Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts.

As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team, in support of a long-term contract with NOAA.

The Quality Assurance Engineer selected will be responsible for the following:

● Work with our quality assurance team to write automation tests using latest technologies in the field

● Perform manual and automation testing of functional, performance, security and regression tests against web and data based applications, establish testing goals, create test plans, identify critical test cases and writing automation test scripts based on design requirements and client usage

● Work closely with an agile team of talented developers to design, develop, test, deploy, and support applications, following industry standards for software product development process using advanced web technologies such as React, Angular, Node.js, Middleman, Ruby, Python.

● Participate in research, planning, and brainstorming with development and project management teams through each phase of product's Software Development Life Cycle

● Participate as a technical team member to proactively plan the implementation of enterprise systems across a wide platform of technologies

● Record, report, and develop workflows for tracking bugs and issues
● Triage or prioritize issues as found throughout the development and production environments

● Assist with configuration management tasks as necessary

The Quality Assurance Engineer selected should have the following: 

● Five+ years of solid experience of writing end to end automation tests using frameworks such as Cypress or Selenium

● Solid knowledge of JavaScript is must

● Experience with manual testing, creating test plans and test cases
● Good grasp of version-control systems like Git

● Experience with bug tracking software (for example, Atlassian JIRA or GitHub)
● Strong written and verbal skills

● Ability to translate requirements into test cases

The Ideal Quality Assurance Engineer will have the following:

● Experience leading a team of QA engineers while enforcing test coverage and solid QA practices on projects

● Experience with functional, performance and regression test coverage using a browser automation frameworks using technologies such as

   o Node.js

   o Mocha

   o Cucumber

   o Protractor

   o Nightwatch.js

   o Capybara

   o JMeter

● Experience in working with or setting up continuous delivery and integration systems using tools like Github Actions, Bamboo or Jenkins

● Working knowledge of containerization technologies such as Docker
● Experience with automated 508 compliance testing

● Experience with performance and stress testing frameworks

● Knowledge of shell scripting (Linux, Windows)

● Experience with general automation scripting using Ruby, Python or JavaScript
● Open Source Contributions

● We love stack overflow reputation

● We love to hear about your side projects

● We appreciate obsessive need to produce and maintain high quality documentation

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned, small business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled and diverse professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.

Lynker is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.