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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # System Engineer - **Company:** Southwest Airlines - **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Information Systems, Databases, JSON, Regression Testing, SoapUI, Software Engineering, Test Case, Strategies of Testing, Spring-boot, Test Scripts, Gitlab, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Microservices - **Published:** July 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=dfc21c7675b66e2b ## About the Role Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, and 4 years of experience in the job offered or as a System Engineer, Quality Engineer, Software Engineer, or in a related position/occupation. Experience therein to include the following: 4 years with Test strategy development and execution; Automation framework design and implementation; and Defect management and project coordination; 4 years with testing using Manual and automated tools with waterfall and Agile methodologies; 4 years in testing automation framework using Core Java11, Spring boot and AWS SDK, and different databases; 4 years in Automation Tools like Rest API and Micro Services using JSON, SoapUI; 4 years in standard Test repository or defect management tools like ALM, QC, Jira, and X-Ray; and 3 years with Gitlab and Sonacube. Hybrid role, ability to work from home. ## Description Develop testing strategy and communicate plan to management, peers, application project team and other stakeholders. Communicate project information to all test team members and managers as appropriate. Work cross functionally to build accurate and well defined project estimates. Coordinate assignment among assigned testers to ensure schedules are met. Track and report on issues and risks, escalating as needed. Expertly handle last minute requests and stressful situations. Develop test strategy based on design/architectural documents, requirements, specifications and other documented sources. Develop testing programs that address areas such as database impacts, software scenarios, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability. Develop or specify standards, methods, or procedures to determine product quality or release readiness. Establish functional or system standards to address operational requirements, quality requirements, and design constraints. Design and conduct software tests. Evaluate existing systems to determine effectiveness and suggest changes to meet organizational requirements. Develop test cases and test scripts based on documented sources. Execute test cases and test scripts documenting the results. Estimate tasks and provide updates on progress against timelines. Report risks and issues. 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