Test Engineer

The PowerFAIDS Cloud team at College Board is a close-knit, dedicated group of professionals with a passion for higher education. The team is committed to providing cutting-edge technology solutions and customer support to facilitate the awarding of over $7 billion in financial aid each year. We pride ourselves on being innovative in our industry by continuously improving our products and services. This team is currently made up of 30+ engineers, a mix of full-time staff and contractors working on delivering software as a service solution for Financial Aid Management.

As our Test Engineer, you are highly motivated with a passion for analyzing user stories and creating test scenarios and plans. You will help to develop and execute test cases to ensure software quality, and compliance with User Interface, API, and back-end systems.

• Conduct software testing functions on a Financial Aid Management application
• Provide guidance to others in carrying out QA duties, while performing software testing responsibilities
• Establish and maintain technical testing methodologies and processes
• Develop test strategies and plans; oversee the development of and/or develop and maintain test data
• Develop and deliver verbal and written status reports on the testing of features
• Work with software engineers and product owners to identify tests to ensure the quality and accuracy of story delivery
• Assist in the confirmation of bugs reported from outside sources, document and communicate them to the development team and verify when resolved
• Assist in the identification, selection, and implementation of software tools and technologies, and testing techniques and procedures that facilitate automated testing and quality assurance

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge and experience in Financial Aid Management systems
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with an ability to clearly discern client needs
• Ability to work as a member of cross-functional project teams
• Excellent problem solving and analytical ability
• Ability to function both with minimal supervision and in a team-oriented unit
• Deep interest in expanding educational opportunities for all students
• Experience and/or demonstrated ability conducting software systems testing
• Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, browser DOM, CI/CD, DevOpsand AWS
• Authorization to work in the U.S.

About Our Process 

• Application review will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled
• While the hiring process may vary, it generally includes: resume and application submission, recruiter phone screen, hiring manager interview, performance exercise such as live coding, a panel interview, a conversation with leadership and reference checks

​About Our Benefits and Compensation

College Board offers a competitive benefits and compensation program that attracts top talent looking to make a difference in education. As a self-sustaining non-profit, we believe in compensating employees equitably in relation to each other, their qualifications, their impact, and the relevant market.

The hiring range for a new employee in this position is $100,000 to $109,000

College Board differentiates salaries by location so where you live will narrow the portion of this range in which you can expect a salary.Your salary will be carefully determinedbased on your location, relevant experience, the external labor market, and the pay of College Board employees in similar roles. CollegeBoard strives to provide our best offer up front based on this criteria.

Your salary is only one part of all that College Board offers, including but not limited to:

• A comprehensive package designed to support the well-being of employees and their families and promote education. Our robust benefits package includes health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, paid parental leave, fertility benefits, pet insurance, tuition assistance, retirement benefits, and more
• Recognition of exceptional performance through annual bonuses, salary growth over time through market increases, and opportunities for merit raises and promotions based on increased scope of responsibility
• A job that matters, a team that cares, and a place to learn, innovate and thrive

​You can expect to have transparent conversations about benefits and compensation with our recruiters throughout your application process.

Our team comprises highly motivated engineers that keep abreast of emerging technologies and strive for technical excellence.

• We take ownership
• We are empowered by our leadership to build ‘best of breed” solutions that will propel the College Board’s mission to connect students to college success
• We are a self-organized, collaborative team that strives for continuous improvement
• Our success is based on the mutual respect we have for each other and the contributions of each team member​

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