IT Quality Assurance Analyst Job Summary The GAS QA Strategy role is responsible for defining the role of quality assurance for the Gas Technology Solutions department and our business partners and stakeholders. This position develops, implements and maintains test strategies and assist in the development of test plans to ensure standards are followed. The role will coordinate testing efforts across projects to ensure a smooth process is followed and quality is achieved. Accountable for defining the standards to define quality metrics and test strategies. This role will establish the expected standards for quality assurance tests and clearly communicate those standards. This position will instruct the team on quality metrics and testing strategies for each project ensuring the use of manual and automated testing where applicable.
This role will report to the Supv, Gas Architecture & Environment Mgmt.
Major Job Responsibilities - Works with business partners to analyze strategy and trends to define the quality assurance needs for each project
- Communicates and enforces quality assurance standards
- Understands industry trends and the practical application of existing, new, and emerging quality assurance technologies
- Attention to detail to ensure Requirements Traceability Matrix is effectively written and utilized to ensure all test needs are covered for each project
- Coaches, mentors, and leads technical subject matters experts to enable and drive consistency across projects
- Consults with project quality assurance analysts to ensure projects are leveraging best and most appropriate quality assurance strategies, plans and metrics
- Designs and owns overall quality assurance test strategy and its compliance
- Reviews and helps govern the viability of individual project quality assurance plans based on their compliance with published quality assurance strategy
- Oversees and facilitates the evaluation, risk assessment, selection, and design of quality assurance software technology
Job Requirements Education
- Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science or a related field
- Minimum 10+ years' experience in quality assurance
Experience and Knowledge
- Proven experience (10+ years) working in Quality Assurance and designing and implementing enterprise quality assurance strategy for large-scale organizations.
- Develop and maintain the quality assurance vision, strategy, and roadmap that align with business objectives and support the organization's mission.
- Define and enforce quality standards, principles, guidelines, and best practices to ensure consistency, scalability, and flexibility across all IT systems and applications.
- Effective leadership skills with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation.
- Strong consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business analysis.
- Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders.
- Comfortable, experienced, and accomplished at working with business executives, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way.
- Strong understanding and experience implementing enterprise architecture frameworks, methodologies, and best practices.
- Knowledge of testing tools and test automation tools such as Tosca, etc
- Coach and mentor other architects, application owners/managers and business stakeholders to instill quality thinking.
- Experience with Utility related business processes, industry applications, and supporting technologies.
- A deep, comprehensive knowledge of the Software Development Life
- Interest in and passion for learning and working in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to handle multiple assignments and conflicting priorities
- Ability to work with business partners and peers of varying levels of technical proficiency
- Advanced understanding various technical principles, theories and concepts
- Broad understanding of a wide range of technical areas
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to translate complex or technical ideas into non-technical language
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy infrastructure company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience, and sustainability, we are taking action to meet our customers' and communities' needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit .
Southern Company invests in the well-being of its employees and their families through a comprehensive total rewards strategy that includes competitive base salary, annual incentive awards for eligible employees and health, welfare and retirement benefits designed to support physical, financial, and emotional/social well-being. This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an incentive program, with the amount of any bonus/awards subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan(s). A summary of the benefits offered for this position can be found here . Additional and specific details about total compensation and benefits will also be provided during the hiring process.
Southern Company is an equal opportunity employer where an applicant's qualifications are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Job Identification: 10744
Job Category: Information Technology
Job Schedule: Full time
Company: Southern Company Services