The Software Quality Engineer II will be responsible for working as part of the Software Quality Assurance Team. This position is responsible for working with many groups within IT and with the Business on analysis, design, and development efforts to ensure high-quality testable deliverables and plan, design, develop, and execute automated and manual test cases and track defects. The Software Quality Engineer II will be responsible for leading small to mid-size quality assurance efforts. Essential Functions: Design and write formal test plans and test specifications to address unit, system, and integration testing Execute detailed test procedures, manual or automatic, designed to validate application functional requirements Ensure that software requirements are verifiable and quantifiable Writes test plans and build test cases with direct involvement from business customers Create and maintain automated test scripts Document defects in a tracking system Use automated testing tools Ensure that reliability considerations have been adequately addressed during the development life cycle Contribute to efficient and effective program and system solutions in solving light to medium-complex business problems Develop light to medium-complex programs and systems in support of software quality assurance processes and objectives Other Job Duties and Responsibilities: Contribute to and support the corporation's quality initiatives by encouraging team and individual contributions toward the corporation's quality improvement efforts Provide project information to the project manager and lead developer Provide updates to Management as required Minimum Job Qualifications and Technical Competencies: A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with four (4) years of test engineering experience with two (20 years of experience working on complex projects Two (2) years of experience leading and mentoring test staff or an equivalent combination of education and five (5) years of test engineering experience with two (2) years of experience working on complex projects and two (2) years of experience leading and mentoring test staff or seven (7) years of experience in test engineering, two (2) years of experience working on complex time-boxed projects and two (2) years of experience leading and managing test staff This position requires 2-3 years of test automation or development experience using an Object-Oriented language, preferably Java or C# This experience will be demonstrated with: Using the Rational Software's Suite of products or other testing tools Writing automated testing scripts Working with business partners in writing detailed test plans Be able to work well with business customers and IT partners Be technically proficient in core technologies and methodologies used by the team Must be able to work with minimum direction Must be able to plan and manage his/her own work Additional Required Skills Functional Testing Testing for the Web Writing and executuing Automated Tests Writing and executing Test Plans User Acceptance Testing Regression Testing