PeopleCube is seeking a communicative, hardworking and entrepreneurial individual to join our successful, mid-sized software company in the role of Software Quality Assurance Engineer. In this position, you will have the opportunity to become familiar with the many jobs and functions available in a commercial software company (QA, Engineering, Product Management, Services and Support) as part of understanding and deciding on your own career path.
PeopleCube software helps businesses cut real estate, meeting service, travel and energy costs based on effect management, scheduling and utilization of facilities and resources. PeopleCube is headquartered out of Framingham, MA and has offices around the US and in Europe. Job location would be in either: Framingham, MA or Traverse City, MI. This is an on- site, full time position.
Position Objective
Reporting to the QA Manager and as member of the QA Team, in this entry-level position you will work with the team in testing our Web-based software products. You will work closely with engineering and product management to review functional and technical requirements, and use these to create thorough test scripts.
Major Responsibilities
Familiarization with current PeopleCube products and testing environment
Set up and configuration of server and testing environments
Create, modify and execute test cases and test data
Reporting on testing results and providing feedback for improved processes
Depending on skill sets, working with code and data to troubleshoot issues
Job Requirements
BA/BS in Computer Science or equivalent
Strong problem solving and debugging skills
Experience and familiarity with Microsoft web-centric technologies including IIS Server and MS SQL Server
Ability to learn new applications quickly, and relate to the concepts of calendaring and scheduling
Hands-on personality: Self-motivated, independent and proactive
Familiarity with key testing concepts such unit testing, system, regression, and user acceptance testing
Beneficial Skills
Experience with Microsoft Outlook and/or Lotus Notes
Experience with performance tools such as Open STA
Familiarity with Agile development concepts
Understanding of SQL Schemas and database queries to support testing initiatives
Owning an I Void Warranties T-Shirt or at least show us you are thorough by commenting on this point
Localization experience and/or Multi-lingual (French/German/Spanish)
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary based on experience including a strong benefit package (Medical/Dental/401K/Flexible Spending Account (FSA)/Dependent Care Account (DCA)). 