Columbia Sportswear, Inc.:
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test Job in Burlington, VT

OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.At Columbia, were as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, were proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: Its perfect. Now make it better. As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you.

ABOUT THE POSITIONThe eCommerce team powers our US and Canada Columbia.com sites as well as our Customer Care Center. From merchandising and marketing to product management and technology, the consumer is at the center of everything we do. And, the eCommerce team is known for the relentless improvement of the customer experience-always striving for a better, faster, easier experience.

The eCommerce Technology team is looking for a Sr. Quality Engineer to focus on developing the approach, framework, and test suite management for automated and manual testing within the eCommerce department. In this role, you will be responsible for understanding and identifying system configurations required to support successful deployments. Lastly, this position will work with the Project Managers, Product Owners, Developers, DevOps Engineers, and QA team to ensure all technologies are working as designed and tested across operating systems, browsers, and form factors.

HOWYOULLMAKE A DIFFERENCEDesign, maintain and execute manual and automated test cases for GUI, functional, API, performance and end-to-end tests of eCommerce sites across form factors.

Partner within the engineering team to build out continuous integration environments and test harnesses for cross-browser/cross-operating system testing framework.

Develop and run test scenarios and test scripts and perform functional testing of code changes and production updates across various browsers for all websites.

Develop test automation strategies and implementation plans using Selenium or similar tools. (e.g. TestCafe, Nightwatch.js)

Ability to mentor QA team and engineering team on benefits of testing methodologies and QA rigor.

Ensure comprehensive end-to-end coverage of automated regression test suites.

Report defects clearly in the JIRA defect tracking system


YOU AREWell-versed in browsers, operating systems, and mobile form factors.

Knowledgeable in web programming skills (JavaScript, CSS, XML, JSON).

Passionate about QA with the ability to evangelize the QA philosophy across the eCommerce business unit.

Able to work collaboratively within cross-functional and distributed teams based on strong team spirit, solid work ethic, and good communication skills.


YOUHAVEBachelors Degree (preferably in Computer Science, Informatics, or Engineering) or equivalent experience.

5+ years of Quality Assurance testing experience with web environments and at least 3 years as a QA engineer focused on automation testing frameworks; 2+ years experience working with continuous integration servers such as Jenkins or CircleCI.

Proven experience planning, developing or collaborating on test automation frameworks and test suites.

Ability to write test automation using Selenium, TestCafe, or Nightwatch.js.

Experience with Git, Git Flow, pull requests, and other DVCS concepts.


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Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.


This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.


At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.