Senior Software Development Engineer, Test Lead

About the Role

The Quality Engineering (QE) Team is responsible for ensuring adequate test coverage for all Lucidworks products, as well as maintaining and enforcing high quality standards to ensure a great client experience. QE works closely with teams across the engineering department to improve our QE efforts as we implement CI microservices and cloud native architecture. We’re looking for a seasoned Lead Quality Engineer to oversee the effectiveness of our manual and automated tests, contribute to our automation framework, drive implementation of our automation coverage (particularly for our distributed cloud native Search and AI Product), and work with our team of QE engineers to continuously improve our overall QE team processes. An ideal candidate for this position is someone with strong test planning and overall QE capabilities as well as highly developed project management, organization, and communication skills. We are also looking for someone with a desire to constantly learn and understand new testing challenges, product features, and customer use cases. 

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Quality Engineer Test Lead to join our team. In this role, you will lead the design, development, and execution of test plans and work with the QE Manager to develop test strategies to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of quality. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and play a key role in driving the overall quality and success of our software projects.

About You

You are curious and self driven, with a strong understanding of the Engineering-QE relationship throughout the software development life cycle. You have strong manual testing skills, and are proficient with the creation and maintenance of automated test cases. You are energized by opportunities to streamline QE planning and test execution, improve automation, advocate for strong test engineering practices, and everything else that ensures a maintainable, quality product from the ground up.  You, like us, are passionate about using software to solve real world customer challenges. You have worked in distributed teams, leveraging strong communication skills across multiple collaboration platforms to maintain alignment across multiple time zones.

• Define, write, and review comprehensive test plans that cover functional, UI/UX, and regression testing. Collaborate with QE testers to develop robust test plans that align with end-user requirements, ensuring the quality and reliability of new features and changes.
• Identify, report, and track defects to resolution, providing detailed documentation to facilitate effective troubleshooting by development teams.
• Maintain up-to-date testing documentation accessible to relevant stakeholders. Regularly report on testing progress and quality status to QE Manager and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate with QE testers and SDETs on the strategic development and execution of comprehensive test automation strategies, encompassing end-to-end testing of Cloud Native Microservices within a Kubernetes Environment. 
• Develop and implement QE-specific metrics for data and insights, enabling comprehensive assessment of testing processes and outcomes. Utilize data-driven insights to optimize testing strategies and enhance overall product quality.
• Evaluate the current Test Automation Framework to identify areas for improvement and optimization. Conduct thorough assessments to ensure alignment with industry best practices and evolving technological requirements.
• Collaborate with QE Manager to define and implement test strategies and frameworks for both manual and automated testing, tailored to specific project requirements.
• Work closely with development, product management, and operations teams to define testing requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in software quality assurance, with demonstrated expertise in writing automated tests for Java Applications and API calls.
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in automated testing, with strong proficiency in automation and testing tools such as Robot, Jenkins, and Docker.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to effectively convey technical concepts and insights to diverse stakeholders.
• Proficient development experience, particularly in coding with Python or Golang within a Kubernetes environment. Strong understanding of distributed systems is essential.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, coupled with strong technical understanding of distributed systems. Working knowledge of Search Tech (like Fusion) is advantageous.
• Experience in UI automation, performance testing, and Java programming. Familiarity with operational monitoring tools such as Grafana and Kibana is a plus.
• Experience working with large-scale cloud platforms or applications, preferably with one of the public clouds (GCP, AWS, Azure) or Openshift.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States full-time for any employer