Software Quality Engineer

• Base Pay $61,000.00 - $97,000.00 / Year
• Employee Type Full-Time Exempt

Butler/Till is a results-driven marketing agency offering deeply collaborative client experiences, proprietary technology, and world-class partnerships. At Butler/Till, we take immense pride in our independent, women-owned and led status, our unwavering commitment to a purpose-driven approach, our B-Corp status, and our unique structure as a 100% employee-owned company (ESOP).

The Software Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality and stability of software applications through comprehensive manual testing and selective automation. The ideal candidate is skilled in test case definition, execution, defect identification, and collaborating closely with developers to improve software quality.

This role plays a critical part in testing new features, performing exploratory testing, and ensuring that test coverage meets business and technical requirements. With a primary focus in manual testing, this role will also perform basic automation scripting for regression testing in order to improve efficiency where necessary.

Key Outcome:
Comprehensive Test Coverage and High-Quality Software Releases

Key Responsibilities:

• Manual Testing Execution:
  Perform functional, exploratory, regression, and user acceptance testing to validate software functionality.
• Test Case Design & Documentation:
  Develop clear and thorough test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business and technical requirements.
• Bug Tracking & Reporting:
  Identify, document, and prioritize defects, providing detailed reports to developers to ensure timely fixes.
• End-to-End Testing:
  Validate user workflows, data integrity, and integrations between systems.
• Basic Automation for Regression Tests:
  Develop and maintain simple automated scripts for repetitive regression test cases to improve test efficiency.
• Collaboration with Developers:
  Work closely with software engineers to reproduce issues and verify fixes.

Key Outcome:
Efficient Testing Processes and Continuous Improvement

Key Responsibilities:

• Work Closely with Product and Engineering Teams:
  Understand business requirements and acceptance criteria to create effective test cases.
• Improve Testing Strategies:
  Identify opportunities for improving manual testing efficiency and propose automation where beneficial.
• Maintain Testing Documentation:
  Keep detailed records of test cases, results, and defect reports.
• Support Release Readiness:
  Conduct final checks before production releases and participate in go/no-go decisions.
• Stay Updated on QA Best Practices:
  Learn and adopt new testing techniques and methodologies as needed.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 3-5 years of experience in software testing.
• Advanced proficiency in designing and executing comprehensive test cases and reporting findings.
• Experience using bug tracking and test management tools (JIRA, Test Rail, Zephyr, or similar).
• Proficiency in API testing using Postman, Insomnia, or equivalent.
• Basic scripting skills for minor test automation tasks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright).

Preferred:

• Experience with SQL for database validation and data integrity testing.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and testing in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Knowledge of performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter, k6).
• Some experience with version control tools like Git.

• CUSTOMER FOCUS/CLIENT INTIMACY: seeking to understand client business challenges/needs and delivering continuous value to our clients
• COLLABORATIVE: working with teams and across the organization with ease
• OWNER AGILITY: able to continuously learn and quickly adapt to changing circumstance
• RESULTS DRIVEN: accepts accountability to deliver business outcomes, even under changing circumstances. Delivers on commitments
• DISCIPLINED:
  Thinks, plans, and prioritizes work on an ongoing basis, plans and aligns with key team members before acting

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