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 to 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 * Write 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 Minimum Job Qualifications and Technical Competencies: * A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with four years of test engineering experience and two years of experience working on complex projects * Two years of experience leading and mentoring test staff or an equivalent combination of education with five years of test engineering experience and two years of experience working on complex projects and two years of experience leading and mentoring test staff; or seven years of experience in test engineering, two years of experience working on complex time-boxed projects and two 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: experience using Rational Software's Suite of products or other testing tools * Experience writing automated testing scripts * Experience working with business partners in writing detailed test plans * Able to work well with business customers and IT partners * Technically proficient in core technologies and methodologies used by the team * Able to work with minimum direction * Able to plan and manage his/her own work