Senior QA Engineer

Job Title: Sr. QA Engineer

Location: Remote (US Based Only)

*We cannot sponsor or transfer any visas, of any kind, at this time*

Hiring Manager: Niranjan Mangaonkar

Estimated salary range: $145,000 to $190,000

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  The salary offered for this position will be based on a candidate’s experience and skill demonstrated during interviews and other evaluations

About Ocient
Ocient is a hyperscale data solutions company headquartered in Chicago, IL, enabling organizations to analyze trillions to quadrillions of data records in seconds. Over the past five years, Ocient has built a SQL compliant data warehouse for Petabyte and beyond datasets that is 10x to 50x times faster than competitive OLAP databases.

Position Overview

Ocient is searching for an experienced Software Test Engineer with strong problem-solving skills and a passion for solving hard problems to help define and implement test strategy to ensure the quality and robustness of Ocient’s cutting-edge data warehouse.

Responsibilities:

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  Develops and implements test plans and cases to cover system level database features and functionality.



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  Develops, executes, and analyzes tests for the database server, specifically focused on the system level features and functionality and storage layer.



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  Provides technical leadership, input, and review for test strategy, planning, and execution within the team.



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  Collaborates and communicates with management, internal, and outsourced development partners regarding design status, project progress, and issue resolution



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  Provides technical direction for the database testing process and infrastructure development and maintenance.



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  Maintains and develops test infrastructure.



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  Provides guidance and mentoring to less-experienced staff members

Education and Experience:

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  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent



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  Minimum 4-6 years' experience testing a production application, preferably one that uses a database, even better if the application is analytical and experience is in storage layer testing

Knowledge and Skills:

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  Experience in test planning and creating automated test suites. Using engineering tools and software packages to test, design, and evaluate products and processes.



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  Strong analytical, statistical, and problem-solving skills.



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  Strong quality assurance methodology/process skills.



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  Knowledge of database internals , storage and SQL



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  Experience with distributed systems.



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  Experience developing test harnesses for distributed systems.



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  Coding experience in more than one of the following: Python, Java, C/C++, C#, shell scripting; expertise working with Linux/ Unix, Jira and version control



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  Excellent written and verbal communication skills such as the ability to effectively communicate quality plans, proposals, and results, and negotiate options at management levels.



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  AWS, GCP or other Cloud database experience



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  Database performance testing

We are not open to using an agency or staffing company at this time. We do not accept unsolicited agency or staffing resumes and we are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Ocient provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and makes all hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.