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JOB The NC DST is hiring a Team Quality Assurance/Testing Developer that will work hand in hand with developers building pipelines and testing quality assurance. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including health insurance, paid vacation, paid sick time, paid holidays, as well as retirement.The Orbit Development Team is composed of 12 net developers and supplemental contractual developers as needed. This team supports ORBIT, the State’s pension administration system. ORBIT is used by the Retirement Systems Division (RSD) of DST for the management of all retirement systems and related activities, such as retiree payroll, employer reporting and contribution management, refunds, service purchases, and death and disability benefit processing. The ORBIT system houses the benefit accounts of over 900,000 active and dormant members – state employees, teachers, university employees, local government employees, judges, and legislators.The Software Quality Assurance/Testing Engineer will be responsible for leading a QA program in support of the ORBIT team’s software development activities. Our major applications are written using Microsoft .NET technologies supported by Microsoft SQL Server on the backend integrated with Azure DevOps (Development Operations) platform. The ORBIT system is hosted on Microsoft’s Azure cloud hosting platform and has been undergoing a modernization now that it is hosted on that platform to re-develop and integrate with more Azure features. The iteration of ORBIT being hosted is millions of lines of custom developed code. We have a need to extend and maintain test coverage of the existing source code, as well as develop new tests to maintain that test coverage as the ORBIT system is modernized on the Azure platforms.Job DutiesDevelop and document software testing needs for all systems applications and establish, maintain and enhance quality assurance processes to support the requests from the business users and other subject matter experts.Prepare testing/training materials and gives presentations to users and testers in the IT division.Lead the day-to-day administration, systems maintenance and support for Azure DevOps framework needs of the test solutions to facilitate on-going support for all source code control/builds and deployments of existing systems.Work with the systems development and business teams to identify the functional testing needs and integrate the testing framework to support their applications through the implementation and deployment phases.The Department of State Treasurer's campus is located on Atlantic Avenue, is surrounded by many shopping centers and restaurants, has access to a 24-hour 7-day a week free gym on the campus, and offers a competitive benefit package, and has free employee parking! EXAMPLE OF DUTIES Qualified applicants must possess, and application must clearly reflect work experience that demonstrates the following: Experience in Quality assurance technical architectures, unit/functional testing, and automated testing tools.Experience in automated testing frameworks and release management utilities that use Microsoft Azure DevOps/Git/ Microsoft cloud platforms.Experience in development programs using scripting languages (PowerShell) for maintenance and testing of the applications.Experience in supporting the testing framework and build/deployment needs of in-house/cloud systems.?Management Preference 5 years of hands-on and independently researching experience in software development QAExperience in large-scale, web-based financial and retirement applications.Knowledge of Microsoft web applications build and deployment procedures.Knowledge of emerging technology domains such as Cloud infrastructures, Paas (Platform as a Service) and Saas (Software as a service). SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION • PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ON-LINE USING THIS WEBSITE *This position is subject to a criminal history background check through CastleBranch. In addition, one or more of the following may also be reviewed, depending on the nature and requirements of the position: employment history, professional references, credit history, and educational verification (i.e., degree, license, or official transcript). Applicants will be required to pass the background check to the satisfaction of the North Carolina Department of State Treasurer. All offers of employment are conditional until the satisfactory completion of the background check.This office uses the Merit-Based Recruitment and Selection Plan to fill positions with highly qualified individuals. All applicants must complete and submit a State application for employment using the NEOGOV Online Job Application System (OSHR - Work for NC) for the State of North Carolina. To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must list the information on the online application form. Any information omitted from the application cannot be considered in screening for qualifying credit. Attached or incorporated resumes (including Text resumes on application form) WILL NOT be used for screening for qualifying credit. Please make sure you complete the application in full. For additional information about applications and processes with the state of NC Please visit: How Do I Get the JobThe State of North Carolina, and the Department of State Treasurer, is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Applicants requesting and receiving an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are eligible to submit paper applications via mail or by fax reference the contact information below. All applicants should indicate the position number and job title in the section "Jobs Applied For". Applicants seeking Veteran's Preference must attach a DD 214 Form, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty along with your application. Applicants seeking National Guard Preference North Carolina Army National Guard North Carolina Air National Guard Must attach a copy of the NGB 23A (RPAS) or a copy of the DD256 or NGB 22 along with your application. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted and will be considered an incomplete application and will not be processed. Other attachments will also be accepted, but not used in screening for qualifying credit. Please note, foreign degrees require an official evaluation for U.S. equivalency, and must be submitted to Human Resources for verification. There are several organizations that perform this specialized service, feel free to use any service of your choosing. For your convenience a couple are listed below: International Education Research Foundation - (310) 258-9451 or www.ierf.orgWorld Education Services Inc. - (212) 966-6311 or www.wes.orgDue to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information regarding the status of your application over the phone. To check the status of your application, please log in to your account and click "Application Status". It is not necessary to contact the Human Resources Office to check the status of an application.If you are having technical issues submitting your application, please call the NeoGov Help Line at 855-524-5627. If there are any questions about this posting, other than your application status, please email Department of State Treasurer at HR@nctreasurer.com.

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