IT Associate - Test Engineer at UNUM GROUP in Chattanooga, TN

Summary: Unum is a Fortune 500 company leading in employee benefits, seeking innovative individuals to join their IT team as IT Test Engineer Associates. This entry-level role provides exposure to software development in an Agile environment, focusing on the analysis, design, testing, and maintenance of applications to enhance customer experience. Responsibilities: - An Associate Test Engineer is responsible for the analysis, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance of new and existing features for the applications for a given business domain - Responsible for communication and collaboration with team members and Manager in the delivery of features - Analyses, Designs, codes, configures, unit tests, maintains, and documents software deliverables using agreed-upon standards and tools. Participates in sizing and estimation activities within the agile team - Communicates daily with the Scrum Master or Manager and the Agile team on progress made and planned progress for the coming day, and reports any impediments that are blocking their progress - Embraces learning opportunities and contributing ideas for continuous improvement and readily receives feedback for self-improvement - Exercises creativity and resourcefulness in solving technical problems in a way that maximizes customer value - Responsible for following the quality practices – peer reviews, comprehensive software testing, test automation, and retrospectives - Collaborate with Test Engineers and Senior Test Engineers to ensure that software meets the definition of done, ensuring successful transition of work to the next stage of production during the sprints - Includes automation into daily practices – including Automated testing, continuous Integration, continuous release, etc - Always thinks with the mind of the end customer, ensuring solutions seek to improve the customer experience and delight their customers Required Qualifications: - Bachelor of Computer Science preferred, or equivalent relevant business experience - The Associate role is an entry-level role into Unum and typically has zero to two years of IT-related experience - Shows evidence of analytical ability - Takes a logical, analytical approach to problem solving and pays close attention to detail - Knowledge of Agile Development Methodologies - Self-motivated and results-oriented - Demonstrates strong focus on quality delivery and delighting customers; holds self to high standards of delivery - Demonstrates good oral and written communication skills - Strong team player; able to work effectively within a team and more broadly with people from a variety of backgrounds and areas across the organization - Ability and drive to learn - An understanding and experience with some of the technologies below is expected, and the candidate is required to develop deep expertise in many of these during their work at Unum: Languages: HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, C#, SQL - Development Tools / IDEs: Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Browser Dev Tools (Chrome & IE), Fiddler, Charles, Wireshark - Source Control: Visual Studio Team Services, GitHub, BitBucket - Application Types: ASP.NET MVC, Web API - Frameworks and Libraries: NodeJS/NPM, AngularJS (1.x), React, jQuery, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Protractor, Selenium - Security and Protocols: NTLM, SAML, OAuth, SOAP, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, REST - Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, Salesforce - Operating Systems: Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2+, Mac OSX - Database and Storage Technologies: SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL - Process: Scrum, User Stories, Test Case Management Bug Tracking, CI/CD Pipeline Awareness Required Skills: Agile Development Methodologies, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, C#, SQL, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Browser Developer Tools, Fiddler, Charles, Wireshark, Visual Studio Team Services, GitHub, BitBucket, ASP.NET MVC, Web API, NodeJS, NPM, AngularJS, React, jQuery, Mocha, Chai, Karma, Protractor, Selenium, NTLM, SAML, OAuth, SOAP, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, REST, Azure, AWS, Salesforce, Windows 10, Windows Server, Mac OSX, SQL Server, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Scrum, Test Case Management, Bug Tracking, CI/CD Pipeline, Analytical ability Benefits: Healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), Insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), Performance-based incentive plans, Paid time off, 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not