Job Details
Software Developer - Test II - US - 20936
Job Title - Software Developer - Test II - US
Category - Quality Assurance
Requisition Code - 20936
Location - US-TX-San Antonio-CSTL San Antonio, TX 78218, US
Education - Bachelor's Degree
Job Type - Full-time
Shift/Hours
Travel Required - 0
Job Description
Rackspace is looking for Software Developers in Test (SDT) to join our Quality Engineering Organization. As a SDT II you will be given the responsibility of writing test automation for Billing Services in our Cloud Billing infrastructure. In this role you will write test code for smoke, functional and integration validation.
Our Quality Engineering Organization brings engineering talent to the forefront and works closely with development to continuously deliver code to our customers that is reliable, scalable, and functional. We are looking for technical development engineers that have experience in testing and who will help us continue our mission of providing a high quality experience for our customers, while working in a collaborative, dynamic and fun environment.
If you like being challenged and want to continue to learn and grow while bringing your best every single day, then being an SDT at Rackspace is for you. Join us at a company that has an award-winning culture and a set of core values that you can stand behind. Come to Rackspace and be a Quality Engineering Racker!
This position will report directly to a QE Manager and is based in San Antonio, Texas.
Job Complexity:
- Writes and executes automated test scripts using a pre-defined framework
- Writes positive and negative smoke and regression test scripts to test product functionality and integration with dependencies
- Tests APIs, user interfaces, web services and/or web applications
- Writes performance, load, and stress tests utilizing a pre-defined framework
- Participates in code reviews
- Low to mid level of contribution to Openstack test suites, as applicable
- Participates in code reviews
- Collaborates with other quality and development engineers to build, evolve, and maintain a scalable continuous build and deployment pipeline
Required Experience/Skills:
- 3-5 years of development test automation experience
- BS in Computer Science or technical related degree or equivalent experience
- Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly, and apply them accurately through an evolving, dynamic environment
- Strong knowledge of web protocols, networking, and systems
- Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of one of the following languages: Python, Ruby, Java, or C++
- Experience with Linux, such as Red Hat or Ubuntu and/or Windows
- Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of Unix Shell Scripting
- Strong understanding of XML, XSD, JSON, WSDL, and SOAP
- Demonstrated intermediate knowledge of a UI automation tool such as Selenium, QTP, or Silk
- Ability to refactor code and participate in iterative development
- Basic knowledge of open source tools such as curl, JMeter
- Medium to Strong knowledge of continuous integration and delivery concepts
- Ability to create technical documentation
- Strong knowledge of performance, load, and stress testing
- Experience working within an agile development process (Scrum, XP, Kanban, etc.) from the test design, test automation, and execution perspective
- Ability to analyze and translate requirements and development stories into test scripts
- Strong working knowledge of QA processes and methodologies
- Strong knowledge of Cloud computing concepts
- Working knowledge of Object Oriented programming
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Strong time management skills
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
Desired Experience/Skills:
- Strong understanding of software/testing methodologies such as TDD
- Experience working in Cloud computing
- Experience testing billing/E-commerce systems
- Experience testing Oracle BRM systems
Rackspace, a world leader in hosting delivers enterprise-level managed hosting, cloud hosting, and e-mail hosting services to businesses of all types and sizes globally. Today we serve thousands of customers from data centers around the world. Rackspace integrates the industry's best technologies and practices for each customer's specific needs delivering it as a service via the company's commitment to Fanatical Support®. We serve as an extension of our customers' IT departments enabling them to focus on their core business. Rackspace was founded in 1998 and since then has had significant growth year after year. There are now over 5,000 Rackers employed worldwide dedicated to providing customers our premier hosting services.
Rackspace Hosting is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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