Job Specifications
Job Description
Vacancy Status:
This posting is not for an existing vacancy within the organization and is open to new applications.
AI Disclosure:
As part of the application process, Artificial Intelligence will be used in the hiring process for this role
Work Arrangement: This opening is hybrid, the successful candidate is expected to report to the office - Markham Elevation Centre (MEC) three times per week, at minimum.
The Role
Software Engineer (Test) ensures applications meet GM software and feature standards for functional, system, quality, security, performance and architecture requirements. Ability to drive advanced levels of test planning, execution and quality reporting of software applications through engagement with component developers, external system stakeholders, and sustaining/integration groups. This includes the creation and implementation of both automated and manual test cases and test execution plans.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities)
Fully qualified individual contributor who has knowledge and understanding of all aspects of a function and exercises independent discretion and judgment on significant matters based on professional knowledge. Level most professionals can expect to achieve in their career.
EXPERTISE
Recognized as a fully qualified, experienced professional. Has complete knowledge and full understanding of own area and broad knowledge of related areas.
Takes broad challenges and, through independent professionally developed analysis, identifies and analyses options, and breaks them down into initiatives capable of implementation. Identifies opportunities and proposes solutions to improve internal processes, services, and structures to support functional strategies.
Uses advanced analytical and problem-solving techniques to resolve a wide range of non-standard problems.
Works independently; receives minimal guidance. Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience.
COMPLEXITY
Identifies and devises solutions based on limited information and precedent. Uses evaluation and judgement to solve problems that are new to the organization and require a deep level of experience and strategic thought to create a solution.
Enhances relationships and networks with senior internal/external partners who are not familiar with subject matter and often require persuasion. Uses data and analysis to demonstrate the value of a project, anticipating, and addressing objections and or concerns.
Often effects change in broader functional area without direct exercise of command, using persuasion in situations where reaching agreement may be hindered by differing opinions, past practices, or experiences.
SCOPE AND IMPACT
Challenges and problems are of a diverse scope with multiple moving parts, where developing a plan and viewing the whole picture is a significant challenge itself. Work is done independently and is reviewed at critical points.
Owns the development and delivery of solutions, driving cross team and group efforts. Leads by example, taking responsibility for their own actions, acknowledging mistakes, and holding themselves accountable for achieving goals. Addresses and evaluates a diverse range of issues using innovative methods and proposing alternative approaches.
Serves as a mentor to more junior level employees, providing coaching and guidance on difficult issues.
Has significant operational impact across their function.
The Software Test Engineer will perform reviews of business and software requirements, design verification plans, execute tests, log defects, and report test metrics and test status to the project teams. This role requires a deep experience in software test strategy and automation, creation of test process deliverables, test metric definition, and clear/concise result reporting.
Works closely with architects, system engineers, developers, and project/program managers to collaboratively provide successful and on-time delivery of projects with the highest possible quality.
Assists in maintaining optimal resource utilization across a functional
area; calls out constraints and bandwidth limitations when appropriate.
Interacts with managers, technical leads, and peers to share information and clarify instructions, lead projects, build/automate/execute test plans, and assist in test strategy and process improvements.
Analyzes and reviews business and system requirements. Derives and produces accurate test estimates.
Ability to manage work across multiple projects and ability to lead all testing activities on a feature/project.
Comfortable creating test cases that can be executed manually when necessary, but designed and optimized to be automated; ability to write accompanying automation scripts using industry-standard tools and coding methodology should be ingrained
Executes manual and automated tests, troubleshoots script and test environment issues, triages and logs defects, and tracks progress to plan.
Logs, tracks, and verifies resolution of
About the Company
General Motors' vision is to create a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution, and we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want. As an open, inclusive company, we're also creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and valued for who they are. One team, where all ideas are considered and heard, whe...
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