QA / Software Tester

Accent Gold Solutions is looking for an experienced software tester to join the test team on an enterprise implementation for a large public power utility in the Sacramento area.

You would be joining at the sharp end. The program is roughly three quarters of the way through delivery, which means the work ahead is the work that decides whether this goes live cleanly: regression, integration, data validation, and supporting the client’s own testers through user acceptance. There is no ramp-up period where nothing is at stake.

There is also runway beyond it. A follow-on program with the same client is anticipated, so the right person has a path well past go-live.

This is a hands-on execution role reporting to the QA/QC Testing Lead and the project manager. You are not managing the test function - you are testing, and doing it well enough that defects get fixed the first time., * Write and execute test cases from requirements and design documents, across functional, integration and regression testing

• Log defects properly. Record them with enough detail that a developer can reproduce the problem without a follow-up conversation
• Retest fixes and keep the regression suite current as new builds arrive
• Validate data with SQL - migration results, integration payloads, calculated incentive and savings values - against both source and target
• Support client user acceptance testing: prepare test data, walk client testers through scenarios, and capture their findings accurately
• Keep traceability current so the Testing Lead can report coverage without chasing you for it

• Solid hands-on experience testing enterprise software, with real ownership of test execution rather than running someone else’s scripts
• Based in the Sacramento area and able to work on-site at the client’s offices 1-3 days per week
• Experience writing test cases from written requirements, not from a handed-down script
• Working SQL. You can query a database to confirm what the application is telling you, and you do it as a matter of habit
• Experience with a defect tracking and test management tool such as Azure DevOps, Jira or qTest
• Precise written communication. A utility client reads your defect reports
• Comfortable joining a project already in motion and being useful inside the first week
• Authorized to work in the United States, * Data migration testing and validation
• API and integration testing (Postman, ReadyAPI or similar)
• Utility sector experience, particularly demand-side management or energy-efficiency programs
• Test automation or scripting
• ISTQB or equivalent certification