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With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.\nWe welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!\nJob Description\nJob Description\nRockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world's manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 25,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers are amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility. Our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.\nWe welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to make an impact. And if that's you we would love to have you join us!\nRockwell is looking for a Senior Software Test Engineer to join an agile team. This team is building and validating FactoryTalk Optix, a modern industrial visualization and HMI platform. The platform is used by customers to design, deploy, and maintain applications for manufacturing environments.\nPosition Summary:\nThe Senior Software Test Engineer will help ensure the quality of FactoryTalk Optix by creating and executing manual and automated tests for new and existing product functionality. This role will work closely with product owners, developers, and other test engineers to understand requirements, validate features, reproduce and document defects, and support regression and release testing activities. The scope of work is focused on developing solid test engineering practices, learning the product and industrial automation domain, and contributing to a high-quality customer experience.\nResponsibilities:\nCreate, maintain, and execute manual and automated tests for FactoryTalk Optix features.\nValidate design-time and runtime workflows to help ensure a reliable customer experience.\nLead test planning, estimation, execution, and defect triage as part of an Agile team.\nReproduce, document, and track defects with clear titles, descriptions, steps, and supporting details.\nCollaborate with developers, product owners, and other test engineers to understand requirements and acceptance criteria.\nSupport regression, release, and exploratory testing activities.\nContribute to test documentation, quality procedures, and continuous improvement of test practices.\nUse tools such as JIRA, QTest, Confluence, GitHub, and Jenkins to support testing and quality tracking.\nLearn FT Optix product functionality and relevant industrial automation concepts over time.\nCollaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.\nThe Essentials - You Will Have\nBachelor of Science in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience.\nLegal authorization to work in the US is required.\nThe Preferred - You Might Also Have\nTypically requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in software testing, software development, test automation, or a related technical role.\nExperience creating, executing, and documenting manual or automated test cases.\nExperience developing or maintaining automated tests using Python, C#, or similar programming or scripting languages.\nExperience with Squish and Selenium test frameworks\nExperience creating or updating GitHub Actions\nFamiliarity with Linux\nExperience with C# scripting\nFamiliarity with test automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, JIRA, Confluence, or QTest.\nExposure to performance, reliability, longevity, or regression testing.\nExperience with industrial automation, HMI software, PLCs, and protocols such as CIP or OP-CUA\nWhat We Offer:\nHealth Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision\n401k\nPaid Time off\nParental and Caregiver Leave\nFlexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.\nTo learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.\nAt Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. 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