Digital is in our DNA. Since our founding in 1999, DEG has become one of the fastest-growing agencies in the country. A member of Dentsu, we are a global, full-service digital experience agency crafting solutions that help national and global brands meet their business objectives. While other shops are now working to grow their digital presences, we were born here.

Our associates are always evolving and finding new ways to collaborate together to solve our clients’ toughest challenges. After all, at DEG the best idea wins—no matter where it comes from.

Here, you can grow and pursue your passions, prioritize your family, contribute to your community, and actively travel. Our “work hard, play hard” mentality provides everyone with a fun, casual work environment that embraces new and better ways of doing things, and new and better things to do for our clients. The result is consistently being named one of the best places to work.

The question you must now ask is: Are you ready to evolve?

DEG, a Merkle Company is seeking a QA Tester/Analyst to enforce software quality standards across the entirety of the organization’s offerings.  The preferred candidate has experience working on software development projects and is comfortable implementing, utilizing and documenting formal test processes.  This position requires the ability to balance priorities, work cooperatively with cross functional teams and the ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic environment.   

Responsibilities

• Coordinate software testing process activities, implement testing best practices, and conduct continual quality assurance reviews. 
• Ensure overall software quality through implementation of comprehensive QA process framework, procedures, policies and standards. 
• Responsible for unit testing, regression testing, and system testing.
• Develop, design and implement test requirements, test schedules, test cases, test plans, test tools, and test scripts. 
• Perform manual and automated testing of software applications.
• Create comprehensive testing procedures, checklists, checkpoints, and bug/enhancement/issue tracking processes.
• Validate production code releases.
• Attend internal and external project meetings to understand functional requirements and contribute to project definition, as necessary.
• Prioritize testing procedures based on business deadlines. 
• Communicate effectively with business units, development teams, and project management to facilitate and ensure functionality of unique accounts. 

• Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience with Quality Center or Test Director.
• 4+ years of full testing lifecycle experience to include system software testing (writing test plans and detailed test cases), and planning and executing test activities. Software testing experience in an Agile development environment.
• Ability to work quickly with attention to detail. 
• Independent decision making and good judgment.
• Ability to operate comfortably in a multi-priority and multiple project environment.
• Aptitude to interact with all levels of an organization in a professional, diplomatic, and tactful manner.
• Experience with other web related technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and XML.
• The following are preferred qualifications:
• Cross-browser testing experience.
• Working knowledge of common SDLC including Rational, Agile, Extreme and Heuristic methodologies.
• Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). 

Benefits

• Multiple health plan options, including supplemental insurance and pre-tax FSAs
• Life insurance, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability plans with company-paid premium
• Ample paid time off, holidays, and flex time
• Fully paid leave for new parents, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave with financial assistance
• Additional paid-leave options, like military leave for active duty service members deployed to full-time service and disaster leave for those who experience a natural disaster affecting themselves or their immediate family
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with auto-enrollment and a company-sponsored matching program
• Bonus plans based on company and individual performance
• Culture Club social events throughout the year
• Free refreshments, including soda, juice, sparkling water, and Roasterie hot and nitro cold brew coffee in our company coffeehouse.

For individuals assigned to and/or hired in Colorado, the anticipated salary range for this position is $80,000-$100,000, which is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills and other job-related qualifications. Pay ranges in locations other than Colorado may differ based on labor market wage rates in those locations.  A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit https://dentsubenefitsplus.com/

Employees from diverse or underrepresented backgrounds encouraged to apply.
Dentsu (the "Company") is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee of the Company, on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other legally-recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done that will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing an undue hardship on the Company. Please contact [email protected] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process or to request or discuss an accommodation in connection with a job at the Company to which you are applying.

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