Position will be posted until filled. 

TRS provides retirement benefits for teachers who are employed by all Illinois public common and charter school districts located outside the city of Chicago. The Illinois Pension Code contains the laws relating to our creation, benefits, and administration.

Position Overview

Provides support to teams by testing the performance and efficiency of systems or workflows completed by development teams.

Applicants with sufficient experience will be brought in as a Software Quality Engineer II with commensurate pay related to title.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist subject matter experts in defining detail testing and acceptance criteria to ensure work is completed according to the user expectations.
• Develop test cases and support the development of test plans; conduct testing and assist with issue resolution of application systems.
• Document process workflows.
• Maintain the standards and procedures for Agile framework at TRS by following Agile Principles.
• Will need to be able to think logically and creatively. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Possess strong oral and written communication skills to be able to communicate effectively with team members, and other stakeholders, such as programmers, managers and end-users acting in Business Analyst capacity.
• Have the ability to concentrate and pay close attention to details.
• Maintain current technical skills.
• Working knowledge of Agile principles and Scrum methodology.
• Requires a minimum of one year of progressively responsible experience in a quality assurance testing role including writing and executing test plans and test cases.
• Equivalent experience with TRS business software that is directly related to the position may be substituted. Experience with Agile/SCRUM environments preferred. 
• Associates’ degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or other related field of study is preferred. Equivalent job experience that is directly related to the position may be substituted.

Benefits

• State health, dental, life, and vision insurance
• 12 vacation, 12 sick, and 3 personal time days of compensated time
• Teachers’ Retirement System pension
• Deferred compensation plan

TRS is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.