QA Engineer

Role Summary:

Join Picarro as a QA Engineer and play a critical role in shaping the future of environmental monitoring with our groundbreaking Picarro Platform & Fenceline™. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving the quality assurance of our products, ensuring they meet the highest standards. This platform being a game-changer, you will provide robust data-driven insights that enable industries to act swiftly and adhere to compliance requirements with precision.

You Will:

• Develop and enforce automated testing processes to maintain and expedite quality.
• Create automated test frameworks, testing tools, and simulators to meet functional, performance, scalability, and other quality requirements.
• Perform performance, load, and scalability testing using automation.
• Design and implement functional test plans and test cases based on system understanding and analysis of functional specifications.
• Identify test data requirements and generate necessary test data.
• Execute test cases, identify defects and risks, and communicate findings effectively.
• Report test progress and quality status to project stakeholders.
• Configure test environments to support testing efforts.
• Participate in code reviews and agile development cycles.
• Collaborate closely with the development team and other stakeholders to understand requirements and provide timely feedback.
• Ensure the integrity and effectiveness of automated tests to achieve comprehensive automation coverage.

Must-Have Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of Quality Assurance, with a strong focus on Automation Testing.
• Automation Skills:
  • Expertise with Selenium WebDriver for both UI and API automation.
  • Proficient in programming languages, preferably Java and Python, for building and maintaining automation scripts.
• API Testing:
  • Extensive experience in API testing, particularly with RESTful services.
  • Ability to create and manage API automation frameworks.
• Performance and Load Testing: Experience in performance and load testing is a plus.
• Test Management: Familiarity with test management tools such as JIRA, TestRail, and HP ALM.
• Version Control and CI/CD:
  • Experience with version control systems like Git.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines is advantageous.
• Agile Collaboration:
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen eye for detail.
  • Ability to work collaboratively within an Agile environment.
  • Active participation in Agile ceremonies, with contributions toward best practices within the QA team.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a proactive and collaborative approach to teamwork.

Nice-to-Have Qualifications:

• Messaging Tools: Basic understanding of Kafka or similar messaging tools for real-time data validation and monitoring.
• NoSQL Databases: Familiarity with NoSQL databases.
• Geospatial data types: Understand the difference between geometries and geographies; familiarity with GeoJSON, Shapefiles, and Geopackages.

About Picarro:

We are the world's largest leader in timely, trusted, and actionable data using enhanced optical spectroscopy. Our solutions are used in various applications, including natural gas leak detection, ethylene oxide emissions monitoring, semiconductor fabrication, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, atmospheric science, air quality, greenhouse gas measurements, food safety, hydrology, ecology, and more. Our software and hardware are designed and manufactured in Santa Clara, California. They are used in over 90 countries worldwide based on over 65 patents related to cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) technology. They are unparalleled in their precision, ease of use, and reliability.

At Picarro, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, protected veteran status, gender identity, social orientation, or disability. Posted positions are not open to third-party recruiters/agencies, and unsolicited resume submissions will be considered free referrals.