PAR POS QA Engineer

This position will work with our Restaurant Technology QA Team.

QA Engineers collaborate with cross-discipline project team members including software developers, product managers, and peer software test engineers to create, review and execute against quality testing plans for one or more assigned projects. QA Engineers are strong self-starters with a constant appetite for learning technology, have a passion for quality, and enjoy a challenge. This is a growing software quality assurance and quality Engineering team, with plenty of opportunities for growth.

SPECIFIC DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in the entire development life cycle from concept to release in an Agile environment
• Develop technical test strategies for functional testing, security testing and other non-functional testing
• Conduct comprehensive testing of Point of Sale (POS) systems, with a focus on PAR POS, to ensure functionality, reliability, and performance.
• Develop and execute test cases, scenarios, and scripts to validate PAR POS software applications.
• Contribute to creation of realistic test data
• Develop, deliver and track progress to testing schedules, within aggressive “time-to-market” driven project environments
• Regularly summarize testing status and areas of risk
• Employ a sound test risk management approach and contribute to mitigation strategies
• Provide QA test support to ongoing Sprint development as well as release support in lower QA environments
• Analyze, track, and report on application issues and maintain documentation on project issues and defect metrics
• Interfaces with automation engineers to identify and prioritize areas for significant efficiency and confidence gains through test automation. Pitches in on automated test development efforts where possible.
• Collaborates within QA team and across product development on process improvement initiatives.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS and EXPERIENCE:

• 6-10 years of software quality assurance and/or product development experience, working in an Agile environment with exposure to the full product development cycle preferably within the PAR POS Product in QSR industry
• Significant experience testing multi-tiered, web-based and/or mobile software products.
• Demonstrated understanding of quality assurance best practices and methodologies, including testing for performance, security, scalability, and reliability.
• Solid test planning skills, providing well documented test strategies, procedures and results.
• Excellent troubleshooting ability.
• Strong team player with a “can do” attitude. Routinely demonstrates flexibility and is a very capable multi-tasker. Possesses solid organizational and time management skills.
• Experience driving and participating in software development / testing process improvement initiatives.
• Experience utilizing functional and automation testing tools using TOSCA.
• Ability to be on-site 5 days/week in POS Lab to perform the functional testing.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.