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At National Grid, our commitment to a cleaner, greener energy future is powered by the dedication and ingenuity of our people. Join our team as a Senior Software Engineer and be a part of something bigger—where your unique skills and passions can make a real difference. Together, we are superpowered.
National Grid is hiring a Senior Software Engineer. This position offers remote flexibility, with the requirement that candidates reside in one of the following states: New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Massachusetts (MA), Connecticut (CT), Vermont (VT), Rhode Island (RI), Maine (ME), or New Hampshire (NH).
Job Purpose
The National Grid IT team is currently seeking an innovative, adaptable, and results-driven individual as a Quality Engineering Test Lead within our Solutions Development organization. This person will be responsible for planning, designing, developing, and executing manual and automated testing solutions for IT projects. As an experienced Quality Engineering Test Lead, you will incorporate customer-centric design thinking practices and standard Waterfall & Agile/Lean software development methodologies into your test strategies and approaches. This role will report to the Manager of Solutions Development within the National Grid IT organization. An experienced and independent engineer who can be a technical lead on larger work. Senior Software Engineers will typically have between 4-10 years of experience. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be involved in the product development process from ideation to launch, working closely with software engineers, product managers, UI/UX designers, and key stakeholders across the organization to deliver the best digital experiences for our users. You will actively contribute to the success of the team by innovating, participating in technical discussions, and contributing to the development of products that will transform the organization.
Key Accountabilities
- Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
- Creation of detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases for Agile projects
- Estimating, prioritizing, planning, and coordination of testing activities
- Identification, recording, and thorough documentation and tracking of bugs
- Plan for and execute thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
- Track Requirements Traceability with Test Cases and Test results
- Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing systems to meet IT project delivery needs
- Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers, solution architects, and project managers) to identify system requirements
- Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies
- Sets quality assurance technology strategy and direction on projects; partners with business stakeholders and influences overall strategy and use of testing capabilities
- Prepares and presents project/program-level Testing phase communications for executives and stakeholders
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working in software quality engineering
- Thorough knowledge of Waterfall and Agile software delivery models (Kanban, Scrum, etc.)
- Experience working in utility domain business-critical programs
- Strong knowledge of Software Development lifecycle, Application Lifecycle Maintenance, QA methodologies, Testing & Test automation tools, and processes
- Should be conversant with technology stack preferably in one or more of the following: SalesForce CRM, AWS & Azure Cloud, Agile, DevOps, Rest API, Rest Assured, JIRA, XRay, tools etc.
- Good understanding of Web-based & Legacy Application development technologies
- Highly developed oral and written communication skills; strong presentation skills
Your Rewards
Rewarding work and a collaborative, team-oriented culture are just the beginning. Review our digital benefit guide at ngbenefitslivebrighter.com for full details and descriptions.
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Salary
New England: $94k - $110k a year
Downstate NY: $110k - $118k a year
Upstate NY: $83k - $98k a year
This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.
National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience, and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.
