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Job Description:

At Broadcom, we believe that all our products should be engaging and easy to use. We are looking for QA engineers interested in working at the crossroads of design and development to build an ecosystem of tools and principles to help Mainframe product teams deliver high-quality, accessible, and consistent UI’s.

Mainframe systems are at the heart of the digital economy. Did you know 67 of the Fortune 100 companies use Mainframes, 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, 8 of the top 10 insurers, 4 of the top 5 airlines, and 7 of the 10 global retailers all rely on the mainframe. With 80% of the world’s structured corporate data residing or originating on mainframes, and 55% of all enterprise applications hitting the mainframe to complete transactions. Our industry-leading products are critical to many Fortune 1000 companies.

Opportunities to Make an Impact:

Join us to leverage your expertise to help modernize our enterprise software products. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for formulating a robust QA strategy, enhancing code coverage, collaborating with QAs across the value stream, and leading initiatives to elevate engineering excellence. Work collaboratively with our Product, UX, UI and Engineering teams to understand requirements, test innovative applications, and contribute to the strategic roadmap. You will have the opportunity to contribute to great user interfaces and experiences with our in house component library, used by all Broadcom’s Mainframe software products.

If you thrive in a fast-paced Agile environment and have a passion for continuous improvement, this role is tailor-made for you!

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Key Responsibilities:

1. Test Planning and Strategy

• Requirement Analysis: Understand and analyze business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.

• Test Plan Development: Create comprehensive test plans and strategies that outline the scope, approach, resources, and schedule for the testing activities.

• Risk Analysis: Identify potential risks and create mitigation strategies.

2. Test Case Design and Development

• Test Case Creation: Write detailed, clear, concise test cases based on functional and non-functional requirements.

• Test Data Preparation: Prepare test data required to execute test cases.

• Automation Scripting: Develop and maintain automated test scripts using tools like Jest Playwright.

3. Test Execution

• Manual Testing: Perform various types of manual testing, such as functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.

• Automated Testing: Execute automated test suites to ensure the code functions as expected.

• Cross-Browser Testing: Verify that the application works across different browsers.

4. Defect Management

• Defect Identification: Identify, log, and track defects found during testing for different faces of software development.

• Defect Reporting: Report defects with detailed steps to reproduce, expected and actual results, and severity levels.

• Defect Verification: Re-test resolved defects to ensure they are fixed and do not introduce new issues.

5. Performance and Usability Testing

• Performance Testing: Ensure the application performs well under expected load conditions and is optimized for speed.

• Usability Testing: Evaluate the application from an end-user perspective to ensure it is user-friendly and intuitive.

6. Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)

• Integration with CI/CD Pipelines: Integrate automated tests with CI/CD pipelines (using tools like Jenkins) to ensure continuous testing.

• Monitoring CI/CD Pipelines: Monitor the pipelines for test results and address any failures promptly.

7. Collaboration and Communication

• Team Collaboration: Work closely with developers, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to ensure quality is built into the product from the beginning.

• Daily Standups and Meetings: Participate in daily standups, sprint planning, review, and retrospective meetings to provide testing insights and updates.

• Documentation: Maintain thorough documentation of test cases, test plans, and defect reports.

8. Quality Metrics and Reporting

• Metrics Tracking: Track and analyze quality metrics such as test coverage, defect density, test execution rate, and test pass rate.

• Reporting: Provide regular reports on testing progress, quality status, and risk assessment to stakeholders.

9. Continuous Improvement

• Process Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in the QA process and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

• Skill Development: Continuously update skills and knowledge on the latest QA trends, tools, and best practices, particularly in the React ecosystem.

10. Compliance and Standards

• Adherence to Standards: Ensure that the application complies with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

• Accessibility Testing: Verify that the application meets accessibility standards (such as WCAG) to ensure it is usable by people with disabilities.

Required Skills & Competencies:

Posses strong testing expertise, prioritization skills, a quality-focused mindset, and analytical abilities to ensure high-quality software products.

Experience working with SDLC(Agile methodologies, kanban, scrum, SAFe).

Strong understanding of testing techniques(e.g., functional and non-functional) and methodologies (e.g., visual, integration, regression).

Strong background in manual testing, with expertise in test case development, scenario planning, test planning, verification, validation, and compatibility assessment.

Experience with UI and API testing tools and techniques (e.g., Jest, Playwright, Cypress, Puppeteer, Postman, SoapUI or Swagger).

Ability to effectively debug front-end and back-end issues.

Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Rally).

Knowledge on CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Gitlab

Open to learning new technologies and languages, following new trends, and continuous innovation.

Experience : Bachelors and 5+ years of related experience or Masters degree and 3+ years of related experience or PhD and no experience

This position is open for multiple locations including: Plano TX , Lisle IL, Durham NC, Burlington MA.

Additional Job Description:

Compensation and Benefits

The annual base salary range for this position is $91,000 - $146,000

This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in accordance with relevant plan documents, and equity in accordance with equity plan documents and equity award agreements.

Broadcom offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401(K) participation including company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company paid holidays, paid sick leave and vacation time. The company follows all applicable laws for Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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