Quality Control Engineer III (Hybrid - Chicago, IL)

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Interested in joining a growing company where you will work with talented colleagues, enhance a supportive and energetic culture, and be part of the climate solution? At Energy Solutions, we focus on the big impacts. And we believe that market-based programs can be a powerful force to deliver large-scale energy, carbon, and water-use savings. Since 1995, we’ve harnessed that power to offer proven, performance-based solutions for our utility, government, and institutional customers.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">We are seeking a <strong>Quality Control Engineer II</strong> to join our Information Systems. In this opportunity, you will dive into our core systems—including our vital IRIS platform—to champion the accuracy, reliability, and sheer excellence of complex technology solutions. This isn't just about finding bugs; it’s your opportunity to actively shape our testing philosophies, elevate quality practices, and pioneer robust validation strategies across our entire software and data ecosystem.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Operating with immense independence, you will design, write, and execute brilliant automated and manual tests, tackling complex technical challenges head-on. You will partner dynamically with engineering teams to supercharge test coverage and ensure flawless delivery, while serving as an inspiring technical mentor and peer trainer who elevates junior engineers through hands-on coaching. If you are a seasoned pro with sharp automation skills who can develop automated UI tests with minimal ramp-up and a passion for driving long-term process evolution, we want you to lead the charge in our quality revolution.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>The person filling this role will be required to work in a hybrid work environment adjacent to one of our offices in Oakland, CA; Orange, CA; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Boston, MA; or Chicago, IL</strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Design, execute, and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;manual and automated test approaches for software features, workflows, and integrated systems&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Develop and enhance&nbsp;automated testing frameworks and CI/CD quality integrations to improve reliability and scalability&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Design&nbsp;and apply&nbsp;test approaches&nbsp;for assigned projects&nbsp;across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Improve&nbsp;and&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;quality metrics&nbsp;for assigned projects&nbsp;to evaluate test effectiveness, defect trends, and coverage&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Partner with&nbsp;engineering teams to&nbsp;integrate&nbsp;testing practices into development, deployment, and release workflows&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Develop,&nbsp;maintain, and execute&nbsp;automated test suites using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or&nbsp;Pytest&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Write and improve&nbsp;automated UI tests based on prior automation experience and team practices&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Perform&nbsp;hands-on testing across assigned systems and projects to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;defects,&nbsp;validate&nbsp;functionality, and reduce delivery risk&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Conduct&nbsp;root cause analysis on recurring issues and&nbsp;support&nbsp;preventive actions to reduce defect recurrence&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Support&nbsp;quality gate adherence within CI/CD processes and release workflows&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Apply&nbsp;testing practices&nbsp;that&nbsp;align with expectations related to privacy, security, accessibility, and quality standards&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Serve as&nbsp;a peer mentor and trainer to Quality Control Engineers I and II by sharing&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;and guiding testing practices&nbsp;</span></li> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Evaluate and adopt&nbsp;new tools, automation techniques, and testing frameworks that improve efficiency and coverage&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent technical experience&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Six&nbsp;years of experience&nbsp;testing software products in a professional setting&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Demonstrated experience&nbsp;designing, developing, and executing&nbsp;test automation and quality assurance practices within complex software environments&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Experience working with Agile methodologies and CI/CD environments to&nbsp;support reliable, efficient, and scalable software delivery&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Proficiency&nbsp;with&nbsp;test automation tools and frameworks&nbsp;(e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright,&nbsp;Pytest, or similar)&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to&nbsp;clearly communicate&nbsp;technical findings, testing outcomes, and quality risks to cross‑functional stakeholders&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Proficiency&nbsp;in test automation and programming, with the ability to&nbsp;design, write, and&nbsp;maintain&nbsp;automated test cases (including UI tests) and supporting frameworks&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Ability to&nbsp;analyze system behavior,&nbsp;identify&nbsp;defects, and resolve complex testing issues independently&nbsp;once familiar with the system and product landscape&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Ability to&nbsp;influence testing approaches and quality decisions&nbsp;by providing informed input on coverage, prioritization, and test strategy&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Demonstrated ability to&nbsp;evaluate and adopt new testing tools and technologies&nbsp;to improve testing effectiveness and efficiency&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>The salary range for this role is $108,000–$125,000, with a target compensation of $108,000 - $118,000 based on experience and qualifications.</strong></span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Compensation is commensurate with experience and includes a generous retirement package. Energy Solutions provides an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, other pre-tax contribution plans and an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">AI Use </span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">At Energy Solutions we believe in the importance of authentic interactions and equitable opportunities. We base our candidate selection on one’s own skills, knowledge, and experience. To ensure the integrity and fairness of our interview process, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools (including Generative AI) or other means to generate or assist with responses during interviews is strictly prohibited. This practice supports our commitment to create a transparent and equitable space where skills, knowledge and experience can truly shine.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Equal Opportunity Employer</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Energy Solutions is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. We afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Energy Solutions conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Office Locations and a Remote Workforce</span></strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Energy Solutions operates as a predominantly remote workforce with offices in&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a class="c-link" href="https://energy-solution.com/contact-us/" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://energy-solution.com/contact-us/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">six different locations</a></span><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">. Employees who reside within 40 miles of an office (except New York) will be assigned to that location, though in-office attendance requirements may vary by team. At this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates residing in the following states: Delaware, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, and North Dakota.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Background Check Information</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Information will be requested to perform the compulsory background check. A drug screen and authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely are preconditions of employment. Energy Solutions is an equal opportunity employer.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Reasonable Accommodations&nbsp;</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;">Energy Solutions is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodations in completing this application, interviewing, and/or completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please email <a href="mailto:accommodation@energy-solution.com">accommodation@energy-solution.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://energy-solution.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ES-Privacy-Notice-for-Job-Applicants.pdf" target="_blank">Privacy Notice for Job Applicants&nbsp;</a></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>