Requirement for QA Tester in Mechanicsville Virginia 3 Days Per Week Onsite……….708396

 
 

 

Job TitleLocationJob Description
QA Tester (3 Days Onsite)[Mechanicsville, VA, 23116]
Software Test Analyst
ON SITE REQUIRED: 3 day/week. No Exceptions!
Duration: 12 months expected
Parking IS available at their facility (at no cost) for contractors.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This position will be primarily responsible for software test analysis to support the VA ABC Quality Engineering Team performing manual testing. This position will support testing needs for new and legacy system integration needs.

Core Job Responsibilities

Coordinate with project teams for testing activities including:

o Requirements gathering and reviews
o Develop and execute test plans/scripts to ensure that all objectives are met
o Write and update (manual) test scripts
o Securing and maintaining repeatable test data
o Attend daily meetings with team members to discuss progress
o Assist with application design and acceptance criteria solicitation as necessary
o Coordinate application deployments with project teams
o Test applications and verify functionality in accordance with published requirements, procedures, and/or user stories
o 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
• Understand the boundaries of the system and validate the impact of various processes on the system produce desired results.
• Communicate and document test results to involved parties 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/or with others while managing multiple assignments
• Maintains study program to enhance QA skills and knowledge on new technologies.
• Strong time management skills
• Strong knowledge of SQL and ability to create/write SQL queries.

When functioning as a lead QA Analyst on a project:
• 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 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 course work in information systems or computer
science; from a community college or equivalent with course work in information systems or computer
programming; or with acceptable work experience in information systems. Certification in Quality
Assurance Software Testing (CTFL, etc), preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Competencies
Knowledge:

Extensive knowledge of software testing and maintains 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 particular
field of specialization. Proficient in a variety of testing tools. Experience with Jira and Zephyr. Experience with Microsoft Office. Variety of testing experience such as: integration, smoke, interface, regression, performance, and functional testing.
 

Required/Desired Skills

 

SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof Experience
Skilled in performing quality assurance and software testing processes and creating supporting deliverablesRequired5Years
Skilled in conducting test planning, executing test cases and performing validation activitiesRequired5Years
Detail oriented thinker that can balance multiple testing efforts in a fast paced environmentRequired5Years
Strong planning and organizational skillsRequired5Years
Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills with an openness to listen to all viewpointsDesired5Years
Ability to analyze risks and properly identify steps to mitigate their impact to testing activitiesRequired5Years
Self-starter works with minimum direction and supervision in achieving desired resultsRequired5Years
Must be able to work in a collaborative environment or independentlyRequired5Years
Lead the development of manual test scripts and perform front and back end test validation activitiesRequired5Years
Variety of testing experience such as: integration, smoke, interface, regression, performance and functional testing.Required5Years
Strong knowledge of SQL database systems and writing queriesRequired5Years
Skilled in facilitating meetings and providing presentations to project teamsDesired2Years
Proficient in testing tools such as JMeter, Splunk, BrowserStackDesired2Years
Experience with Jira and ZephyrDesired2Years

 

Questions

 

No.Question
Question1Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question2Please list candidate's email address.
Question3In what city and state does your candidate CURRENTLY reside. If you put Richmond, proof of local address maybe requested.
Question4The department is currently in the office 3 days/a week – NO EXCEPTIONS! If selected, do they agree to this arrangement?

 

 

Bhanu Kochhar
Sourcing Specialist
iBusiness Solution LLC
(Certified MBE Business in CA, DE, KS,OK,MD,NY,PA, RI,TN,VA)
Certified MBE by NMSDC
5000 Lenker Street,
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Ph: 717-516-0217
Fax: 412-202-8931
Email: bhanu@ibusinesssolution.com , I.M:-kochharbhanu
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