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Join WGU as a Software Quality Engineer to contribute to innovative education solutions and help build a supportive, diverse work environment focused on student success.

Responsibilities: Collaborate on various technical projects, lead quality initiatives, provide expertise in quality assurance, and advocate for competency-based education philosophy.

Skills: Knowledge of competency-based education, Agile methodologies, and quality assurance best practices; skilled in database queries, Jira, and test management software.

Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 2 years of quality assurance experience; a Master's degree or PhD is preferred along with familiarity with various scripting and testing tools.

Location: Salt Lake City Office, United States; no additional travel specified.

Compensation: Not provided by employer. Typical compensation ranges for this position are between $75,000 - $110,000.

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Technical 405Pay Range: $ - $

Job Description

Job Duties

• Works on a variety of technical projects of moderate scope with some instruction.
• May help lead/coordinate small to medium scope projects, that support the university’s Quality initiatives.
• Provides subject matter expertise in quality and technical areas as needed.
• May make recommendations and highlight opportunities to internal and external stakeholders.
• Uses judgment and discretion in achieving business outcomes in Quality domains.
• Coordinates and leads work in a team setting.
• Advocates for and understands competency-based education philosophy.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

KSAs

• Knowledge of competency-based education philosophy.
• Knowledge of command line operations.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Proficient oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cooperative, collaborative software development work environment.
• Ability to coordinate work in a team setting.
• Ability to conduct simple database queries.
• Ability to work with Jira or other process management software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 2 years of quality assurance experience
• Testing experience in a multi-tiered based architecture.
• Experience with test case management software.
• Equivalent relevant experience performing the essential functions of this job may substitute for education degree requirements. Generally, equivalent relevant experience is defined as 1 year of experience for 1 year of education and is the discretion of the hiring manager.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree or PhD
• Familiarity with scripting tools such as WebDriver
• API testing experience using Postman or SoapUI
• Familiarity with Bamboo, Jenkins, RSpec, qTest
• Familiarity with Banner
• Familiarity with Salesforce
• Irrepressible technical curiosity

Job Description Disclaimer: This position description provides the major duties/responsibilities, requirements and working conditions for the position. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current position, however management reserves the right to revise or change as necessary to meet organizational needs. Other responsibilities may be assigned when circumstances require.

Position & Application Details

Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.