Software Test Engineer-(DQME Core/App Test Engineer)

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, youre joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We dont just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Job Description:

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over 1.5 million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better, more sustainable world.

Job Summary:

This position is on the Connectivity Enabled Solutions Team in Connectivity Department within the CAT Digital organization. This team has accountability for

• Building common datasets to support Connectivity initiatives.
• Streamline reporting of data through various sources, enhancing business logic to improve data reporting, and delivering visualize data in a consistent way for internal and external business users.
• Building solutions to monitor and improve telematics data quality.

Role Definition

Performs implementation, regular problem solving, maintenance and support for a agile software development.

Responsibilities

• Designing, modifying, developing, writing, and implementing test plans and test cases for target systems using agile methods.
• Writing and maintaining automated test scripts for new and existing applications.
• Facilitates in test design reviews and walkthroughs.
• Creates and evaluates technical alternatives for complex testing scenarios.
• Develops various, distinct, and multiple testing strategies and methodologies.
• Prepares technical documentation and blueprints for testing processes.
• Provides consulting on both selection and utilization of testing tools and frameworks.
• Ensures each phase in the testing process aligns with the target architecture and selects corresponding portfolio of services to ensure that stakeholder requirements are fully met.
• Demonstrates experience with the architecture and design of major or multiple testing frameworks.
• Advises others on implementing quality assurance deliverables and estimated outcomes for target architecture.

Basic Qualifications:

Educational Background: A four-year degree from an accredited college or university is required. A masters degree in computer science or a related field is preferred.

Software Testing Experience: 5+ years of experience in software testing, or at least 5 years of experience in software testing with a masters degree in computer science or a related field.

Test Automation: 5+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG.

API Testing: 5+ years of experience in testing Rest API and SOAP API, including designing and executing API test cases.

Database Testing: 5+ years of experience in database testing, including proficiency in SQL and experience with relational databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, etc.

Cloud Testing Services: 3+ years of experience with cloud-based testing services, particularly within AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments.

Web Application Testing: 3+ years of experience testing web applications, including proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Web Components.

Front-End Testing: 3+ years of experience testing customer-facing applications using front-end frameworks and libraries such as Angular, React, Polymer, or Vue.

Design Testing Patterns: 3+ years of experience designing patterns and implementing best practices in software testing

Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following:

• Experience in designing and documenting test cases and test plans with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, TestRail, etc.
• Experience in various types of software testing such as integration, regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), security, performance, etc.
• Automation testing tools such as Playwright, Cucumber, Selenium, Cypress, etc.

• Familiar with accessibility standards PWA, a11y, CWAG, ARIA, etc.
• Accessibility tools, checkers, and screen readers such as Axe, WAVE, Lighthouse, JAWS, Voiceover, etc.
• Unit testing frameworks and libraries such as: JUnit, Mockito, TestNG, NUnit.
• Integrate unit testing on CI/CD pipelines
• SQL and databases such as MySQL and Snowflake
• API test framework such as Postman, SoapUI, RestAssured, etc.
• API Testing Tools: such as Swagger, Postman, Apigee, etc.

Skill Descriptors

Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.

Level Working Knowledge:

Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.

Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.

Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.

Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.

Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Working Knowledge:

Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.

Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.

• Conducts walkthroughs and monitors effectiveness and quality of the development activities.
• Elaborates on multiple-development toolkits for traditional and web-based software.
• Has participated in development of multiple or large software products.
• Contrasts advantages and drawbacks of different development languages and tools.
• Estimates and monitors development costs based on functional and technical requirements.
• Provides consulting on both selection and utilization of developers workbench tools.

Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Describes similarities and differences of life cycle for new product development vs. new release.
• Identifies common issues, problems, and considerations for each phase of the life cycle.
• Works with a formal life cycle methodology.
• Explains phases, activities, dependencies, deliverables, and key decision points.
• Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.

Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.

Level Basic Understanding:

Identifies basic design methods and design tools.

Identifies major components of functional and technical design.

Cites examples of good and bad designs.

Describes tasks, activities, deliverables and key concerns of technical design.

Software Product Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products.

Level Working Knowledge:

Maintains and utilizes data related to install base configurations and environments.

Solicits customer feedback, reports and monitors bugs and implementation issues.

Participates in defining and conducting technical acceptance tests.

Participates in creating technical requirements for software development and deployment.

Explains basic environment and product configuration options.

Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Participates in test readiness reviews, functional, volume, and load testing.
• Describes key features and aspects of a specific testing discipline or methodology.
• Tests software components for compliance with functional requirements and design specifications.
• Explains procedures for documenting test activities and results (e.g. errors, non-conformance, etc.)
• Conducts functional and performance testing on aspects of assigned products.

System Testing: Knowledge of system and software testing; ability to design, plan and execute system testing strategies and tactics to ensure the quality of software at all stages of the system life cycle.

Level Working Knowledge:

• Supports the project leader in developing and executing system test plans.
• Evaluates system documentation and user manuals for usability, accuracy and completeness.
• Executes test cases, analyzes test results and reports on findings regularly.
• Tests system components for compliance with functional requirements.
• Participates in the testing of a systems ability to recover from hardware or software failures.

This Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive summary of all responsibilities, duties and effort required of employees assigned to this job. At the discretion of management, this description may be changed at any time to address the evolving needs of the organization. It is expressly not intended to be a comprehensive list of essential job functions as that term is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Posting Dates:

March 4, 2025 - March 17, 2025

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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