Job Description

As a Sr Associate Test Engineer at SAS, you will work to support initiatives in our U.S. Professional Services and Delivery group. The Sr Associate Test Engineer applies software quality assurance and engineering expertise to assure quality throughout the life cycle of SAS hosted and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solutions. This includes software testing, as well as, the definition of appropriate test strategies and test plans.

You will:

Define, document, and execute test plans and procedures.
Design, develop, and execute test programs that evaluate the quality of SAS system code written to provide solutions for customers.
Perform verification and QA of algorithms, data sets and reports used in creating and/or analyzing customer data.
Verify data loads to ensure: all dates are accounted for, data is accurate and reports accurately reflect data.
Identify system defects and makes recommendations for resolution.
Work with developers, analysts, and project managers to identify and mitigate risks to quality.
Design, develop, and optimize test scripts using standard test automation tools.
Programming, scripting, and other duties as assigned.
Cary, NC location highly preferred.

What we’re looking for

You’re curious, passionate, authentic, and accountable. These are our values and influence everything we do.
You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
1+ years of programming experience.
1+ years of experience with data querying (SQL) and report development.

The nice to haves

Advanced degree in Computer Science, or related quantitative field.
Proficiency in SAS Programming – Base SAS, SAS SQL, SAS Macro.
Experience with SAS Visual Analytics/SAS Visual Investigator/Viya.
Experience in QA or development testing, test case management, and defect resolution.

Other knowledge, skills, and abilities

Detail oriented, well-organized and excellent ability to multi-task.
Ability to work in a dynamic and high-energy team environment.

Valid through: 3/18/2021

About SAS

Coordinates: 35°49?37?N 78°45?44?W? / ?35.82694°N 78.76222°W? / 35.82694; -78.76222 SAS Institute is an American multinational developer of analytics software based in Cary, North Carolina. SAS develops and markets a suite of analytics software, which helps access, manage, analyze and report on data to aid in decision-making. The company is the world's largest privately held software business and its software is used by most of the Fortune 500. SAS Institute started as a project at North Carolina State University to create a statistical analysis system that was originally used primarily by agricultural departments at universities in the late 1960s. It became an independent, private business led by current CEO James Goodnight and three other project leaders from the university in 1976. SAS grew from $10 million in revenues in 1980 to $1.1 billion by 2000. A larger proportion of these revenues are spent on research and development than at most other software companies; at one point more than double the industry average.

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Average Pay:

$123,566

Total value of jobs:

$16,805,000

% Masters:

42%

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