Associate Software Engineer in Test

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* Who We Are:

** At OPENLANE we make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful.

** We’re a technology company
** building the world’s most advanced—and uncomplicated—digital marketplace for used vehicles.  
** We’re a data company
** helping customers buy and sell smarter with clear, actionable insights they can understand and use.  
** And we’re an innovation company
** accelerating the future of wholesale remarketing through curiosity, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit.

** Our Values:*
* ** Driven Way builders.
** We pursue challenges that inspire us to build, create, and innovate.  
** Relentless Curiosity.
** We seek to understand and improve our customers’ experience.  
** Smart Risk-Taking.
** We transform risk into progress through data, experience, and intuition.  
** Fearless Ownership.
** We deliver what we promise and learn along the way.
** Adaptable.
** You can quickly learn new technologies and adapt to changing project requirements and priorities.
* Assist the Development team from the viewpoint of software quality and test cases, executing manual test cases and learning test automation
* Compose quality user stories with detailed acceptance criteria for functional and nonfunctional requirements
* Assist the Agile Delivery Manager, Engineering team, Business team  in refining the user stories, ensuring the acceptance criteria are understood by the development teams
* Assist the Engineering team in validating that acceptance criteria are met, and business objectives are achieved
* Participate in meetings and communications with internal and external teams to identify test and identify integrations and system-to-system flows
* Collect and analyze a variety of data and, with guidance, identify key themes and validate assumptions regarding product features
* Help to triage, diagnose, and solve production system software problems
* Participating in cross-discipline collaboration with team members including the product owners, designers, and developers
* Reporting to the Agile Delivery Manager, this role will collaborate with the development team, Business Analysts, Project Leads, Project Managers, Architects.
* You will also interact with UX designers to ensure a seamless user experience.
* Additionally, you may have exposure to stakeholders from other departments, such as Dev Ops, and data engineering**.
*** Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent related experience required
* 1-2 years of experience in business analysis and software development lifecycle preferred
* Excellent attention to detail and a good eye for quality
* Able to create and carry out test plans to make sure all goals are reached
* Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities
* Strong written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to clearly articulate ideas and comfortable interacting with end users, business partners, and technical individuals
* Familiarity with testing tools for APIs such as Postman and test automation tools such as Playwright
* Experience working with Agile software development methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, or Kanban is a plus
* Some familiarity with product management tool (e.g., Jira) is a plus
* Certifications in relevant testing technologies
* Competitive pay
* Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)
* Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match
* Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time
* Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)
* Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)
* Robust Employee Assistance Program
* Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer
* Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs
* Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization
* Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement
** OPENLANE makes wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. Our end-to-end platform serves the remarketing needs of the world’s largest OEMs, dealers, fleet operators, rental companies and financial institutions.
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