EV Connect is seeking a QA Engineer who shares our passion for electric vehicles and their ability to positively impact transportation, air quality and energy independence for generations to come. The ideal candidate will have 5-7 years' experience in testing methods and best practices in an agile SDLC, including functional, smoke, regression, end/end, integration and test automation.

EV Connect provides the world’s most flexible, open, and standards-based cloud platform for managing the EV charging ecosystem, including a comprehensive management platform on which charging network operators, site owners and fleet operators can build advanced service offerings, and applications to enable drivers to easily find, access, and securely pay for EV charging.

ABOUT THE POSITION:

• Ensure products and features developed for EV Connect’s EV Cloud platform and related customer products and services meet high standards and expectations for quality in form and function.
• Champion, evangelize, and incorporate best practices in the discipline of software testing and quality assurance.
• Engage in hands on development and maintenance of manual and automated test plans, scripts and scenarios, and execution of automated, functional, integration, regression, performance/load/stress and end-To-end testing.
• Work with colleagues, developers, product managers, customer support and operations to develop in-depth product knowledge.
• Work with a variety of EV charging station brands, models and firmware versions to ensure compatibility in integration and certification with EV Connect’s cloud-based services.
• Work with 3rd party station operator networks to ensure the integrity and compatibility of roaming integrations.
• Participate with Product and Engineering teams on product launches, and deployment/releases management activities.
• Meet quality assurance metrics and performance benchmarks.
• Support Scrum delivery teams with estimation, planning, and strategy for incorporating testing.
• Validate/replicate and triage reported production defects.

MUST HAVE:

• Deep knowledge of industry best practices in testing, tools and automation
• Experience working with Cloud/SaaS environments like AWS
• Experience in testing IoT integrations
• Experience testing mobile applications on iOS and Android devices
• Experience using Document Databases like MongoDB, Elasticsearch or equivalent
• Experience with common HTTP exchange formats, including JSON and SOAP
• Experience working with and testing scalable RESTful web services/APIs
• Experience with automation frameworks such as Junit, Selenium, Appium, Jest and other JS base frameworks
• Experience with source control revision tools like GitHub
• Knowledge of API testing tools such as Postman
• Experience using and configuring build and deployment applications like Jenkins or equivalent
• Familiarity with Linux-based environments and basic commands like bash, ssh, tail, vi, etc.
• Experience using project/issue tracking/management software and workflow like Jira
• Passion for quality and improving the user experience
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Enthusiasm for continuous learning
• Strong analytical skills

BONUS:

• Any industry experience with station integration or open protocols like OCPP, OCPI, OpenAPI
• Familiarity with Kubernetes in automating application deployment, scaling, and management

ABOUT EV CONNECT:

EV Connect is on a mission to build a better planet by enabling electricity as a transportation fuel. Through its innovative and open charging platform, EV Connect simplifies the set-up, management, and optimization of charging stations with premium customer service, from installation to driver support. EV Connect guides companies of all sizes in managing networks of chargers and delivers a seamless EV charging experience that empowers drivers.

Established in 2010, EV Connect customers include Avista Utilities, Love’s Travel Stops, Verizon, Marriott, Hilton, Western Digital, Electrify America, ADP, New York Power Authority, and numerous municipalities. For more information, please visit www.evconnect.com and follow us on Twitter @EVConnect and LinkedIn and Facebook.

OUR BENEFITS and PERKS:

Paid time off (vacation and flex time), covered parking, free EV charging, office one block from Metro stop, health insurance, life insurance, dental insurance, 401k, telecommuting options, workplace perks such as free healthy snacks, drinks and coffee.

EV Connect is an Equal Opportunity Employer and requires proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.