Sr Quality Assurance Engineer

Job Description

Job Summary: Assist in requirement design and validation. Validate software products through the use of systematic tests to develop, apply, and maintain quality standards for company products. Develops and executes software test plans. Analyzes and writes test standards and procedures. Maintains documentation of test results to assist in validation and modification of software. Analyzes test results to ensure existing functionality and recommends corrective action. Ability to lead automation efforts and ability to make automation framework decisions. Executes and provides feedback to engineers, architects, and product management on performance, load, and stress tests that determine platform and application capabilities of the end-to-end system. Interacts with Vendors, Customers, and internal Sales and Support organizations. Job Responsibilities: Involved in the design of the product and project requirements. Identify test approaches, coverage, requirement gaps, and risks. Ensures quality measures are included in the initial project design. Writes detailed test strategies and plans, making full use of different test estimation techniques in assessing the best balance of coverage and efficiency for a project. Contributes directly to project estimation efforts. Writes detailed test scripts to test the functionality of the proposed system. Performs risk analysis on the various components of the system to determine how to use testing resources most effectively effectively. Ensures requirements traceability in the team and identifies areas for improvement. Preparation and management of complex test environments and test data conditions. Focuses on solution solution-oriented approach and identifies complete end-to-end testing needs involving multiple parts of a product and system. Manages the validation test phase, including executing scripts, monitoring testers, logging, and tracking problems found, and regression testing any changes made to the system. Able to design and manage an automated test approach for projects and ensure that manual tests are are automated using suitable tools and frameworks for the product. Reviews and approves the Integration Test Plan and Procedures produced by the product Quality Solution Expert/QE Lead. Validates the completion of Integrated Testing. Consults with development engineers in the resolution of problems and suggests functional solutions. Develops technical training for ACI staff and customers. Develops, executes, and analyzes the output from scripts that capture application and platform quality metrics. Provides Performance and Architecture support and guidance to product teams. Provides the Sales organization with sizing support for potential customers requesting ACI products on ACI-supported hardware platforms. Troubleshot errors found in the test environment with minimal help from the Development teams. Configures complex software solutions by following user guides and manuals instead of waiting to Get help from experts. Analyzes defects functionally and technically before assigning them to the Development teams Supports project managers and other stakeholders to complete projects within schedule, without compromising quality. Raising quality issues to the right levels of management using established channels of escalation. Perform other duties as assigned. Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Knowledge, Skills, and Experience required for the job: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience in software testing. 5+ years of Quality Assurance and/or systems testing experience are required. Experience in working with Test Management and Defect Management Tools. 3+ years of Test automation experience. Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experience needed for the job: Understanding and experience with platform and operating system architecture. Relevant software quality certification preferred.