Software Quality Assurance Engineer bei Los Angeles County Office of Education, CA

About the Department

Insurance: Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans To learn more, visit: https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications must be submitted by: 11/20/2025 5:00 P.M. (Pacific)

Retirement: PERS Defined Benefit Plan Paid Time Off: 24 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Under general direction, designs, develops, and applies testing frameworks, methodologies, and tools to maintain effective test cases and automation scripts; and supports application regression testing, patch validation, and defect verification to ensure quality and stability of software.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

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• Software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Software development life cycle
• Test automation tools and frameworks
• Query Tools such as Oracle PL/SQL Developer
• Programming languages and scripting for test automation
• Defect tracking systems, version control systems, and test management platforms
• Methods used in database management to organize, access, test, and assess data
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems and their testing requirements
• Public sector or education sector software systems
  
  

Competencies:

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• Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
• Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
• Action & Results Focus – Initiating tasks and focusing on accomplishment
• Attention to Detail – Focusing on the details of work content, work steps, and final work products
• Innovation – Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things
• Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
• Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals
• Leveraging Technology – Applying technology for improvements in organizational efficiency and effectiveness
• Project Management – Ensuring that projects are on-time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communications and interactions that respect and include all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures
  
  

Required Education and Experience

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Education: A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification, from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

Experience: Four years of experience in software quality assurance, including developing test plans and performing manual and automated testing.

Additional Requirements: A valid California driver's license and the availability of private transportation or the ability to obtain transportation between job sites may be required.

Hybrid remote schedules may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE may require employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19. 

Selection Process

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Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a Performance Exam and Structured Interview.

Contact

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Additional Information

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Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For more information, please go to https://lacoe.edu/jobs/hr/classified.  For additional information on our testing procedures, please visit Applicant Resources on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans' Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application, testing, and employment are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call 562.803.8360 as early as possible.

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