QA Tester
Chicago, IL

Job Description

Wake up each day knowing that you are a part of something special. Something real. Something bold. What you do can make a difference. Coyote is an industry-leading transportation and logistics service provider that believes in doing the right thing every time. Every hour. Every minute. Every second. Are you looking for a place where you will have a role in shaping an industry? Are you Tenacious, True, Tribal, and Smart? Then it's time for you to apply to join the pack.

The Quality Assurance Tester is responsible for ensuring that Coyote's technology solutions are robust, efficient, and meet the needs of the business. QA Testers work as part of our software development teams to create testing plans for software features, validate functionality through manual testing, and trouble-shoot errors with the development team.

Daily Tasks & Responsibilities

* Responsible for the overall quality of the software in a high ownership work environment
* Create test plans for development of new features in Coyote's proprietary software
* Manage manual test execution based on test plans
* Develop and execute automated tests, enhance automation framework & scripts, analyze metrics, identify dysfunctions, and make recommendations to senior management
* Record test runs in Microsoft Test Manager and analyze results
* Work with developers to investigate test failures and appropriate bug fixes
* Declare new features are ready for use by the business, our customers, and our carriers

Essential Skills, Characteristics, & Experience

* At least 3-5 years of overall experience as a software QA tester
* Experience with manual test scripts for requirement validation, integration, regression, performance and usability testing
* Exposure to automation testing tools such as Selenium or TOSCA and the related fundamentals
* Experience with one of the following object-oriented languages: C#, Java, or Python
* Experience creating test cases as well as strong documentation skills
* Extremely process oriented and attentive to detail
* Proficient with the MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc)
* Excellent communication and impeccable listening skills
* A confident decision maker who is driven to learn new things
* Extremely comfortable with, curious about, and excited by technology
* Excellent team building skills, including cross-functional team building
* Unafraid to be challenged and relish investing time in training, both formally and informally
* Ability to work on complex workflows and strong organization skills to be able to switch between tasks

Valued Skills & Experience

* Proficiency with MS Test Manager
* Experience with .NET, HTML, JavaScript, SQL, Mongo DB, Visual Studio, or GIT
* Experience with API testing and tools like Postman and Swagger
* Expertise working with MS Visio and SharePoint
* Knowledge of a MS Windows hosting environment like IIS
* Skilled with SQL
* Experience working in an Agile environment.
* Exposure to Service level testing

Why Coyote?

* Onsite training & ongoing career development
* Competitive base salary
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Great perks like onsite haircuts, massages, and intramural sports
* Significant advancement opportunities for outstanding performers
* Casual dress and company lunch

Coyote is an at-will employer.