• Develop automated software solutions that validate defined usability, maintainability, scalability, and reliability requirements. • Take ownership of assigned work, monitor, and maintain the health of solutions generated. • Increase operating efficiency and adapt to new requirements. • Author small and well-defined automated programming solutions. • Code, test, and debug programs as outlined by a system’s technical and functional requirements. • Create and maintain automated integration tests, performance tests, load tests, and document testing procedures. • Provide task breakdowns, identify dependencies, and provide effort estimates. • Identify software issues and communicate problems with the team. • Provide an automated solution where value in manual tests has been identified • Demonstrated ability to facilitate evaluation of technologies and achieve consensus on technical standards and solutions among a diverse group of information technology professionals.

Test Developer Category: Content Req ID: 1194 Date: Jul 9, 2026 Location: Leawood, KS, US, 66211 Remote, US WHAT YOU'LL DO As a Test Developer, you will be responsible for creating, maintaining, and editing assessments for Ascend Learning. As a Test Developer, you must ensure that each assessment meets the specifications defined by stakeholders while also ensuring product quality and on-time delivery. Coordination across various departments is required to develop content, ensure content validity, communicate progress, and resolve issues. As a Test Developer, you must maintain the company’s internal database and records to create and deliver assessments. The Test Developer is also responsible for beta testing assessments for quality and end-user functionality. WHERE YOU’LL WORK This position has the flexibility of remote work within the United States. HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME - Use an internal database to create and maintain assessments (high stakes, low stakes, and certification) to predetermined specifications while meeting established deadlines and coordinating with cross-functional teams, including psychometrics, content experts, media development, and project management. - Responsible for documenting assembly tasks in detail, building tests, performing testing in a production environment, and coordinating to ensure that all issues are resolved before final product release. - Copyedit products to ensure consistency with company standards. - Understand the various steps within the test development process, why they are performed, and when they should be modified. Use this knowledge to contribute to process modification and/or the resolution of customer support inquiries. - Assist manager to coordinate with IT teams to create, test, and release new functionality, prevent incidents, and troubleshoot issues. - Provide administration and management of internal databases. - Prepare pretest items and perform pretest rotations as needed to maintain bank health. - Analyze assigned item bank and identify item development targets for content experts. WHAT YOU'LL NEED - High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience preferred. - 2+ years of editing experience required - Proficiency with Microsoft Office - Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills using available resources - Desire to take accountability of projects and quality - Effective communication skills - Knowledge of editing and proofreading - Ability to follow instructions carefully and thoroughly - Aptitude for organizing and prioritizing work while directing own activities - Desire and ability to work in a fast-paced environment - Ability to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends BENEFITS - Flexible and generous paid time off - Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance - 401(k) employer matching program - Parental leave - Wellness resources - Charitable matching program - On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington) - Community outreach groups - Tuition reimbursement

Role Description We are looking for an experienced Performance Test Engineer with expertise in JMeter to join our quality assurance team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, executing, and analyzing performance tests to ensure our applications meet high standards of scalability, reliability, and responsiveness. You will collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and QA teams to ensure seamless system performance in production-like environments. - Design and implement robust performance test strategies using JMeter tailored to application requirements. - Develop, maintain, and optimize performance test scripts for web and API-based applications. - Execute various types of performance tests, including load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests. - Analyze test results, identify performance bottlenecks, and collaborate with teams to implement corrective actions. - Work closely with development, DevOps, and QA teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance issues. - Monitor system performance using tools such as Grafana, InfluxDB, New Relic, or Dynatrace. - Create comprehensive performance test reports and present findings and recommendations to stakeholders. - Continuously enhance performance testing processes, tools, and frameworks to ensure better test coverage and efficiency. Qualifications - Strong hands-on experience with JMeter for performance testing. - Proven experience in executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests. - Solid understanding of web protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, REST, SOAP) and API testing. - Experience analyzing system metrics and troubleshooting performance issues. - Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Grafana, InfluxDB, New Relic, or Dynatrace. - Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams (development, DevOps, QA). - Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. - Strong communication skills to present technical findings to stakeholders.

• Lead small-to-medium QA initiatives and define test strategies • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate data requirements into testable scenarios • Design, develop, and maintain test automation frameworks • Perform data testing and validation across data pipelines • Build and support automated processes for data ingestion validation • Provide team leadership, mentoring QA engineers, driving best practices • Develop test coverage models and capacity-aware testing strategies • Establish quality metrics, KPIs, and monitoring frameworks • Recommend and enforce QA standards and testing processes across data platforms