qa analyst

Summary:

 

Looking for self monitoring individual to develop, organize, and lead quality assurance efforts.  Need individual with 3-5 years experience in developing and executing test plans with specific experience with private, online portals for business use.  Individual will be sole person responsible for constructing, executing, and developing testing policies, and will have opportunity to set direction for quality assurance and lead efforts in quality assurance as company expands.

 

Responsibilities: Analyze system documentation, ex. Requirements, Interface Specifications, etc. and work with development staff to define test scenarios  Identify test data requirements and establish test data repositories Develop system test plan and execute test cases (manual and automated), includes test plans for unit testing, regression testing, and UAT testing Identify opportunities to leverage automated test execution Manage defect reporting process and collaborate with developers as needed to isolate root cause of defects, and escalate issues as needed Prepare test status and participate and report statuses in all test-related project meetings Prepare and deliver final test report Lead the change control process team in establishing implementation plans and schedules Assess readiness and deviation of product/project performance based upon test results and product specifications Responsible for test plan development, test case development, regression test planning, and automated testing solutions and implementations Assist the help desk in researching and determining solutions for support calls as needed Collaborate with project team in setting priorities for upcoming projects and reviewing test plans for current projects Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the assigned applications, functional area(s) and project(s) Troubleshoot new builds and post production issues Share knowledge by effectively documenting work Required to establish timelines for testing assigned Work with configuration and environment management resources Perform early morning or late night validation when new releases are being deployed into production Secondary responsibilities as Level II technician, when needed, during which time will be responsible for addressing client questions directly or through Level I inquiries. Perform other duties and tasks as assigned Requirements: BA/BS Degree or equivalent work experience 3-5 years QA Experience focusing on software verification and back-end data validation 2+ years experience performing manual and/or automated system tests Experience in basic testing methodology and documenting test plans, execution results, and gathering and evaluating test metrics for test reporting Must be familiar with the programming languages and tools, ex. Visual Basic, Javascript, VBScript, HTML, COM+, VB .NET, ASP .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Operating Systems Strong organizational and multi-tasking skills Previous experience performing SQL queries to validate data, a plus but not required Excellent written and verbal communication skills Must be detail-oriented Must have the ability to work in a fast paced office environment