Software Tester

Remote Position, HQ Lacey, WA

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried Non-Exempt

Experience: Entry to Intermediate Level

Salary Range: $56,000 - $61,000 per year

Industry: Software, Information Technology, and Services

Employees are covered by medical, dental, vision, and AD&D insurance. Alliance offers a 401k plan in addition to 11 paid holidays and paid time off. Employees may also receive discretionary bonuses throughout the year.

Join our innovative department dedicated to designing, implementing, and testing features for our Vocational Rehabilitation case management software. Our application helps people with disabilities connect to services and meaningful employment. This software is used nationwide, and your work will directly and significantly impact the lives of others.

As part of a cross-functional scrum team, you will work closely with Business Systems Analysts, Software Developers, and Software Testers to test new features, updated functionality, and corrections. You'll find opportunities to participate in multiple phases of the Software Development Lifecycle, learn new skills and technologies, and contribute to department goals and objectives.

Here is a little window into our company: Alliances Enterprises, Inc founded in 1981, has a history of providing innovative technology-based solutions. Alliance specializes in developing applications that support vocational rehabilitation agencies in assisting people with disabilities to obtain long-term employment. At Alliance, we invest in people, meaning we push our employees to increase their business savvy, technical knowledge, and industry perspective. Our employees are trustworthy and care about each other and our customers; we work together to support the vocational rehabilitation industry. Alliance Enterprises was acquired by Valsoft and now operates under the Aspire Software portfolio. Aspire Software, the operational arm of Valsoft Corp, operates and manages Valsoft's global portfolio of wholly owned software companies, providing mission-critical solutions across multiple verticals. By implementing industry best practices, Aspire delivers a time-sensitive integration process, and the operation of a decentralized model has allowed it to become a hub for creating rapid growth by reinvesting in its portfolio.

**What your day will look like : **

• Create and modify simple to moderately complex test plans
• Work with cross-team staff to ensure that requirements are well understood
• Review design specifications to understand the scope, requirements, and function of the software product with team members
• Identify appropriate parameters, functions, and data to test and validate; parameters may include general function, validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and compliance with industry standards
• Conduct testing to ensure products perform according to user requirements and within established guidelines
• Identify, log, and recreate error codes, bugs, and defects
• Report defects to programmers when a product does not perform within specifications

About You :

• 3+ years of experience testing web applications in a business environment, Quality Assurance testing methodologies, and writing test plans
• Excellent communication, writing, and analytical problem-solving skills
• Curious, inquisitive, and detail-oriented
• Willingness to learn and take on new challenges; self-directed and highly motivated.
• Solid experience with Microsoft Office
• Experience in automation testing
• Understanding of Transact SQL, SQL Server, .NET Framework, HTML and XML
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure DevOps
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience
• Primarily a stationary position. May have occasional opportunities to move about within an office environment
• Operation of a computer and typical office machinery
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times
• Legally authorised to work in the US

For information about Alliance Enterprises , please visit our website at www.allianceenterprises.com

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.