We are seeking a Specialist, Quality Engineer that will act on an Agile Team as the Lead Quality Engineer. Develop testing infrastructure, test automation frameworks, and evaluate features in order to establish complex testing patterns. Provide consulting and governance on how to improve test effectiveness through robust Automation Frameworks.

The ideal candidate will have experience with testing co-ordination, dependency management, Cross-business unit collaboration and have a strong automation mindset and focus. Knowledge of testing tools like TOSCA, Ruby / Cucumber, and Hexawise, is needed. Must have strong collaboration, communication and leadership skills.

Job Description Summary

If you’re passionate about delivering technology solutions to support a company providing extraordinary care to its customers, then Nationwide Technology is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading technology workforce embraces an agile work environment and a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results. If that sounds like something you aspire to, we want to hear from you!

As a Quality Engineer you will plan and conduct a wide range of software quality tests and analyzes to ensure all application products and services meet organizational standards aligned to their quality management approach, as well as, end-user requirements. All Quality Engineers perform quality planning, quality design and execution.
You will focus on a blend of skills enabling efficient execution of risk-based testing, test automation, performance testing, test data management, test environment management, continuous integration and continuous deployment all improving speed to delivery for our business partners.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Carries out procedures to ensure all information systems products and services meet organization standards and end-user requirements.

• Analyzes and reviews moderate requirements, user stories and technical work products to create the automation needed.

• Plans for the proper mix of manual, automated, and exploratory testing methods.

• Uses the appropriate quality engineering tools to define test data management, test automation, security/vulnerability, performance, and regression testing needs.

• Validates test results, records and researches defects.

• Coordinates test runs and test environment calendars for all impacted applications.

• Traces requirements to tests and test results.

• Prioritizes, defines, and manages defect reporting and resolution.

• Manages defects including identifying, tracking, and providing critical thinking for resolution.

• Identifies means to be more effective and efficient in testing, without compromising quality.

• Plans for continuous integration to enable a continuous deployment pipeline.

• Executes moderate release testing and has a plan for back-out testing.

• Validates that release components are installed in the appropriate testing environment.

• Aligns with the Nationwide automated testing reference architecture.

• Complies with release management process governance and timelines throughout the release.

May perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships:  Reports to Technology Manager or Director.

Typical Skills and Experiences: 

Education:   Undergraduate studies in computer science, management information systems, or a related field is preferred.

License/Certification/Designation: Technology certifications including TOSCA Automated Specialist 1 (AS1), TOSCA Automated Specialist 2 (AS2), or other related designations are preferred.

Experience: Four or more years of experience with using test optimization and automation processed and tools.  Demonstrated experience in testing for agile teams including planning, test plan creation, maintenance and execution.  Good understanding of test automation and optimization throughout a stack and the tools to support.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills:  Strong analytical and communication skills, knowledge of planning.  Ability to problem solve and set priorities needed. Insurance/financial services industry knowledge a plus. 

Other criteria, including leadership or technical skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the hiring manager’s leader and HR Business Partner.

Values:  Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values .

Job Conditions: 

Overtime Eligibility:  Exempt (Not Eligible).

Working Conditions:   Normal office environment. Some travel maybe required.

ADA:  The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job.  Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.