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Job Description

In the movie Inception, it was a “dream within a dream” for the skilled team of scientists, architects, and conmen. For SAIF’s IT team of engineers, analysts, testers, and designers, it’s software within software.

We’re seeking a software developer in test (SDET) to work with business analysts, developers, and other quality assurance testers throughout a product’s development cycle to ensure software quality. You’ll develop test automation code and thoroughly test our systems to identify faulty components, continually checking for vulnerabilities to ensure SAIF is providing our customers and staff with the best digital products, enhancing the customer experience.

You’ll develop custom software solutions to fulfill our multifaceted testing needs within an innovative QA program. You’ll need to be collaborative, creative, a strong communicator, and able to thrive in a tight-knit team environment to help our program advance even further.
 
This is a unique and role on our talented, resourceful, cross-functional IT team. If you want to help us perform impressive feats, consider joining SAIF as an SDET.

Please note: The selected candidate may be required to travel to our Salem office on occasion.  

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a software quality assurance program, helping to define test methodologies and standards to meet organizational test and quality assurance needs.
• Design, write, document, and test automation programs and processes.
• Perform software testing, including manual testing, that meets team and organizational quality assurance standards for moderately complex software applications.
• Develop moderately complex test strategies and create appropriate test harnesses and automation systems.
• Collaborate with business analysts, software development engineers, and other team members throughout the software development lifecycle to understand system requirements, usage scenarios, boundary conditions, and acceptance criteria.
• Proficient with test automation tools and share knowledge of automation best practices with IT development teams. Mentor others in enhancing automated testing skills.
• Conduct performance, security, load, and other testing required by the team, creating needed test data, using automation to enhance our performance.
• Create test plans, test cases, and test scripts, and evaluate the outcomes and recommend solutions in support of your team.
• Research, evaluate, and provide technical enhancements to quality assurance processes and systems.
• Design, write, document, and test moderately complex programs in adherence with SAIF’s software development methodology and standards.
• Troubleshoot, maintain, revise, and test existing systems, repairing defects to ensure products continue to meet customer and partner needs.
• Plan, manage, and complete assignments timely.  Provide status updates to team and supervisor.
• Explore diverse perspectives and consistently behave sensitively toward differences in cultural norms, expectations, and ways of communicating. Work effectively with others who have different perspectives, backgrounds, and/or work styles.
• Continually sustain the Inclusive Leadership Competencies (ILC) through the Explorer level on an annual basis.

The following qualifications are recommended:

• Three or more years of experience in software development for testing and test automation. 
• Two or more years of software development experience. Knowledge of programming languages, database concepts, and product, data and user interface design principles.
• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, a related field or the equivalent.
• Other combinations of skills and experience may be considered.

Next step

To be considered, please submit your resume with a cover letter by the end of this recruitment. We want your submission to count, so be sure it’s complete.

This recruitment will close on Friday, November 22, 2024.

If a sufficient number of qualified applications are received, this recruitment may close early.

Compensation & Benefits

Typical hiring range:‏‏‎ ‎$93,062‏‏‎ ‎-‏‏‎ ‎$109,485.‏‏‎ ‎The pay range for this position is annually based on a full-time schedule. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills, training, certifications & education. 

SAIF provides a wide range of benefits to employees who work at least 20 hours per week, including health care, retirement savings plans, paid time off, and more. For additional information about SAIF’s total rewards, visit our website at: Total rewards (saif.com)

*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, seasonal, or temporary employment.

Full salary range:‏‏‎‏‏‎ ‎$82,115‏‏‎ ‎-‏‏‎ ‎$136,855

Veterans

We provide preference to qualifying and disabled veterans. For more information please visit saif.com/veterans.

About us

Since 1914, SAIF has been taking care of injured workers, helping people get back to work, and keeping rates low by focusing on workplace safety. Together with our partners, we strive to make Oregon the safest and healthiest place to work.

SAIF is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity in its workplace.