About Dechen Consulting Group (DCG) Dechen Consulting Group (DCG) is a rapidly expanding, innovative IT Professional Services and Management Consulting company with a track record of more than twenty-five years in delivering skilled professionals to our clients across diverse sectors.
Opportunity Overview We are currently seeking a Junior QA Consultant for a C2C opportunity in Atlanta, GA. This role has the potential to extend over multiple years, with the chance to transition to a direct hire position with our client. We provide healthcare, vacation, relocation assistance, and visa sponsorship/transfer. This role offers excellent prospects for career progression.
Short Description Under direct supervision, maintains and troubleshoots computers, servers, peripherals, and/or applications. Implements consistent procedures and standards for general system maintenance in consultation with the Information Systems staff.
Complete Description Under broad supervision, the QA Tester/Analyst will drive the overall QA planning/tracking and reporting for project(s), as well as execution of test lifecycle deliverables per standard methodology and procedures to ensure successful Test Strategy/plan implementation for our Client.
Duties/Responsibilities - Experience in testing Custom applications.
- Experience in testing GIS components.
- Actively interact with various teams.
- Create and document test plans, Test Scenarios, test cases, execute tests, analyze results, and report problems and anomalies, all via the lens of business end users.
- Operate in Agile approach to support testing needs.
- Ensure Testcases are properly formulated, follow QA standards to ensure metrics are working.
- Work closely and collaboratively with business partners, PMO and Vendor technical delivery teams to understand business requirements.
- Ensure software testing is done on-time and as planned and notify management about bottlenecks and other issues and risks.
- Assist Business subject matter experts and business analysts in the development of UAT test scenarios leveraging test cases.
- Participate in defect triage meetings and demos.
- Report weekly status to Quality Assurance Testing Lead.
Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or similar.
General Experience - At least Three (3) years of experience with testing in software development projects.
- Experience in mid-scale or large-scale system development projects (including using test automation, test strategy, developing and executing test scripts and test plans).
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to review and analyze system specifications (e.g. System Requirements, Business Requirements, Design Documents, etc.).
- Able to perform manual testing and/or automated testing using the supported tools.
- Identify missing testcases, create new test cases and modify existing testcase for more completed accurate and efficient Test Coverage.
- Experience in documenting Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) and confirming applications are ready for UAT.
- Experience in documenting Test Cases, Test Results.
- Ability to prepare sample data for testing.
- Skills in System testing, parallel/comparative testing, QA testing, performance and load testing, regression testing, security testing, business continuity/disaster recovery testing, post-go-live testing/validation.
- Experience with mobile device testing is a plus.
- Analytical mind and skills in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and issue isolation.
- Able to work with cross-functional teams to validate product quality throughout the development life cycle.
- Experience with GitHub, ServiceNow, TFS, JIRA.
Specialized Experience - Experience in STLC concepts and best practices.
- Experience in running tests for application functions.
- Experience with SDLC and agile methodologies.
- Familiarity with defect management tools (TFS / JIRA).
- Preferred to have experience with public sector.
Preferred Training or Software Testing Certifications - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
- Certified Test Engineer (CSTE)
- Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
Skills - At least Three (3) years of experience with testing in software development projects. Required 3 Years
- Mid-scale or large-scale system development projects (i.e., test automation) test strategy, developing and executing test scripts and test plans. Required 3 Years
- Experience with GitHub, ServiceNow, TFS, JIRA Required 3 Years
- Able to review and analyze system specifications (e.g. System Requirements, Business Requirements, Design Documents, etc.) Required 3 Years
Agency Interview Type Either Web Cam or In Person
Work Arrangement Local Only - Hybrid Work Schedule
We Are a People-Focused Company with a deep emphasis on family values and look forward to working with you.
Contact Manager: Anna Mastrogiovanni