Sr. Test Engineer - Hybrid (Req. #731)

Founded in 1994 and celebrating 30 years in business, Mindex is a software development company with a rich history of demonstrated software and product development success. We specialize in agile software development, cloud professional services, and creating our own innovative products. We are proud to be recognized as the #1 Software Developer in the 2023 RBJ's Book of Lists  and ranked 27th in Rochester Chamber’s Top 100 Companies. Additionally, we have maintained our certification as a Great Place to Work for consecutive years in a row. Our list of satisfied clients and #ROCstar employees are both rapidly growing— Are you next to join our team?

Essential Functions

• Test architecture: Design modular, reusable automation frameworks across unit, integration, contract/API, UI, performance, and reliability tests (favor API/service-level checks). 

• CI/CD quality gates: Build and own YAML-based pipelines (Azure DevOps) with parallelization, artifact management, environment provisioning, quality gates, and flaky-test quarantine. 

• Infrastructure as Code (AWS): Define and maintain cloud environments using Terraform and/or CloudFormation/CDK; champion policy-as-code and secure configuration. 

• Ephemeral environments: Use containers to spin up disposable integration systems; apply mocking/virtualization where appropriate. 

• Observability for tests: Instrument logs/metrics/traces, define SLIs/SLOs, and build dashboards for build health and flake rates. 

• Shift-left collaboration: Partner with product/engineering on acceptance criteria, testability, and design/code reviews. 

• Hands-on coding: Contribute high-quality C#/.NET and TypeScript code to product and test repos; craft maintainable test harnesses, utilities, and shared libraries. 

• Test data: Establish strategies for synthetic data, seeding, anonymization, and repeatable fixtures. 

• Security & performance: Integrate dependency, security, and performance/soak checks into pipelines. 

• Mentorship & documentation: Uplevel peers with clear docs, runbooks, and coaching; model continuous learning.

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience). 

• 5+ years in software and/or test engineering for distributed applications. 

• Strong programming skills in a modern language (C#/.NET preferred); solid design fundamentals. 

• Demonstrated experience designing automation frameworks across multiple layers (API-first emphasis). 

• Practical CI/CD experience with pipeline-as-code and automated quality controls on a contemporary platform. 

• Hands-on IaC on AWS using one or more tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, or CDK). 

• Cloud fundamentals: containers/orchestration, serverless and/or microservices, IAM/networking basics. 

• Data layer familiarity: relational SQL and exposure to at least one NoSQL store. 

• Proficiency with Git, code reviews, and Agile/Scrum; strong communication and mentoring skills. 

Physical Conditions/Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• No heavy lifting is expected. Exertion of up to 10 lbs.

• Medical Insurance (with a free option!)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• Optional Additional Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Company Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts with Company Contributions
• Optional Hospital Indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance as well as Legal Assistance

Our Perks:

• Flexible Time Off
• Eight Paid Holidays
• Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) Options with Company Match
• Investment in Professional Development including a license to Udemy training courses and leadership training
• Employee Assistance Program
• Adoption Assistance
• Pet Insurance Discounts
• Tickets to local sporting events
• Team building events
• Holiday and celebration parties

The band range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, education, experience, training, certifications, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at, or near, the top of the range for their role; and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. The range for this role is $90,000 - $140,000.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.