Quality Assurance Tester

We are looking for an experienced and ambitious Quality Assurance Specialist to join the team. As a Quality Assurance Specialist contractor, you will be responsible for ensuring quality and verifying that the developed solution meets the business requirements. You will write the automated test strategy, plan and scripts, and, for each application, schedule the tests for execution. Responsibilities will also include monitoring, measuring, controlling, and reporting on testing progress, product quality status, test results, adapting the test plan, and compensating as needed to adjust to evolving conditions. This position will function as a highly skilled Quality Assurance Specialist with responsibilities that include:

Lead and participate in establishing automated testing solutions

Design, execute, and maintain automated test scripts

Develop and maintain: requirements traceability matrices, system test plans, system test scenarios, regression test plans, and test scripts (both manual and automated) based on software requirements and technical specifications

Construct workflow charts and diagrams; study system capabilities; write and refine regression test plans

Document and report test results

Assist with the analysis of the results of automated test scripts

Assist with the analysis of bug fixes/issues, with the ability to lead small groups of IT and business staff for troubleshooting, problem resolution, and brainstorming for available solutions

Lead and participate in system testing and ensure solutions meet business needs and requirements prior to user acceptance testing

Participate in defining system implementation and user-acceptance test plans

Work closely with QA Manager and Project Managers to ensure successful project delivery

Experience

Exceptional analytical and conceptual thinking skills

Exceptional skills in automated testing

Experience mentoring QA Analysts

Demonstrated ability to communicate difficult concepts to non-technical users

Demonstrated fluency in business processes

Ability to analyze and synthesize business requirements

Experience with process mapping

Excellent documentation skills

Experience creating detailed reports and giving presentations

Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills

Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Mandatory Requirements/Time

4-year college degree in computer information systems or equivalent technical study

6 years of QA testing experience with industry-standard quality assurance methodologies, verification, and validation processes

3 years of business process analysis

Hands-on experience with test automation development in industry test automation framework (Selenium preferred)

Hands-on experience in test automation design and development involving GUI, API, and back-end database verification

Experience with Continuous Integration testing tools

Experience with automated mobile testing utilizing cloud-based solutions

Competency in Microsoft applications including Visio, Word, Excel, etc.