Responsibilities

Quality Assurance Engineers

OPPD is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer! This important role is Reqresponsible for monitoring all stages of software development, validate the conformity of the deliverables, and coordinate with the customers and business partners during the user acceptance testing. They are also responsible for automating the execution of the tests in the context of increasing delivery speed and building of automated regression test suites in an agile development environment. Validate test results utilizing testing tools/utilities and provide timely test result feedback to the project team. Provide first level support and configuration of the testing tools and testing environment. Collaborate with project team members to improve overall product/solution quality.

While maintaining an in-depth understanding of at least a couple of quality assurance tools and methodologies, it is expected that this role will have a broad knowledge of the information technology field, including but not limited to software development, performance, and security.

Quality Assurance: Involved with all facets of quality assurance and testing.

Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.
Design, develop and execute automation scripts.
Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track issues.
Perform thorough regression testing when issues are resolved, or functionalities changed.
Investigate the causes of non-conforming software.
Collaborate with project teams to develop and promote quality assurance practices to improve overall data quality.
Champion new processes, software and/or systems to improve the organization's data integrity and data governance effectiveness.
Thoroughly test all BI platform component changes to ensure that the business requirements have been satisfied before approving the promotion of the changes to the production environment.

Data Integrity Testing:- Project Planning -Customer Service:

Create test scripts and test plans to enable streamlined BI solution testing practices.
Mentor project team members on creating test scenarios and proper testing procedures.
Prioritize testing based on relative risk to the system. Analyze, recommend, implement, configure and administer automated testing tools targeted to enhance data integrity and quality assurance practices.
Create testing strategies for manual and automated testing.

Qualifications

Requirement

Bachelor's degree, preferably in computer science, system analysis or related field, or a combination of education and work experience that provides the necessary skills to perform the essential job functions.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in the software quality field including prior hands-on quality engineering experience developing and executing test cases, scripts, plans and procedures to support various development methodologies.
Familiarity with entire software development life cycle and test cycles (Unit, Regression, Functional, Systems, Stress, Performance and Smoke/Sanity).
Understanding of existing QA best practices and methodologies to design, implement and automate processes.
Working knowledge of data testing best practices including data profiling and modeling in relational, dimensional and data warehousing scenarios.
Prior success using a metrics-driven approach and closed-loop feedback to improve software and solution deliverables and improve predictability and reliability of releases.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, extremely responsive and able to prioritize a large number of tasks.
Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills are required, including the ability to communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
Must be able to work independently and collaboratively with minimum supervision. Requires exceptional organizational skills, problem-solving skills, and flexibility in changing priorities.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment, and demonstrate team building attitude and skills. Analyze, evaluate, and develop solutions to complex problems; make a positive personal impact on others; be innovative and creative, and be logical and objective. Train, instruct, and guide others as directed. Interact positively with representatives of other associations, vendors, and commercial entities.

Desired:

In-depth knowledge of advanced testing techniques and technologies
Knowledge of testing tools and platforms as Informatica, Datameer, DbFit, Unified Functional Testing, Selenium, and Test Complete.
Proficient with SQL programming practices in Oracle and MS SQL Server environments using modern/common query tools.
Understanding of multi-tier web application architecture, data warehouse, and other BI-related architectures and deployments.
Demonstrated knowledge of PowerShell scripting, Java or C#, Cognos and Informatica.
Familiarity with tools and platforms such as Confluence, Jira, GIT, Jenkins, and Ansible.
Experience working in an Agile environment.

Closing Statement

Level - S4

Foundation- $88,546

Midpoint - $110,682

At Omaha Public Power District, we're passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.

WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12^th-largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We're dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people's lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We're always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are wherever you are and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

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EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

How To Apply

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before March 03, 2025

Recruiter: Patique Collins - pncollins@oppd.com #LI-PC

**PLEASE NOTE** - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.

Date Posted	February 17, 2025
Date Closes	April 18, 2025
Requisition	297857
Located In	Omaha, NE
SOC Category	00-0000.00

Quality Assurance Engineer

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