SDET/Quality Assurance Tester - Journey

This position is being reposted through 12/05/2025 to gather a larger applicant pool. If you have previously applied, you do not need to resubmit your application.

The ideal candidate for this Journey-level SDET/Quality Assurance (QA) position is a detail-oriented and technically proficient professional with a strong background in both automated and manual testing methodologies. They will possess hands-on experience designing, developing, and executing test solutions that ensure the reliability and performance of complex applications.

The Leave and Care Division supports employees and employers so they can maintain economic stability and peace of mind in challenging times. The Leave and Care Division operates two programs that serve the citizens of Washington: Paid Family and Medical Leave and WA Cares.

The SDET/Quality Assurance Tester reports to the Application Quality Assurance Supervisor and serves as a member of the LCD QA Team, as well as one or more feature development teams. This role supports the development, operations, and maintenance of Leave and Care Technology systems that enable the PFML and WA Cares programs.

This Journey-level SDET/Quality Assurance (QA) position plays a pivotal role in supporting the design, development, and implementation of automated and manual testing solutions for both internal and external facing applications. Leveraging the Azure cloud platform as the primary development and deployment environment, the QA professional ensures systems meet defined business requirements and technical specifications. Responsibilities include design, development and creation of automated and/or manual tests and test suites; executing tests and test suites to facilitate continuous integration pipelines; evaluation and detailed reporting of test outcomes and the creation and maintenance of thorough documentation.

Some of your daily duties may include but not limited to:

Using industry best practices and strategies, develop manual and/or automated test solutions for internal- and external-facing applications.

• Unit
• System
• Functional
• User interface
• Integrations
• Performance
• Security

Technical analysis of documentation, applications, data, and source code

• Perform system impact analysis 
• Perform code analysis
• Business rule analysis
• Automation test analysis 
• Acceptance criteria analysis
• Data result set analysis
• Decision tree analysis
• Monitor and analyze system performance
• Analyze test results
• Trace log analysis

Create solutions to support continuous integration

• Design and create manual and/or automated tests
• Support the development of test automation build workflows
• Create release workflows
• Collaborate closely with Release Management team members
• Verify and validate successful code migration and implementation

Create and maintain technical documentation

• Create bugs/issue reports
• Create test specifications
• Create test cases
• Create functional workflow diagrams
• Record defects in defect tracking tools

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Required:

Option 1:

Six (6) years of professional experience in an information technology field analyzing, testing, and/or maintaining software applications, or implementing software development projects and including testing experience in an Agile environment using testing and release management tools.

Option 2:

Associate’s degree in computer science or a related information technology field and four (4) or more years of demonstrated IT experience with analysis, testing, quality assurance, maintaining software applications, implementing software development projects, including exposure to testing in an Agile environment using testing and release management tools.

Option 3:

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related information technology field and two (2) or more years of demonstrated IT experience with analysis, testing, quality assurance, maintaining software applications, implementing software development projects, including exposure to testing in an Agile environment using testing and release management tools.

OR:

A combination of education and/or relevant IT experience totaling a minimum of at least six (6) years.

Required Competencies:

Experience may include Software Quality Assurance, Development and/or Programming experience including (but not limited to):

• Software testing using tools such as Selenium, JMeter, LoadRunner
• Object-oriented programming such as C#
• Scripting languages such as JavaScript, PowerShell
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE) such as Visual Studio
• Cloud infrastructure, applications and APIs (including SaaS, PaaS and/or IaaS models)
• Application Lifecycle Management Tools such as Azure DevOps.

Desirable/Preferred Education, Experience or Certifications:

Certification(s) in software testing techniques, methodologies and/or tools such as from ASQ or ISTQB including

• Certified Tester Foundation Level
• Technical Test Analyst
• Agile Tester
• Certified Quality Engineer

Familiarity with Microsoft’s suite of productivity and collaboration tools is essential

Experience with using industry standard tools for creating, managing, and running tests (such as Azure DevOps, TFS). Experience using testing frameworks to automate and execute tests (such as Nunit and Selenium)

Experience analyzing and testing MS Dynamics systems and components including Customer relationship management (CRM) and/or Finance and Supply Chain Management (F&SCM) An understanding of HTML and CSS

Demonstrated commitment to teamwork, customer service, and working under constrained deadlines

Financial and/or state government knowledge

Associate Degree = 2 years | Bachelor Degree = 4 years | Masters or Higher = 5 years

** A Master's degree will substitute for one year of the required experience

Special Requirements/Conditions of Employment:

• Must be able to pass an Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) Claim and Benefit Review (Fraud Checks).

Please submit ONLY the required documents as noted below and ensure all Personal Identifying Information (PII) such as Social Security numbers etc. are edited out of your materials for privacy.

Please submit your Cover Letter and Resume with your Online Application through the "Add Attachments" field. A resume will not substitute for the "work experience" section of the application or vice versa. Applications with blank fields, or supplemental question responses with comments such as "see attachments" may be considered incomplete.

Any documents uploaded through this platform will be securely transmitted electronically to support application review.

Our agency's mission and values drive every decision that we make, determine how we interact with others, and are at the core of who we are. We value Access, Love, Belonging, Equity, and Stewardship.  We understand that a work environment that respects your work/life balance is key; that's why many of our positions are eligible for flexible work schedules and teleworking opportunities. Through support, value, and trust, our employees are empowered to grow and develop into their best self. 
 
Opportunity for All
We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, sexual orientation, and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people over 40 years of age, people with religious beliefs, veterans or people with military status, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply.

The Employment Security Department is an equal opportunity employer/program.  Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

If you are a person needing assistance in the application process, if you need this job announcement in an alternate format, or if you have general questions about this opportunity, please contact Cheyenne Pernites or the Talent Acquisition Team,  prior to the recruitment closing or Washington Relay Service 711. If you are having technical difficulties creating, accessing, or completing your application, please contact careershelp@des.wa.gov or (360) 664-1960 or toll free (877) 664-1960, Washington Relay 711.