Company:
SAS
Location: Cary
Closing Date: 17/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
:
Nice to meet you!
We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.
About the job
As a Software Development Engineer in Test with the SAS Model Management R&D team, you will join a team of talented engineers working collaboratively to ideate and deliver cutting edge, innovative products and solutions that enable SAS customers to deploy analytics and make decisions in a high performing, lean, and scalable manner. You will contribute to projects spanning a diverse set of technologies and industries targeted at both cloud, and on-premise deployments.
As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will:
Create and maintain high quality of test automation using modern development techniques and provides key data points to support metrics-based decision making.
Apply automated tests at every layer of the application stack, both inside and outside of the continuous delivery pipeline.
Produce and analyze metrics that illustrate the quality of applications and develop insight that drives the direction of quality engineering.
Works with team to promptly triage test failures with precision and accuracy, maintaining the health of the build pipeline.
Works collaboratively with development, product, operations, and support peers to encourage quality, as a key design element in all work efforts.
Engages in code reviews for product, test, and infrastructure code.
Protects users from escaped defects, participate in support escalations, and value Customer Experience (CX) above all.
Understands the role of deployment, migration, security, and performance in the continuous delivery lifecycle.
Required qualifications
5 years of programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Python or Typescript
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field
Automation development experience in Playwright, pytest, or a related test framework
Fluent with REST Interfaces
Fluent in state-of-the-art techniques, standards, and procedures for software test development
Demonstrated ability to distinguish between testing layers, match the correct approach to each situation, and design effective quality gates based on these layers.
Expert in one test automation framework demonstrating the ability to create shareable code.
Proficient with source control management techniques including branching, code review, and merging.
Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD solutions
Familiarity with CI/CD infrastructure, platform configuration, integration, and secret management.
Ability to pivot quickly and seamlessly toward areas of need
Preferred qualifications
Proficiency authoring and maintaining Dockerfiles.
Understanding of Kubernetes components and cloud provider offerings.
Familiarity managing container image versions within container registries.
Fluent in at least one public cloud interface.
World-class benefits
Highlights include...
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include…
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees
Diverse and Inclusive
At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.
Additional Information
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: . Also view the notice.
Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.
Nice to meet you!
We’re a leader in data and AI. Through our software and services, we inspire customers around the world to transform data into intelligence – and questions into answers.We’re also a debt-free multi-billion-dollar organization on our path to IPO-readiness. If you’re looking for a dynamic, fulfilling career coupled with flexibility and world-class employee experience, you’ll find it here.
About the job
As a Software Development Engineer in Test with the SAS Model Management R&D team, you will join a team of talented engineers working collaboratively to ideate and deliver cutting edge, innovative products and solutions that enable SAS customers to deploy analytics and make decisions in a high performing, lean, and scalable manner. You will contribute to projects spanning a diverse set of technologies and industries targeted at both cloud, and on-premise deployments.
As a Software Development Engineer in Test, you will:
Create and maintain high quality of test automation using modern development techniques and provides key data points to support metrics-based decision making.
Apply automated tests at every layer of the application stack, both inside and outside of the continuous delivery pipeline.
Produce and analyze metrics that illustrate the quality of applications and develop insight that drives the direction of quality engineering.
Works with team to promptly triage test failures with precision and accuracy, maintaining the health of the build pipeline.
Works collaboratively with development, product, operations, and support peers to encourage quality, as a key design element in all work efforts.
Engages in code reviews for product, test, and infrastructure code.
Protects users from escaped defects, participate in support escalations, and value Customer Experience (CX) above all.
Understands the role of deployment, migration, security, and performance in the continuous delivery lifecycle.
Required qualifications
5 years of programming experience in one or more of the following languages: Python or Typescript
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field
Automation development experience in Playwright, pytest, or a related test framework
Fluent with REST Interfaces
Fluent in state-of-the-art techniques, standards, and procedures for software test development
Demonstrated ability to distinguish between testing layers, match the correct approach to each situation, and design effective quality gates based on these layers.
Expert in one test automation framework demonstrating the ability to create shareable code.
Proficient with source control management techniques including branching, code review, and merging.
Proficiency building and maintaining CI/CD solutions
Familiarity with CI/CD infrastructure, platform configuration, integration, and secret management.
Ability to pivot quickly and seamlessly toward areas of need
Preferred qualifications
Proficiency authoring and maintaining Dockerfiles.
Understanding of Kubernetes components and cloud provider offerings.
Familiarity managing container image versions within container registries.
Fluent in at least one public cloud interface.
World-class benefits
Highlights include...
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
• Medical plan options include…
• PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
• Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There’s a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
• An industry-leading 401k plan.
• Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
• Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees
Diverse and Inclusive
At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.
Additional Information
To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Read more: . Also view the notice.
Resumes may be considered in the order they are received. SAS employees performing certain job functions may require access to technology or software subject to export or import regulations. To comply with these regulations, SAS may obtain nationality or citizenship information from applicants for employment. SAS collects this information solely for trade law compliance purposes and does not use it to discriminate unfairly in the hiring process.
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