Senior Test Engineer

Experience GuideStone! We are an innovative organization that invests in the spiritual, relational, financial, physical and professional development of our employees. We have a culture that values excellence, teamwork, humility, integrity, compassion and stewardship. What We Offer You! We offer employees a generous benefits package, flexible work schedules, the opportunity to be involved in community outreach and tuition reimbursement. Job Summary The Test Engineer (SDET) is responsible for the overall design, development, testing and maintenance of automation and automation frameworks in support of applications and product offerings at GuideStone. This includes the identification of best practices and development of test workflows that will drive a culture of high-quality delivery within an agile software development environment. The individual in this role will help create a culture of continuous testing across all phases of the system development life cycle by infusing automated tests into the environment while also helping drive static tests. They will work closely with the development staff, IT Operations personnel, BAs/UX designers, and Platform Owners to foster a collaborative spirit that is highly driven to release reliable applications faster and more frequently. What You'll Do Document testing processes, workflows, and other special considerations for process improvement Develop and execute test plans to achieve automated and manual functional testing, as well as integration, End-To-End regression, and User Acceptance testing Assess and understand the flow of application code and its interaction with different systems Drive the strategy for implementing test automation into a continuous integration and continuous development environment Assess and understand the flow of code and its interaction with various processes Design and develop automated test suites to ensure high quality and a high level of test coverage Detect, report and track bugs for review, correction, and confirmation of fix by the software development team Perform manual regression testing when needed Perform research and detailed root cause analysis of test failures, reported defects, and performance and scalability issues Mentor the IT staff and various business partners on essential skills and best practices regarding automated and manual tests (equip others on how to be good testers) Develop metrics-based reporting and KPI's to analyze quality of software and release-readiness Remain current with industry standards in test automation methodologies and tools Actively identify and recommend areas of automation and provide solutions to improve the continuous test process What You'll Need Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent 7 years performing software application test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures and execution of automated test scripts Experience working in a highly collaborative agile software development environment with continuous integration and test-driven development (have worked in a DevOps environment) 5 years in web application automation using Selenium or Playwright with C# Experience designing test automation frameworks for JavaScript and .NET code Experience working with ASP.net Web Forms and MVC, SSIS, SSAS, SQL Experience with API testing Experience designing load/performance tests using JMeter/BlazeMeter a plus Experience with cross-browser and cross-device testing Thorough understanding of Agile-based SCRUM methodology Detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills Experience working on cross-functional teams Experience working in the Financial Services industry a plus Proficient skills in MS Office and appropriate GuideStone system applications #LI-Hybrid #LI-AB1 Who We Are GuideStone is a diversified Christian financial services provider, offering retirement, insurance, investment management, property and casualty coverage, and executive planning products and services to the Southern Baptist and wider evangelical Christian community. GuideStone sponsors the nation’s largest Christian-screened registered mutual fund family and is located in Dallas, Texas. GuideStone is one of the historic boards of the Southern Baptist Convention. GuideStone’s religious convictions are a reflection of our commitment to observe and practice the teachings of Scripture. Our employment is guided by the Basic Beliefs of the Southern Baptist Convention: The Southern Baptist Convention has a rich history of publicly declaring religious convictions common to Southern Baptist churches and ministry organizations cooperating together to share the gospel with a lost and dying world. These basic beliefs may be viewed at http://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/ and serve as the foundation for GuideStone’s employment policies and procedures. What We Offer: Flexible work schedules Community outreach Generous benefits package Tuition reimbursement Learn more about what we offer at https://www.guidestone.org/About-Us/Careers/Benefits