Software QA Analyst

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

As a Software QA Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of software products through comprehensive testing methodologies. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements, design test cases, and execute test plans to identify defects and ensure the highest level of product quality. Your expertise in manual & automation testing and test case development will be instrumental in delivering robust and user-friendly software solutions.

LOCATION AND HOURS:
This position is based in the US and may be remote or hybrid.
Must be available to work in U.S. with core hours of 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Central Time.

ESSENTIAL:

• Test Planning and Strategy:
  • Collaborate with product managers and development teams to understand project requirements and define comprehensive test plans.
  • Design test strategies, including scope, approach, resources, and schedule estimation, to ensure thorough test coverage.
  • Identify and prioritize test cases based on risk analysis and business impact.
• Test Case Development:
  • Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases and test scenarios based on functional specifications and user stories.
    Define test data and environment setup requirements for effective test execution.
    Maintain test case repositories and ensure documentation accuracy and completeness.
• Manual Testing:
  • Execute manual test cases to validate software functionality, performance, usability, and compatibility across different platforms and environments.
  • Identify, isolate, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools (Jira) and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
  • Perform ad-hoc testing as needed to uncover unexpected behaviors and usability issues.
• Regression Testing:
  • Conduct regression testing to ensure the stability of software releases and verify that new features and enhancements do not adversely impact existing functionalities.
  • Automate repetitive manual test cases where applicable to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.
• Quality Assurance:
  • Participate in peer reviews of test cases, test plans, and other testing artifacts to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Continuously monitor and evaluate testing processes and methodologies to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
• Automated testing suites development:
  • Develop and document scalable automated testing suites.
  • Convert manual tests to automated tests.
  • Develop, document, run, and report on automatic tests.
    

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Minimum 3 years of experience working with software testing methodologies, best practices, test automation, using tools like Cucumber, REST-assured, Selenium, Postman etc.
• Minimum 3 years of experience testing and understanding complex engineering applications.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Able to perform cross-browser/load/performance testing automatically
• Must be fluent in the English language
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

PREFERED:

• Agile methodologies and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• XRay Test Management
• Selenium
• C# Programming

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS:

• Gives and receives constructive feedback.
• Ensures that regular consistent communication takes place within area of responsibility.
• Ensures that important information from management is shared with employees and others as appropriate.
• Self-motivated, confident and passionate.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates.
• Able to make decisions in conflicting situations..
• Should be comfortable with ambiguity.
• Able to manage a wide variety of discrete functions and services.
• Able to set priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
  

This position is Hybrid - Remote and will require commuting to a designated office. Hybrid work schedules are determined by the hiring manager based on business need.

All qualified candidates will receive consideration for all positions without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity,national origin, veteran status,disability, genetic information, or other non-merit factors.

Regular full-time employees who apply will be considered along with external candidates. Employees with less than six months with their current position are not eligible to apply for job postings. Please discuss your interest in the position with your current manager/supervisor prior to submitting your completed application. It is highly recommended to apply through the PeopleSoft or Oceanet portals.