Senior Quality Specialist - SAP
Palo Alto, CA
About the Job
We help the world run better
At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.
Who You Are:
As a Senior Quality Specialist, you bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team, playing a crucial role in ensuring the quality and performance of our software products. Your expertise spans the entire software development lifecycle, from initial design through development, testing, security validation, and performance testing. You are adept at managing and coordinating test automation tool development, test plan creation, scheduling, and frequent quality status reporting. Your keen analytical skills and proficiency in quality assurance methodologies set you apart.
What You'll Do:
+ Quality Assurance Involvement: Participate in every phase of the software development process including design, development, and testing with a strong focus on security validation and performance testing.
+ Test Automation & Planning: Oversee the management and coordination of test automation tools, develop test plans, schedule tests, and report on quality status frequently.
+ Quality Strategy Implementation: Analyze, define, implement, and execute quality and test-related activities in alignment with the established quality and test strategy. Formulate quality and test strategies for products while adhering to defined processes and standards.
+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage product, cross-functional, or testing teams with a particular focus on quality assurance and test-related tasks integral to the product creation process.
+ Detailed Test Design: Create comprehensive test designs, including test system landscape definitions, prepare test data (customizing and master data), author and execute both manual and automated tests.
+ Issue Analysis & Follow-Up: Thoroughly analyze test results, identify issues, and take appropriate follow-up actions.
+ Performance Testing: Author performance scripts and evaluate the performance of cloud technology platforms.
+ Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert for teams, providing guidance on quality assurance and test-related processes, methods, and tools. Initiate and drive process or tool improvements.
Meet the Team:
Our team is composed of dedicated professionals with a shared commitment to delivering high-quality software products that exceed our customers' expectations. You will work closely with a dynamic group of engineers, developers, and product managers who are passionate about innovation and excellence. In our collaborative environment, your expertise will be highly valued, and you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the overall quality of our products.
A Successful Candidate Requirements:
+ Experience & Skills:
+ Define and update performance engineering processes.
+ Analyze Java profiling, heap and thread dumps for problem identification.
+ Identify root causes of performance bottlenecks in Java and Springboot applications and SaaS applications.
+ Scale enterprise applications on Cloud and Kubernetes clusters.
+ Design load testing for cloud-based applications using JMeter and LoadRunner.
+ Manage API Gateway.
+ Tune RHEL 8.x and Java; optimize cloud and cloud-based applications on Google Cloud and AWS.
+ Product Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant business processes, scenarios, and customer needs. Proficient in product and process standards, legal requirements, and quality assurance and test-related tools.
+ Technical Competencies: Advanced knowledge of programming languages and related development tools and processes.
Work Experience:
+ Bachelors Degree: In Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with six years of progressive experience in relevant roles. OR
+ Masters Degree: In Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with four years of relevant experience.
+ Minimum Experience: At least four years of experience in:
+ Defining and updating performance engineering processes.
+ Analyzing Java profiling, heap and thread dumps.
+ Identifying performance bottlenecks in Java and Springboot applications and SaaS applications.
+ Scaling enterprise applications on Cloud and Kubernetes clusters.
+ Designing load testing for cloud-based applications using JMeter and LoadRunner.
+ API Gateway management.
+ RHEL 8.x tuning and Java performance optimization.
+ Tuning cloud and cloud-based applications (Google Cloud and AWS).
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Compensation Range Transparency : SAPbelieves the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAPs commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 158000 - 268700(USD) USD.The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidatewill be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills,experience, scope ofthe role, location, etc. as determinedthrough theselection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits (https://www.sapnorthamericabenefits.com/en/public/welcome) .
Requisition ID: 409332| Work Area:Software-Quality Assurance| Expected Travel: 0 - 10%| Career Status: Professional| Employment Type: Regular Full Time| Additional Locations:#LI-Hybrid
At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.
Who You Are:
As a Senior Quality Specialist, you bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team, playing a crucial role in ensuring the quality and performance of our software products. Your expertise spans the entire software development lifecycle, from initial design through development, testing, security validation, and performance testing. You are adept at managing and coordinating test automation tool development, test plan creation, scheduling, and frequent quality status reporting. Your keen analytical skills and proficiency in quality assurance methodologies set you apart.
