SDET (UCP)

Job Overview
IVANS Insurance Solutions, a division of Applied Systems, is currently searching for a Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join our corporate Quality Engineering Organization. In this role, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of automated tests as we migrate to a microservices architecture. You will carry out various tasks to ensure our test approaches, both manually and automated, are effectively and efficiently designed, implemented, and maintained for both legacy and new development. You will leverage software engineering best practices to provide information, feedback, and expertise about software quality and development processes to deliver defect-free applications. You will work with a team of SDETs to ensure our test automation framework and platform is highly scalable and performant with a technical design that allows for future innovation without complete refactoring.
What You'll Do

• Exhibit strong hands-on knowledge in developing automated testing using modern software development and testing tools
• Ensure automated test design adheres to the overall company architecture and quality assurance principles
• Collaborate with team members across product, architecture, development, DevOps, and testing teams in designing automated testing approaches
• Promote and support the implementation of CI/CT/CD pipeline
• Exercise fundamental good software engineering practice when developing automated tests, such as design/code reviews
• Maintain and enhance test automation frameworks for UI, Microservices & API
• Able to provide in-depth analysis to resolve technical issues, anticipate risks and ensure timely management escalation
• Provide automated test solutions to deliver for both functional and non-functional software quality
• Work with stakeholders to plan, estimate & implement test automation strategies
• Ensure compliance to automation framework, standards & best practices
• Facilitate automated, on-demand test automation metrics
• Maintain and update technical documentation relating to test architecture, design steps, integration processes, or procedures.
• Participate in technical design meetings to ensure clear direction in areas of responsibilities
• Maintain test automation and defect tech debts in a timely manner
• Seek stakeholder feedback via test automation demos
• Exhibits behaviors which exemplify Applied Systems' Core Values

What You'll Need to Succeed
We're looking for someone who:

• Can work 100% remotely, or from an Applied Systems office

Your experience should include some or all of the following:

• 5+ years of experience working as a Software Test Engineer in a microservices environment and:
  • Experience with JavaScript or TypeScript.
  • Experience with any object-oriented programming languages such as C#, Python, Java, Ruby
  • Experience with SQL Server or other databases
• Experience with automated testing, with UI and/or API layers, such as SOAP and REST/RESTful services.
• Knowledge of common automated testing tools, such as Cypress (preferred) or Selenium
• Knowledge software testing methodologies, techniques, and tools.
• Ability to understand and construct modern test strategies and quality gating policies within CI/CT/CD pipelines
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, technology, or equivalent work experience
  • We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply

Additionally, you may have:

• Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter or K6.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Experience with JIRA or similar tools
• Working knowledge of cloud computing, and related technologies, such as AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker

What You'll Gain
Benefits from Day One

• Health insurance plans, dental, and vision
• Wellness incentives
• 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match

Work-Life Balance

• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates)
• Volunteer time off

Empowering Career Growth and Success - We invest in talent, care about our people, and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance.
What We Value
We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people, and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfill the promise of insurance - safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people's lives. And there is no more important job than that.
Our focus on the workforce, workplace, and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and military status.
Who We Are
Applied Systems is the leading global provider of cloud-based software that powers the business of insurance. Recognized as a pioneer in insurance automation and the innovation leader, Applied is the world's largest agency and brokerage management systems provider, serving customers throughout the United States, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom. By automating the insurance lifecycle, Applied's people and products enable millions of people worldwide to safeguard and protect what matters most.
For 40 years, Applied Systems has led an industry we helped to create with a mission to continuously improve the business of insurance. From partnerships, acquisitions, and insurance innovation initiatives, Applied has focused on efforts to be the indispensable partner in our industry.
It's an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what's possible.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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