Job Description

This position will be primarily responsible for software test analysis to support the Quality Engineering Team performing manual testing. This position will support testing needs for the migration of the licensing system to a SaaS environment. This will encompass the execution of our entire regression portfolio in the new environment.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• Requirements analyzation and review
• Execute test plans to ensure that all objectives are met
• Write and update (manual) test scripts
• Securing and maintaining repeatable test data
• Attend daily meetings with team members to discuss progress
• Assist with application design and acceptance criteria solicitation as necessary
• Coordinate application deployments with development teams
• Test applications and verify functionality in accordance with published requirements, test cases, procedures, and/or user stories
• Facilitate test review sessions as needed to execute integrated and system testing activities
• Creates and owns the development and maintenance of the test strategy/plan on projects of all sizes and complexities with minimal guidance.
• Understands the individual components of the system and how they interact with one another.
• Self starter that is able to anticipate the next steps in the design and development of the test strategy
• Understand the boundaries of the system and validate the impact of various processes on the system produce desired results.
• Communicate and document test results to involved parties and work with stakeholders to ensure applications are being developed as expected
• Escalates issues and risks to project leadership in accordance with best practices
• Work closely with developers and business analysts to ensure product requirements are met
• Ensure quality assurance procedures meet established development and testing standards
• Ensure tasks identified in the master test and quality assurance plans are executed in accordance with defined standards
• Maintain project documentation
• Provides detailed communication that is both respectful and transparent with management and peers
• Exhibits openness to others views
• Works independently and/or with others while managing multiple assignments
• Maintains study program to enhance QA skills and knowledge on new technologies.
• Strong time management skills

When functioning as a lead QA Analyst on a project:

• Ensures that the test strategy/plan is executed based on the design and within agreed upon timeframes.
• Identifies and allocates tasks to the QA team on the project
• Establishes standards and norms for the QA team on the project
• Defines and ensures the quality, completeness and timeliness of all deliverables generated by the quality assurance team on the project
• Ensures professional interactions of the QA team with key stakeholders
• Manages the testing portion of the requirements traceability matrix
• Assists analysts on team in completing tasks and resolving testing related issues
• Partners with Project Manager to remove impediments to analysis team activities
• Resolves conflicts between members of the analysis team and any other resource(s) or stakeholder(s) on the project
• Facilitates and participates in peer reviews
• Represents the QA team in project meetings
• Reports on the status of analysis team activities to the project manager/coordinator and QA supervisor on a weekly basis

Required Education, Experience, Licensure, and Certification:

• Bachelor's Degree from a college or university with course work in information systems or computer
• science; from a community college or equivalent with course work in information systems or computer
• programming; or with acceptable work experience in information systems. Certification in Quality
• Assurance Software Testing (CTFL, etc), preferred.

VA6777

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $40.00 - $43.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Mechanicsville, VA 23116: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• quality assurance: 5 years (Preferred)
• software testing: 5 years (Preferred)
• test planning: 5 years (Preferred)
• automation and functional testing: 5 years (Preferred)
• SQL: 5 years (Preferred)
• Jira and Zephyr: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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