Senior Software Tester/QA Analyst

Company: CYNET SYSTEMS
Location: Mechanicsville
Posted on: May 27, 2023

Job Description:

Job Description:

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• Requirements analysis 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 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.
  
• Understanding the boundaries of the system and validating the impact of various processes on the system produces 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 ABC/ITSD 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 with others while managing multiple assignments.
  
• Maintains study program to enhance QA skills and knowledge of new technologies.
  
• Strong time management skills.
  
  When Functioning as a lead QA Analyst on a project:
  
  
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  • 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 the 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 coursework in information systems or computer.
    
  • science; from a community college or equivalent with coursework in information systems or computer.
    
  • programming; or with acceptable work experience in information systems.
    
  • Certification in Quality.
    
  • Assurance Software Testing (CTFL, etc), is preferred.
    
    Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
    Knowledge:
    
    
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    • Extensive knowledge of software testing and maintaining documented quality assurance processes.
      
    • Knowledge of industry web and client-server testing best practices and quality assurance methodologies.
      
    • Knowledge of the Rational Unified Process, Software Engineering Institutes (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), and ISO standards.
      
    • Strong knowledge of SQL database systems and techniques.
      
    • Knowledge of fundamental quality assurance concepts, practices, and procedures of a particular field of specialization.
      
    • Experience with Jira and Zephyr.
      
    • Experience with Microsoft Office.
      
    • Variety of testing experiences such as integration, smoke, interface, regression, performance, and functional testing.
      

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