QA Engineer

About the Position

As a team member you will be part of a team which has full responsibility for development & testing aspects of the application. You will have the drive to focus on your work, help support you team to achieve continuous improvement, work in line to have best testing approach and participate in initiatives to improve quality, performance, and maintainability with a strong focus on customer satisfaction and usability. You will have the opportunity to work with an energetic team, using agile development methodologies.

Key Role Accountabilities

Test Artifacts – Create, Update, Execute:

• Review and analyze requirements, create, and execute test cases through manually as well as automated and analyze the results.
• Report bugs and errors to development teams and Conduct post release and post implementation testing
• Work closely with Software Developers and other QA engineers to deliver the highest quality products in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Generating reports such as defect analysis report, feature status reports
• Follow the software development life cycle methodology through the life of the project with specific focus on software quality
• Design and execute test cases for core Electrical & Power Systems simulation features including generation dispatch, unit commitment, load flow, and market clearing algorithms within PLEXOS and related products
• Validate numerical outputs from power system simulations against expected results including energy balances, transmission constraints, nodal pricing, and reserve margins; raise defects with precise domain context
• Maintain and update test suites covering renewable energy integration scenarios (wind, solar, hydro, battery storage), ensuring edge cases such as curtailment, ramp constraints, and intermittency are thoroughly tested.

High Quality Contribution:

• Design, develop, review, re-factor, and maintain automation framework, test cases and scripts with quality and performance in mind.
• Identify and manage risks for schedule and quality with the team.
• Add to engineering team’s culture of high code & product quality
• Develop and maintain domain-specific regression test libraries for power market simulations covering electricity pricing models, hydrothermal coordination, and transmission network constraints (DC load flow, AC optimal power flow)
• Proactively identify data quality risks in simulation input datasets (timeseries, topology, generator parameters) and flag issues that could lead to incorrect modelling outcomes before product release.

Global Team Interaction and Collaboration:

• Willingness to assist and support others as required and get on with team members.
• Seek support from local and global QA & developer teams when required.
• Recommend solutions and options to global team when required.
• Collaborate with Energy & Power domain consultants, product managers, and customer-facing teams to translate utility-grade regulatory and grid compliance requirements (NERC, IEC 61968/61970, CIM standards) into actionable test scenarios
• Participate in cross-functional reviews with PLEXOS modelling and simulation engine teams to ensure test coverage aligns with new solver capabilities, stochastic modelling features, and emerging energy market rule changes.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s / Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical or related field or equivalent.
• Power Systems Domain Knowledge - Foundational understanding of electrical power systems concepts including generation, transmission, distribution, load flow analysis, and electricity market structures (pool markets, bilateral contracts, capacity markets)
• Energy Simulation Software Testing - Ability to interpret and validate outputs from energy planning and power market simulation tools (e.g. PLEXOS, Aurora, or equivalent); familiarity with simulation result files, timeseries data formats, and key performance metrics (LMP, generation cost, emissions)
• Data Literacy for Energy Datasets - Proficient in working with large timeseries datasets (load profiles, generation forecasts, fuel prices, hydrological data); ability to identify anomalies, outliers, and data integrity issues that would affect simulation accuracy
• Regulatory & Compliance Awareness - Basic awareness of energy industry standards and compliance frameworks (NERC reliability standards, IEC CIM, ENTSO-E guidelines) and how these influence software behaviour and data validation requirements.
• Technical/Professional Expertise - Proficient with Web application testing and test strategies.
• Analysis/Problem Solving - Goes beyond immediately available information to establish the root of a problem or situation and identifies solutions
• Personal Drive - Ensures quality and timeliness by proactively resolving problems
• Teamwork - Valuing input from colleagues and building positive relationships
• Communication - Communicates in a manner appropriate to the recipient and situation
• Innovation - Produces creative ideas and solutions
• Organizational Awareness - Aligns own behavior with defined ways of doing business, consistent with group values.
• Basic knowledge of performance and Load testing
• Hands-on experience with energy simulation or power market software (PLEXOS, Aurora EV, PSS®E, PowerWorld, or similar); ability to configure basic model objects, run simulations, and interpret result outputs at a QA validation level
• Familiarity with electricity market types and structures including NEM (Australia), PJM, ERCOT, GB wholesale markets, or equivalent deregulated energy markets; understanding of spot pricing, ancillary services, and capacity mechanism testing implications
• Experience working with energy data formats and toolchains including CSV/XML timeseries, SCADA data exports, CIM/XML network models, or GIS-based network data; scripting experience using Python or R for data validation and comparison of simulation results
• Understanding of renewable energy integration challenges including variable generation forecasting, battery energy storage system (BESS) modelling, demand response, and grid stability testing scenarios relevant to the energy transition.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Ability to interact effectively with team members,
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent Analytical and out of the box thinking skills
• Time management, prioritizing and decision-making skills
• Proficient with Web application testing experience.

Key Stakeholders

• Indian Development Centre colleagues
• Senior IDC Management
• Chief Product Officer
• Global Product Delivery Team
• Global Product Development Team
• Global Support Team