Software QA/SDET (Kemmerer Power) – Contract

TITLE:  Software QA/SDET (Kemmerer Power) – Contract    

LOCATION:       Remote

TerraPower is a nuclear technology company based in Bellevue, Washington. At its core, the company is working to raise living standards globally through a more affordable, secure and environmentally friendly form of nuclear energy along with innovations in medical isotopes to improve human health. In 2006, TerraPower originated with Bill Gates and a group of like-minded visionaries who evaluated the fundamental challenges to raising living standards around the world. They recognized energy access was crucial to the health and economic well-being of communities and decided that the private sector needed to take action and create energy sources that would advance global energy deployment. TerraPower’s mission is to be a world leader in new nuclear technologies, while developing innovators and future leaders in the nuclear field. As a result, the company’s activities in the fields of nuclear energy and related sciences are yielding significant innovations in the safety and economics of nuclear power, hybrid energy and medical applications – all for significant human health benefits.

Software QA/SDET (Kemmerer Power) – Contract

Develops and executes test plans, test cases, and quality assurance procedures for applications supporting the assigned team's initiative; identifies, documents, and tracks defects; validates fixes prior to release. Titled variously as SQA Analyst, QA SDET, Software QA/SDET, or QA Software depending on team. This role is responsible for building the testing discipline within the organization by developing tools and procedures to implement testing and automated testing, selecting and implementing tools in the environment, and helping grow this discipline within the company moving forward.

Tasks

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and quality assurance procedures for applications supporting the assigned team's initiative.
• Identify, document, and track defects.
• Validate fixes prior to release.
• Develop tools and procedures to implement testing and automated testing in the organization.
• Select and implement testing tools in the environment.
• Help build the software QA/testing discipline within the company as the organization moves forward.

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Priority 1: Direct experience with nuclear plant operations with accountability to NERC and FERC guidelines.
• Priority 2: Absent direct nuclear/utility experience, relevant experience at comparable regulated utility or heavy-industrial companies.
• Priority 3: General technical competency for the role itself.
• Experience in manual and/or automated software QA testing.
• Familiarity with defect-tracking tools and, where applicable, automated test frameworks/scripting.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Experience developing tools and procedures to implement testing and automated testing.
• Experience evaluating, selecting, and implementing testing tools.
• Ability to help build and grow a testing discipline within an organization.
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
• Strong communication skills desired.
• The service provider will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.

Job Functions

Job Functions are physical actions and/or working conditions associated with the position.  These functions may also constitute essential functions for the job which the contractor must be able to fulfill, with or without accommodation.  Information provided below is to help describe the job so that the contractor has a reasonable understanding of the job duties/expectations.  An applicant's ability to perform and/or tolerate these actions and conditions will be discussed and workplace accommodations may be made on a case-by-case basis following an individualized assessment of the applicant and other considerations, including but not limited to any governing safety standards.

• Motor Abilities: Sitting and/or standing for extended periods, bending/stooping, grasping/gripping, fine motor control (hands)
• Physical exertion and/or requirements: Minimal, with ability to safely lift up to 25 pounds
• Repetitive work: Prolonged
• Special Senses: Visual and audio focused work
• Work Conditions: Stairs, typing/keyboard, standard and/or sitting working environment of >8 hrs./day
• Travel required: 0-5%

TerraPower’s technology is controlled for export by various agencies of the U.S. Government.  TerraPower must evaluate applicants who are foreign nationals (other than asylees, refugees, or lawful permanent residents) in accordance with U.S. Government export control requirements.  To facilitate TerraPower’s export control reviews, you will be asked as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or national, asylee, refugee, or lawful permanent resident of the United States.