QA Engineer Automated Level: 2
Austin, Texas
6 months Contract
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
• Develops detailed test plans for complex computer applications.
• Reviews user requirements and works to resolve discrepancies and clarify processes.
• Writes and edits detailed test cases based on business user requirements and functional specifications.
• Employs automated testing tools to perform functionality testing, including, functional, regression, and system tests to ensure that product is working as expected.
• Mentors other team members on use of automated functionality testing tools
• Assists in conducting and coordinating all phases of testing.
• Assists functional users involved in User Acceptance Testing and helps verify test results.
• Documents expected and actual test results and records bugs using an automated bug-tracking tool.
• Identifies issues as a result of testing and coordinates resolution.
• Documents test status, outcomes and metrics.
• Assists with coordination and verification of various levels of sign-off.
• Attends work regularly in accordance with agency leave and attendance policies.
• Complies with all applicable agency policies and procedures, including safety and standards of conduct.
• Performs on-call or scheduled after hours work as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the manager of Quality Control.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• Attends meetings and calls regularly and punctually.
Qualification Requirements
Education and Training:
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university. Each year of related experience over the required may be substituted for one year (30 semester hours) of required college credit.
Experience Requirements
• 7 years experience in progressively demanding quality assurance processes and techniques over the full software lifecycle: implementing, upgrading and maintaining.
• 5 years experience in testing PeopleSoft Pension, Benefits Administration and Financials.
• 4 years experience in testing SharePoint /K2
• 4 years experience in testing .NET
• 4 years experience in functionality testing using HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) / Unified Functional Testing (UFT) tool.
• 3 years experience in using SQL to create queries.
• Proficient in the use of VB Script
• Understanding of Information Security and Artificial Intelligence concepts
• Experience with Microsoft Office products.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Extensive knowledge of the quality assurance process and techniques over the full software lifecycle.
• Must be proficient in the use of automated functionality testing tools.
• Ability to perform testing in a large, highly integrated system.
• Must possess sound analysis and documentation skills.
• Must have excellent communication skills to work with all aspects of the IT organization as well as functional users and management.
• Must be capable of attaining and sustaining the cooperation of other personnel within the agency.