QA Engineer
Telvent
Fort Collins, CO

Telvent, a part of Schneider Electric, currently has an outstanding opportunity for a Passionate and Motivated individual to assume the role of QA Engineer in our Fort Collins, CO location. A QA Engineer uses creativity, technical curiosity, and stellar communication to help design, test and deliver high quality software for utility companies world-wide. QA Engineers are responsible for ensuring the highest quality by using manual functional testing, automated test suites, regression, endurance, performance and scale testing, while learning and applying testing best practices. The QA Engineer must have the ability to navigate a new piece of functionality and discover its weaknesses.

Responsibilities
- Create and explore! Our team will rely on your ability to creatively explore the software, find the defects, and identify areas of improvement.
- Engage in all stages of the software development process, from requirements gathering through iterative develop-and-test cycles.
- Independently assess an application and identify necessary testing. Use this information to write test plans with the user criteria as your guide (no requirements documentation).
- Follow established guidelines in the testing of software products.
- Identify, report and manage software defects.
- Contribute to team improvement initiatives and projects, including team tools, process changes, and test automation.
- Collaborate with scrum team members in an Agile environment.
- Continually grow skills and knowledge of best test practices, tools and code use.
- Use strong problem-solving skills to troubleshoot technical issues.
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Requirements
- BS (or working toward a degree) in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field with a computer emphasis
- Experience or understanding of testing one or more of the following
- Client/server environment
- SOAP/REST web services
- Configuring and troubleshooting IIS
- A basic understanding of relational databases and tools, with the ability to view and manipulate data
- Some experience with load/performance testing of web applications a plus
- Silverlight knowledge a definite plus

Care. Challenge. Connect. Commit.
Our values define our company. Who we are, our customer approach, how we do business, what it*s like to work here, and the kind of people we want to attract and retain. We look for individuals driven by a desire to impact their communities and the world as a whole. We provide an innovative and dynamic work environment. We have a borderless human network. We commit to develop our people to achieve their personal and professional goals. Visit our website to learn more about a career at Telvent and Schneider Electric.

About Telvent & Smart City
Telvent is a part of Schneider Electric, developing highly advanced enterprise automation control and information management solutions that help manage energy sources and optimize energy supply within a secure and real time environment. To retain or regain their attractiveness and competitiveness and manage their growth in a controlled way, cities need to become smarter: more efficient, more sustainable, and more livable. To help cities around the world meet these and future challenges, Schneider Electric, and its company Telvent, provide integrated solutions combining state-of-the-art hardware, software, and services in all key areas of a Smart City. www.telvent.com

About Schneider Electric
As a global specialist in energy management with operations in more than 100 countries, Schneider Electric offers integrated solutions to make energy safe, reliable, efficient, productive and green across multiple market segments. The Group has leadership positions in energy and infrastructure, industrial processes, building automation, and data centres/networks, as well as a broad presence in residential applications. With 22.4 billion euros sales in 2011, the company's 130,000+ employees are committed to help individuals and organizations *Make the most of their energy.*