Software QA Engineer II

Arthrex is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. Arthrex is actively seeking a Software QA (Test) Engineer within the IT department responsible for testing Engineering, Document Management, and Quality Management/Compliance systems.  The SQA Analyst will interact with various application team members (Business Analysts, Application Analysts), including SQA testers onsite and offshore, and will work with SpiraPlan as a test management tool and with AccelQ as a test automation tool.  A successful candidate must be able to analyze, and test business flows from end to end.  Excellent communication and analytical skills, software testing skills including test automation, and a bachelor’s degree will be essential for this position. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Main Objective: The Software QA Engineer ensures high-quality software delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing. Responsibilities include developing test plans, creating manual test cases and automation code, executing tests, and reporting results. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, security, load, and/or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
• Work closely with development teams to apply test methodology, as well as business process and application knowledge, in the design of testing strategies and integrate testing into the software development life cycle. 
• Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases using a codeless automation tool called AccelQ, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders. 
• Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action. 
• Identify, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.
• Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex features, e.g., those that span across platforms or teams.
• Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.
• Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.
• Enhance and maintain the test automation framework.  
• Understand and apply state-of-the-art automated testing approaches.
• Research, recommend and implement new testing technologies and practices.
• Define and champion quality and testing best practices among development teams.  
• Collaborate and share information with other software QA engineers, e.g., by participating in a community of practice.
• Follow Arthrex standards and procedures. Fulfill SQA obligations for the Arthrex Computer Systems Assurance (CSA) program/process to support FDA requirements, where applicable. Maintain and ensure completeness of test documentation in test tools and repositories, as well as cross-training documents.

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Expected to gain and demonstrate knowledge of assigned Arthrex software application(s).
• Gain experience in estimating and prioritizing work.
• Assist in defining, tracking, and reporting test metrics.
• Demonstrate ability to lead small testing projects, as well as perform all testing tasks.
• Continuously educate yourself on new technologies and trends in the software quality space.
• Recommend process and application improvements based on lessons learned to the management.
• Perform application demos to stakeholders.
• May help mentor interns and peers.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 2 + years of relevant work experience required 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.