Quality Test Analyst III

Qualifications

• 3+ years of QA Test Analyst experience
• BS Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience required
  

Technical Skills

• Moderate knowledge of QA methodologies.
• Knowledge of process improvement.
• Solid understanding of the software development process.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to conduct QA testing on moderate-scale projects.
• Excellent verbal skills.
• Written skills/documentation.
• Basic project management skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Basic understanding of working within budgets.
• Understanding of industry trends.
• Constructing and executing test plans/test cases.
• Understanding of automation/other tools that increase testing efficiency.
• Proven research skills.
• Good oral and written communication.
  

Accountabilities

• Develop and execute testing for diverse projects to successfully and consistently deliver high-quality software products and services on time, on budget, and to specification.
• Identify opportunities to apply automation or other tools to improve the effectiveness or efficiency of testing.
• Suggest process improvements that enable efficient delivery and maintenance.
• Work with project managers, technical leads, and subject matter experts to plan and execute functional and system tests.
• Construct, execute, and document test plans and test cases/scripts including regression, integration, certification, and load testing as appropriate in a manner consistent with team standards.
• Report issues and results, researching and identifying root causes as appropriate.
• Ensure that testing addresses requirements as agreed with other stakeholders.
• Identify areas where it is an advantage to work with other teams to improve overall quality and, with peers or others, implement initiatives improving testing capability and efficiency.
• Maintain industry awareness by evaluating emerging trends/technology.
• Participate in project reviews, ensuring review criteria are defined, and implement procedures for ensuring quality control of project deliverables.
• Cooperate in the enhancement of the methodologies employed for test planning and execution, defect tracking, and metric and status reporting.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of best practices.
• Maintain framework for record retention in order to support internal and external IT audits.
• Participate as needed in initiatives to identify and implement tools and utilities that enhance testing capabilities and product quality.
• Identify opportunities to apply existing automation or other tools to meet testing needs.
• Assist with process improvement and compliance to successfully and consistently deliver high-quality software products and services on a timely basis.
• Work across teams to enhance quality functional testing by identifying and helping to implement initiatives that will improve capability and efficiency.
• Ensure results of root cause analysis are addressed.
• All other duties as assigned.