Software Development Engineer in Test I

Who We Are 

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. In addition, we provide products and services to protect life’s other most important assets: our homes and digital identities. Today, Solera processes over 300 million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries. Our 6,500 team members foster an uncommon, innovative culture and are dedicated to successfully bringing the future to bear today through cognitive answers, insights, algorithms, and automation.  For more information, please visit solera.com. 

The Role 

This role is for an SDET – Software development Engineer in Test who will contribute to and review the creation of designs for production software. The SDET's responsibilities include both software development and testing tasks, and focuses on the testability, robustness, and performance of production software. As such, an SDET is a test professional with advanced programming skills who can create automation testing tools and frameworks to assist the manual testing process. 

To be successful as an SDET, you should have excellent time management and organizational skills as well as strong communication skills. You should have a passion for designing, development, and testing and the ability to upgrade your technical skills within the constantly changing technology sector. Helping others improve as much a focus as helping yourself so that the team can strive for more.  A positive attitude is a must to help maintain individual and team Moral. 

What You’ll Do 

• Design, dev, docs, and maintenance of tools, test cases, and automation design for current and next gen software platforms Team with Product Management, SW Engineering, DevOps, and other technical teams in release planning and coordination  
• Interpret functional requirements and designs to plan, develop, write, execute, and automate functional and data validation test plans  
• Work with engineering and infrastructure teams on strategy and maintenance for required TDD/CI/CD development and Q/A environments  
• Provide feedback and influence into the design process to help us build a testable platform, applications, and data models  
• Design and build quality, performance, and reliability in from day one. 
• Drive effective technical execution and communication as a member of Agile scrum teams  
• Document and communicate module and automation framework functions, interfaces, performance criteria, test cases, and results to diverse audiences  
• Estimate effort, schedule, and develop tasks according to agreed scope and development milestones in order to meet overall project timelines  
• Lead or assist in data analysis to determine data health and consistency, or root cause of issues  

What You’ll Bring 

• BS in Computer science or related field or 1 year of technical experience as an SDE/T or similar role  
• 0-2 years of applied professional experience in an object orientated programming language  
• Knowledge of and experience in full development lifecycle, including code standards/reviews, source control processes, building and testing.  
• knowledge developing and testing in Java.  
• Interest in developing tests through Selenium libraries.  
• Capable of designing, implementing, maintaining, and scaling test automation frameworks with a focus on extensibility, scalability, maintainability, and high performance.  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact effectively across all levels.  
• Ability to take a proactive, problem-solving/trouble-shooting approach to identifying and solving problems.