Software Engineer - Testing - Pune - SAS @ SAS Institute

About the role:

The role is based in the Pune R&D Center, at SAS R&D Pune facility. We are looking for an Associate Software Development Engineer in Test to test Visual Forecasting product in Analytics area. You will be a part of Visual Forecasting testing team, working on new/existing software. You will design, build, and support scalable automated test frameworks, tools, and test suites to ensure quality within expected timelines during the development cycle.

Furthermore, you will be joining a friendly team with a broad range of experience.

Essential Technology Experience:

• At least 2 years of working experience in muititier application testing with excellent understanding of software testing lifecycle
• Strong knowledge of automation testing at API and UI layer with hands-on experience on automation testing tools
• Strong programming aptitude in any languages like SAS, Java, Groovy, Python or any other programming/scripting language
• Familiar with Agile methodology and with tools such as Jira, Confluence
• Experience on Windows as well Linux operating system with basic troubleshooting skills
• Working knowledge of Jenkins, Git, Gerrit

Experience of these items would be useful:

• Knowledge of any public cloud providers like Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, etc.
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI, CD) model
• SAS programming skills will be a plus
• Knowledge of any test automation framework

Primary Responsibilities

• Testing of the Visual Forecasting product following CI/CD model.
• Design, develop, maintain, execute test plans, scenarios, and processes.
• Automate tests; analyze test results to ensure existing functionality and recommend corrective action.
• Design, develop and execute high quality, flexible and scalable applications, frameworks, and tools in support of a variety of testing activities including those needed for continuous deployment pipeline.
• Creation and maintenance of test containers in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Track progress of individual tasks and communicate status and risks.
• Involve stakeholders to ensure testing tools satisfy requirements, software quality, and functionality.
• Actively participate in design and code reviews to maintain an elite level of code quality.
• Maintain an awareness of and research new technologies, trends, architectures, and implementation techniques as they relate to the delivery of applications, integrations, and data.
• Identify, track, and verify defects in the software.
• Perform Install & Deploy validations.
• Review relevant product documentation.
• Work closely with local as well as remote dev/test teams to ensure timely deliveries.
• Ability to communicate with people of a technical background, think analytically, write and edit technical material, and the ability to write and present clearly on technical matters in a business context.