Quality Assurance Engineer II - GNS & Transcon Products, IS Operational Experience

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 350+ locations worldwide across 60+ countries
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

Expeditors' Ground Network Services (GNS) and Transcon team is streamlining the way our freight moves across the globe.  We are responsible for providing accurate and timely information within the network by building tools, technologies and implementing processes that allow our users to manage freight movement. We are looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team!

Our Quality Assurance Engineers test code at the user level, both manually and with automated tools.  They are grey box testers who understand software internals, can debug problems using log files, and write automated tests with end-user level automated tools like Cucumber/JUnit/TestNG. 

The new Quality Assurance engineer will be a part of a software feature development team consisting of a product owner, business analyst, configuration engineer, developers, scrum master, and another quality assurance engineer. This team's goal is supporting the migration from a Legacy system into a more robust, efficient, and highly configurable platform.

If you are a talented, detail-oriented individual who is passionate about quality and enthusiastic about being a part of building a world class system by supporting the entire Expeditors ecosystem (our people, processes, customers, and service providers) then this could be the right position for you.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build, refine, and prioritize automated and manual test suites in alignment with program vision and roadmap
• Create strategies to identify, replicate, and test defects across multiple applications and code bases
• Test and validate changes to target applications
• Coordinate quality assurance activities across multiple teams
• Work with engineering teams during development to establish proper test coverage
• Drive improvements pertaining to project requirements and application design
• Verify new build functionality and quality before releasing to end-users
• Reproduce reported bugs and demo to engineering teams
• Review log files to determine if an application is behaving as designed

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

• Downtown Seattle
• Federal Way
• Lynnwood
• Bellevue (Factoria)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Computer Science or comparable work
• 3+ years of software testing experience
• Background in automation using Cucumber, Java, or other applicable languages
• Strong knowledge of Quality Assurance methodologies and tools
• Ability to understand technical specifications and analyze log files
• Proven interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide spectrum of people
• Effective at navigating ambiguity and helping diverse teams drive towards clarity and consensus
• Excellent time management and organization skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication
• Ability to recognize and mitigate risks
• Driven, strong 'get it done' attitude

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Agile/IT leadership experience
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing Continuous Delivery pipelines
• Experience working in freight forwarding or other transportation industry roles
• Experience working and coordinating with geographically diverse teams
• Alignment with Expeditors' culture and a total commitment to customer satisfaction
• Experience with software development and shipping products for internal and external users
• Working knowledge of Office 2013 or above, ADO/VSTS, SharePoint
• ITIL familiarity and/or certification
• SAFe familiarity and/or certification

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Expected base salary:  $80,000 to $115,000

Expeditors offers competitive benefits to all full-time employees including:

• Paid vacation
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.