Software Development Engineer in Test II

Job Category: Software Engineering: Test
Location: Redmond, WA, US
Job ID: 833316-108687
Division: Server & Tools Business

The System Center Orchestration team is looking for a strong, motivated and results-oriented Software Development Engineer in Test with a desire to build enterprise products and services. This is a challenging role in the development of our products which will be leveraged by multiple teams inside of System Center as well as customers. This is a challenging and key role in the Quality management of our products. The candidate should be a self-starter, Quality-centric and customer focused, with the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Experience with code development in a Client Server environment, writing test plans and test cases, executing manual and automated test, in-depth analysis of code failures, ability to articulate and document technical issues, and a thorough understanding of testing methodologies, is required. Responsibilities include maintaining, executing and evolving current manual and automation test suites, working closely with peer development teams, and investigating methods to improve product and process Quality.

Required skills:
Minimum of 4 years of test automation development with C#, C++, and/or .NET
Experience working in a collaborative, team oriented environment
Experience defining, tracking and analysing quality metrics and milestones
Familiar with Visual Studio Team System
Understanding of OS and System management concepts
Passion for and strong customer and partner empathy
Strong verbal and writing communication abilities

Experience with, or exposure to, any of the following are also a plus:
Test automation frameworks like MCF/Suitep2, Test Manager, TFS
Object Oriented Design and software development skills
Performance and Stress testing tools
Releasing commercial software
Windows Workflow
Enterprise Management Systems (HP, IBM, BMC, CA, etc.)
Virtualization technologies
Hardware management
Agile and SCRUM development principles
Enterprise management concepts
Automation solutions
Out of band (OOB) Hardware management
System Center alternatives (HP, IBM, BMC, CA)
Non-Windows OSs (Unix, Solaris, HPUX, AIX, Linux)
Cloud platforms
Experience on Scripting (eg: Powershell)