Job Description The QA Engineer position is focused on providing an excellent experience to our customers through fully understanding their requirements and working collaboratively with the technical architects, project management, and development teams to develop and implement solutions to meet the customers’ needs. Further, this position is expected to be an advocate for the quality of Blend360 services to our customers, leveraging and/or integrating with new QA products/technologies, and providing mentorship to develop junior QA engineers within Blend 360. Responsibilities Coordinating with the development team to identify any potential issues in the design or development process that may impact the quality of the final product. Set the standards for testing practices. Creating detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases Estimating, prioritizing, planning, and coordinating testing activities Contribute to architecture and design activities. Evaluate business needs and objectives. Seek alternative technology solutions to problems Explore ways to enhance data quality and reliability Collaborate with Data engineers, Architects, data scientists and business analysts Qualifications 3+ Years of Experience as a QA engineer or SDET or similar role Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, IT, or similar field Deep understanding of at least one object orientated library (Python). Strong SQL skills and a good understanding of existing SQL warehouses and relational databases. Good experience with API testing and test automation frameworks. General interest in technology, ability to learn and adapt new technology and changing requirements. Experience in coordinating technical activities in conjunction with engineering, and project management leadership. Effectively communicate with developers and management to convey the pros and cons of various approaches. Good experience in software development and testing Ability to work independently in an agile environment with evolving demands and increasing expectations. Expert problem-solving skills with the ability to handle stressful situations with perseverance and professionalism. Nice to have: Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP), Agile methodologies. Additional Information A diverse workforce is a strong workforce To deliver growth at BLEND360 and for our clients, we have a responsibility and unique opportunity to positively impact the workforce. Diversity has played a critical role in our history, our growth, and continues to have a profound impact on our success. We are determined to have equality in the workplace, within our team and as an extension of our clients’ team. This is not the work of the moment, this requires continued learning and purposeful actions. We are investing resources to understand and improve the sourcing, selection and retention of the talent we hire. BLEND360 also offers a competitive benefits program to meet the health and financial well-being of our team and their families.