Software Development Engineer in Test / C

Software Development Engineer in Test / C - Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

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About the job 

The Viya Host Systems team is looking for a talented Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) to join us!  Our team is responsible for supporting the underlying foundational code that allows SAS products to interface with a number of host operating systems such as Windows and Linux as well as cloud storage providers like Amazon S3, ABS/ADLS, and GCS.  Additionally, our team is heavily involved with the modernization of SAS software through our efforts in developing support for Long Names and Extended Data Types.  In this role, you will help validate the quality of our software by ensuring that any new code added to address a customer feature request or a customer-reported issue does so properly without introducing any regressions or performance degradations.  In your role, you will assist in creating automated test suites as well as continuously analyzing and enhancing our test coverage as needed.

As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will:  

• Work collaboratively with development, product, devOps, and technical support to encourage quality, as a key design element in all work efforts.
• Create and maintain a high quality of test automation using modern development techniques and provide key data points to support metrics-based decision making.
• Assist with providing a high level of code coverage via the addition of new tests
• Work with the team to promptly triage test failures with precision and accuracy, maintaining the health of the build pipeline.
• Protect users from escaped defects, participate in support escalations, and value Customer Experience (CX) above all.
• Ensure all applicable security policies and processes are followed to support the organization’s secure software development goals.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years experience testing software and writing and automating tests
• C programming skills and/or SAS coding experience. 
• Advanced Proficiency in Python and familiarity with multiple scripting languages such as Perl, KornShell, or Bash.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills coupled with excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time across multiple projects; proven track record of delivering complex projects on schedule.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills

• Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
• Technical / Professional Knowledge and Skills - Having achieved a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in position-related areas; keeping up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; leveraging expert knowledge to accomplish results.
• Work Standards - Setting high standards of performance for self and others; assuming responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-imposing standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Working knowledge of at least one public cloud interface: Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Linux/Windows experience.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs.
• Experience with API testing using C programming
• Experience with SonarQube.
• Experience using Git or GitHub for source code management and code review.
• Experience with container and container orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Good understanding of CI/CD practices.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Experience with Agile SDLC practices.

World-Class Benefits  

Highlights include...

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include...
  • PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

You are welcome here.

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Additional Information:

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: Know Your Rights. 

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