QA Engineer Pentaho

Company
Pentaho has established itself as the clear leader in commercial open source business intelligence and is growing its bookings, customer base, and team rapidly in a challenging economy. Because Pentaho's commercial open source model provides a lower-cost alternative for enterprise-class BI, Pentaho is getting attention from leading analyst firms like Gartner, and racking up public wins over traditional players like Business Objects (SAP), Cognos (IBM), Microstrategy, Hyperion (Oracle), QlikTech, Informatica and Microsoft. With an experienced team of BI and open source veterans, Pentaho is well-positioned for continued growth in the BI market, with presence in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, supplemented by a Global Reseller network. Finally, Pentaho is a fast-moving, fun start-up where employees at all levels and in all departments can make a difference, develop new skills, and enjoy the pace and excitement of disrupting a major enterprise software market by delivering better value for customers.

Description
The QA Engineer works directly with the engineering, support, and product owner teams to implement, execute, and collect metrics on a set of test plans for the QA department. The position will focus on creating and executing manual test plan for a suite of Java-based Open Source Business Intelligence software application.

Responsibilities

Work with Product Owners, Engineering, and Support Teams to create and update a set of manual test plans to exercise the Java based software suite
Execute the manual test plans using a defined matrix of software configurations
Clearly and concisely isolate and report defects using defect tracking tool
Use QA tools to track existing test plans and the metrics of their executions
Assist in maintaining the QA Lab
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical members of the project team
Simultaneously handle multiple tasks and projects
Coordinate with the Open Source community and leverage community resources to create, update, and execute manual test plans
Participate as part of a sprint team to create / update test plans as new features are developed
Automatescript the testing efforts where possible

Required Skills/Experience

1 ? 3 years experience in participating on software quality assuranceengineering or software development teams
1 ? 3 years experience writing detailed software test plans
Familiarity with SQL and Database server administration (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and or Microsoft SQL Server)
4-year University degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Some experience with Java testing frameworks (such as JUnit, Cactus, Mockrunner, MockEJB, or JTiger) or with test management suites (such as Litmus, Rational or Mercury)
Experience with Windows and Unix/Linux
Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on high quality delivery of work products
Skilled in navigating the pitfalls and benefits of working as part of a team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in a team environment

Desired Skills

1 ? 3 years experience with Java and JEE (J2EE) technologies
Understanding of agile or other iterative software development methodologies
Knowledge of Business Intelligence concepts including ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load), OLAP, and Reporting
Familiarity with data mining/data warehousing and business processes
Experience with application servers such as Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, or WebLogic.
Experience with Automated Java Testing Tools

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