If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is: Pay Range: $95,900.00 - $143,800.00

Job Description

Responsibilities

The Quality Engineer II works with product teams directly with developers, product owners, and UX designers to support delivering high-quality software products by conducting end-to-end and exploratory testing, reviewing test plans, analyzing test results, and providing valuable feedback to enhance product quality. This role requires a self-starter who is comfortable working independently, proactively investigating solutions, and can handle new and evolving challenges in testing.

Primary Responsibilities * Execute end-to-end test scenarios, ensuring comprehensive coverage of workflows and use cases to validate product functionality, integration, and user experience. * Perform exploratory testing to identify edge cases, usability issues, and unexpected behaviors, providing critical insights into product resilience. * Evaluate test plans to ensure they align with testing goals, cover critical areas, and reflect realistic usage scenarios. Provide actionable feedback to refine test scope and approach. * Assess test results, identify patterns, and document findings. Collaborate with developers and the QA team to address defects, inconsistencies, and opportunities for improvement. * Actively communicate insights and suggestions for improving product quality, contributing to an environment of continuous learning and enhancement. * Independently investigate new testing techniques and resources, proactively working to solve testing challenges as they arise. * Works on moderately complex projects that support the university's initiatives. * Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities * Clear and concise verbal and written communication skills. * Ability to work in a cooperative, collaborative software development work environment. * Ability to coordinate work in a team setting. * Ability to conduct simple database queries. * Ability to work with Jira or other process management software. * Ability to work independently, identify gaps, and take ownership of testing tasks with minimal oversight. * Strong analytical skills to identify patterns and root causes in testing outcomes. * Ability to catch edge cases, defects, and... For full info follow application link.

Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protec ted by federal, state or local law.