Job Description:
THE OPPORTUNITY
Join Scholastic's technology team as an Associate Quality Engineer, helping to build the next generation of Scholastic systems that reach teachers, students, and parents across the world. The Associate Quality Engineer is responsible for ensuring the technology organization delivers the highest quality software and applications to business partners and customers. The Associate Quality Engineer will develop, document, and execute primarily automated tests to ensure the delivery of quality software products. In addition, this role will involve solving complex problems while following industry-leading testing practices, including writing and automating test cases/scripts, test execution, test result analysis, exploratory testing, defect filing and triage, and tracking issues through resolution. This position will collaborate with business analysts, software engineers, systems engineers, and project management personnel to support quality delivery
RESPONSIBILITIES
Creating test plans, test cases and test scripts to effectively test software and other technical solutions across multiple platforms
Developing, publishing, and implementing test cases
Writing, maintaining and executing automated tests
Reproducing reported issues and triaging root causes
Understanding business workflow and process flows
Applying foundational programming skills in Java, Selenium, REST and related areas to implement the automated tests
Applying foundational programming skills to implement performance test
Following Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD) practices
Keeping test automation in the forefront of your mind when designing and executing tests for the purpose of product quality improvement
WHO WE ARE
Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books, a leading provider of core literacy curriculum and professional services, and a producer of educational and entertaining children's media. The Company creates quality books and ebooks, print and technology-based learning programs for pre-K to grade 12, classroom magazines and other products and services that support children's learning both in school and at home. With operations in 14 international offices and exports to 165 countries, Scholastic makes quality, affordable books available to all children around the world through school-based book clubs and book fairs, classroom collections, school and public libraries, retail and online. True to its mission of 100+ years to encourage the personal and intellectual growth of all children beginning with literacy, the Company has earned a reputation as a trusted partner to educators and families. Learn more at
www.scholastic.com
.
Some benefits that we offer:
100% vested of 401(k) Retirement Plan after 5 years employment- Up to 1M worth of supplemental Life Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Purchase Scholastic stock at a 15% discount
Thank you for your consideration in choosing Scholastic.
This position requires in-person attendance and is located in SoHo. Proof of vaccination is required to enter the SoHo facility.
Qualifications
HOW YOU CAN FIT (Qualifications)
Graduation date in Fall of 2021 or Spring of 2022
Candidate must be a motivated team player. In addition, the candidate needs to be a quick learner who will apply their testing and analytical skills in a fast-paced, Agile development environment
Solid communication skills and the ability to interact with software developers, product managers, and business users
Have an excellent understanding of how modern web and mobile applications interface and communicate with web services and other back-end systems
Preferred Skills and Knowledge:
Agile, API Testing, Selenium Web Driver, Java, Github, Jenkins and Jira skills are a plus
Knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases and query mechanisms is a plus
The ideal candidate will have at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Engineering
Time Type:
Full time
Job Type:
Regular
Job Family Group:
Information Technology
Location Region/State:
New York
Compensation Range:
Annual Salary: 58,500.00 - 88,800.00
EEO Statement:
Scholastic is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is clear: there shall be no discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran or Vietnam veteran. Those factors shall not influence the determination of qualifications for a job or other opportunity within the company. Further, all personnel actions (such as compensation, tuition aid, benefits, transfers, promotions, and dismissals, company-sponsored training, social and recreational programs) shall be administered without discrimination.
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