Complete Description:
INTERVIEWS ARE IN PERSON ONLY, there are no exceptions. Resumes are due to the manager on Wednesday the 18th. Interviews will be held on the 24th of February @ 12:30, 1:30 and 2:30
QAS3 to help IT pilot and implement the software quality assurance review process for the ATPS Blue project. Will help development teams test software quality for production deployment.
This position will function as a highly skilled Quality Assurance Specialist with specific responsibilities that include:
1. Proactively engage in the end-to-end software testing cycle as it pertains to the ATPS Rewrite project.
2. Work closely with and follow direction from QA Lead.
3. Contribute to the establishment of and meet quality goals and objectives for the ATPS Blue project.
4. Contribute to all aspects of quality assurance for the ATPS Blue project including establishing relevant metrics, applying industry best practices, and developing new tools and processes to ensure quality goals are met.
5. With input from QA Lead and team, develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans and procedures (manual and automated).
6. Work with the ODPS ATPS project team to test
updates, patches, and repairs to the ATPS Blue
application software components in the development,
test, and QA environments. Develop software
changes for promotion to production following best
practice and standards as defined by the
ODPS ITO.
7. Take corrective action, subject to the ODPS
Management approval, to resolve all issues and
problems encountered with testing to ensure the
applications perform as required.
8. Design, execute and maintain automated test scripts.
The Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) is responsible for the design, pilot, and implementation of the software quality assurance review processes. The QAS Specialist will work with Application Teams during pre and post assessment periods. The QAS Specialist reports to the Quality Assurance Team Lead. For each phase end review the Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible to plan, schedule, execute, and document findings of the review. Quality Assurance Specialists must have a detailed understanding of processes which support the software development lifecycle. The Quality Assurance Lead is responsible for communicating with the State regarding the progress of the quality approach and a summary of the metrics, as well as managing the Quality Assurance Specialists.
Years of Relevant Experience:
7 years software development, testing and project management
Preferred Education:
4 year college degree or equivalent technical study.
Role Description:
•Review project’s required work products to ensure compliance with approved tailored procedures and standards.
•Review and check project’s software development activities and the associated internal tasks required as employed by the project and specified in the project plan.
•Compare actual project procedures to the specified standards, procedures, and, if required, specific 3rd party contractual requirements.
•Perform detailed reviews of interim and final tasks as appropriate.
•Ensure process improvement opportunities are reviewed by appropriate contact to identify training needs of the organization.
•Perform or manage the required software quality phase end reviews of work product and process for each software project and produce the required software quality reports, as specified in the project's software quality plan.
•Develop, and manage short and long-term plans and schedules for organization wide software quality needs.
•Balance workload with team’s capacity by managing the team’s activities according to schedule and budgets.
•Coordinate and procure the required skills and techniques required.
•Obtain feedback from project teams regarding the overall effectiveness of processes and procedures – Forward to appropriate stakeholders and process owners.
•Provide feedback to project teams regarding process/procedure improvement opportunities and other potential areas for improvement discovered during software quality activities.
•Report all software quality-revealed non-compliance.
•Provide regular reports on the results of compliance reviews to the project team, project team leaders and management. Report on progress on action item resolution and possible risk areas.
•Anticipate and resolve issues dealing with software quality.
•Develop options and recommendations to assist teams in resolving issues.
•Ensure action items are addressed and closed based on agreed dates and activities.
•Ensure that defined processes are followed.
•Communicate related improvement measures to the project team.
•Obtain feedback from project teams regarding the overall effectiveness of software quality processes followed. Review with team and develop continuous improvement action plans. Report status to executive team.
•Communicate and work with customers and other personnel as necessary.
•Communicate clearly the team goals, organizational philosophies, and policies and procedures to the team.
•Communicate to team members the relationship between their work assignments and the team and project objectives.
•Lead efforts in developing and facilitating implementation of team goals and metrics.
1. BS degree in Computer Science or related field.
2. 7 Years in testing I.T products and applications.
3. 5 Years automation experience using QTP, MS Visual Studio Coded UI, Selenium, Gherkin etc.
4. 5 Years Development/scripting skills in C#, VB
5. 5 Years in End to End Test Automation experience
6. 5 Years demonstrated experience in converting existing manual test cases to automation scripts.
7. 3 Years most recent experience in End to End automation using MS Visual Studio Coded UI, Team Foundation Server and Microsoft Test Manager.
8. 5 Years conducting test case reviews to ensure scenarios accurately capture business functionality.
9. Contributes to continuous process improvements to increase the efficiency of QA and development.
10. Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
• Certifications in Software Testing Field.
• Programming background.
• Certifications in Microsoft tools and technologies.
• CRUD Testing experience
• Test coverage and estimations experience
Skills:
Skill
Required / Desired
Amount
of Experience
Experience in testing Information Technology products and applications
Required
7
Years
Experience in automation testing using QTP, MS Visual Studio coded UI, Selenium, Gherkin etc
Required
5
Years
Experience developing and scripting in C#
Required
5
Years
Experience developing and scripting in Visual Basic
Required
5
Years
Experience in end to end automation testing
Required
5
Years
Experience in converting existing manual test cases to automation scripts
Required
5
Years
Experience in last three years in end to end automation testing using MS Visual Studio coded UI
Required
3
Years
Experience in last three years in end to end automation testing using Team Foundation Server
Required
3
Years
Experience in last three years in end to end automation testing using Microsoft Test Manager
Required
3
Years
Experience conducting test case reviews to ensure scenarios accurately capture business functionality
Required
5
Years
Experience developing continuous process improvements to increase efficiency of QA and development
Required
5
Years
BS degree in Computer Science or related field
Required
4
Years
Excellent communication skills both written and oral
Required