and project management.
• 3 years of experience with all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirement analysis, design, integration, testing, and validation.
• 3 years of experience with AS400 business applications.
• 3 years of experience with national accounts applications and integrations:
  Acorn, Salesforce (SF), Portals, Contract Management, Mulesoft, MAS, Pricing, ESB, and APIs.

Reference Job Identification No. 2349637.

Equal Opportunity

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