Job ID Software Design Engineer in TEST Location Renton, WA Job Status Internet/E-Commerce Area Code 0 Tax Term CON_W2 Pay Rate Length Skills Software QA, Software Quality Assurance, SDET, API, interface layers, data access layers, application layers Position ID BBBH63781-861 Dice ID excell Travel Required unspecified Telecommute no Software Design Engineer in TEST SDET will own testing through all phases of a formal test cycle (design, planning, test passes, bug regressions, and deployment) for assigned test areas and meet project schedules and milestones. This is a contract offering by a hugely popular Northwest games company! OVERVIEW Coordinate with SDETs in testing all application tiers, coordinating efforts and reporting personal progress to QA Lead Coordinate middle-tier and backend testing with STEs in testing front application tiers Automate existing black box tests (all tiers), for functional and performance uses Lead the improvement of software development process through all teams in accordance with Total Quality Assurance best practices (including, but not limited to, project management, development, business, operations, and QA) Create test documentation (test strategies, plans, designs, scripts) derived from a variety of sources (business use cases, functional specifications, object models, relational diagrams, class diagrams, system diagrams) to support individual and group testing efforts Create middle tier and backend test plans and cases, and supporting applications, harnesses, and automation to successfully test at the API, class, interface, data access, and application layers in 4G languages like C++ or C# Enter, track and regress issues in a formal bug system and to internal standards Provide technical, business, operations assessment of bugs in owned test areas and meet bug goals for entry / regression / feedback through project milestones Verify the build and coding standards by running BVT tests, reviewing build notifications and diff evaluations, and verifying proper deployment of applications, data assets, and configurations associated with the online game and store Test and verify changes made to online game(s), and supporting database(s) through the use of automated test and manual scripts REQUIREMENTS Experience in an organized software testing / development environment and in-depth knowledge of formal test methodologies and testing principles Experience as an SDET testing API's, classes, functions, network configurations, integration and/or distributed application systems Strong communications skills, to both share necessary knowledge, and drive acceptance of quality processes Ability to derive requirements from non-documentation sources NICE TO HAVE In-depth knowledge of Microsoft SQL and ability to understand and modify existing SQL test cases or creation of new SQL to meet test requirements (strong plus) Experience in an organized software testing / development environment and in-depth knowledge of formal test methodologies and testing principles Experience as an SDET testing API's, classes, functions, network configurations, integration and/or distributed application systems This contract position is expected to be 12 months in duration. For more information about career opportunities with CompuCom IT Workforce Solutions visit www.compucom.com/careers.