What You'll Do:
+ Quality Assurance Involvement: Participate in every phase of the software development process including design, development, and testing with a strong focus on security validation and performance testing.
+ Test Automation & Planning: Oversee the management and coordination of test automation tools, develop test plans, schedule tests, and report on quality status frequently.
+ Quality Strategy Implementation: Analyze, define, implement, and execute quality and test-related activities in alignment with the established quality and test strategy. Formulate quality and test strategies for products while adhering to defined processes and standards.
+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engage product, cross-functional, or testing teams with a particular focus on quality assurance and test-related tasks integral to the product creation process.
+ Detailed Test Design: Create comprehensive test designs, including test system landscape definitions, prepare test data (customizing and master data), author and execute both manual and automated tests.
+ Issue Analysis & Follow-Up: Thoroughly analyze test results, identify issues, and take appropriate follow-up actions.
+ Performance Testing: Author performance scripts and evaluate the performance of cloud technology platforms.
+ Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert for teams, providing guidance on quality assurance and test-related processes, methods, and tools. Initiate and drive process or tool improvements.
Meet the Team:
Our team is composed of dedicated professionals with a shared commitment to delivering high-quality software products that exceed our customers' expectations. You will work closely with a dynamic group of engineers, developers, and product managers who are passionate about innovation and excellence. In our collaborative environment, your expertise will be highly valued, and you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the overall quality of our products.
A Successful Candidate Requirements:
+ Experience & Skills:
+ Define and update performance engineering processes.
+ Analyze Java profiling, heap and thread dumps for problem identification.
+ Identify root causes of performance bottlenecks in Java and Springboot applications and SaaS applications.
+ Scale enterprise applications on Cloud and Kubernetes clusters.
+ Design load testing for cloud-based applications using JMeter and LoadRunner.
+ Manage API Gateway.
+ Tune RHEL 8.x and Java; optimize cloud and cloud-based applications on Google Cloud and AWS.
+ Product Domain Knowledge: Strong understanding of relevant business processes, scenarios, and customer needs. Proficient in product and process standards, legal requirements, and quality assurance and test-related tools.
+ Technical Competencies: Advanced knowledge of programming languages and related development tools and processes.
Work Experience:
+ Bachelors Degree: In Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with six years of progressive experience in relevant roles. OR
+ Masters Degree: In Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with four years of relevant experience.
+ Minimum Experience: At least four years of experience in:
+ Defining and updating performance engineering processes.
+ Analyzing Java profiling, heap and thread dumps.
+ Identifying performance bottlenecks in Java and Springboot applications and SaaS applications.
+ Scaling enterprise applications on Cloud and Kubernetes clusters.
+ Designing load testing for cloud-based applications using JMeter and LoadRunner.
+ API Gateway management.
+ RHEL 8.x tuning and Java performance optimization.
+ Tuning cloud and cloud-based applications (Google Cloud and AWS).
Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.
We win with inclusion
SAPs culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone regardless of background feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Compensation Range Transparency : SAPbelieves the value of pay transparency contributes towards an honest and supportive culture and is a significant step toward demonstrating SAPs commitment to pay equity. SAP provides the annualized compensation range inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target for the career level applicable to the posted role. The targeted combined range for this position is 158000 - 268700(USD) USD.The actual amount to be offered to the successful candidatewill be within that range, dependent upon the key aspects of each case which may include education, skills,experience, scope ofthe role, location, etc. as determinedthrough theselection process. Any SAP variable incentive includes a targeted dollar amount and any actual payout amount is dependent on company and personal performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements: SAP North America Benefits (https://www.sapnorthamericabenefits.com/en/public/welcome) .
Requisition ID: 409332| Work Area:Software-Quality Assurance| Expected Travel: 0 - 10%| Career Status: Professional| Employment Type: Regular Full Time| Additional Locations:#LI-Hybrid
Source : SAP
