Software Tester/QA Analyst

09 Feb 2025

Vacancy expired!

DataStaff, Inc. is in need of a

Software Tester/QA Analyst for a long-term contract opportunity with one of our direct clients in

Mechanicsville, VA. This position is hybrid; 3 days per week will be onsite.

Responsibilities:
  • Primarily responsible for software test analysis to support the Quality Engineering Team performing manual testing.
  • Will support testing needs for the migration of the ABC licensing system to a SaaS environment. This will encompass the execution of our entire regression portfolio in the new environment.
  • Coordinate with development teams for testing activities including:
    • Requirements gathering and reviews
    • Develop and 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, procedures, and/or 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
  • 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

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 and Skills:
  • 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.
  • Experience with Jira and Zephyr.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office.
  • Variety of testing experience such as: integration, smoke, interface, regression, performance, automation and functional testing.

Required Skills:
  • 5 Years – Skilled in performing quality assurance and software testing processes and creating supporting deliverables.
  • 5 Years – Skilled in conducting test planning, executing test cases and performing validating activities.
  • 5 Years – Detail orientated thinker that can balance multiple testing efforts in a fast-paced environment.
  • 5 Years - Strong planning and organizational skills
  • 5 Years - Ability to analyze risks and properly identify steps to mitigate their impact to testing activities
  • 5 Years – Self-starter works with minimum direction and supervision in achieving desired results.
  • 5 Years – Must be able to work in a collaborative environment or independently.
  • 5 Years - Lead the development of manual and automated test scripts, and perform front and back end test validation activities
  • 5 Years - Variety of testing experience such as: integration, smoke, interface, regression, performance, automation and functional testing.
  • 5 Years- Strong knowledge of SQL database systems and writing queries
  • Bachelor's Degree

Desired Skills:
  • 5 Years - Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills with an openness to listen to all viewpoints
  • 2 Years - Skilled in facilitating meetings and providing presentations to project teams
  • 2 Year - Experience with Jira and Zephy
  • Certification in Quality Assurance Software Testing
This opportunity is available on a corp-to-corp basis or as a W2 position with a competitive benefits package. DataStaff, Inc. offers medical, dental, and vision coverage options as well as paid vacation, sick, and holiday leave. As many of our opportunities are long-term, we also have a 401k program available for employees after 6 months.

  • ID: #49096197
  • State: Virginia Mechanicsville 23111 Mechanicsville USA
  • City: Mechanicsville
  • Salary: Depends on Experience
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2023-02-09
  • Deadline: 2023-04-09
  • Category: Software/QA/DBA/etc