App Support Analyst - Senior QA - Apidel Technologies

This Sr QA position is for manual and automated testing of Judiciary JAVA web-based applications. The QA will perform testing in the following areas: functional/regression, data-integrity, web-services, application workflow and input/outputs validation.

Note: This is a Hybrid position requiring 2 days / wk on-site. Please provide Local candidates.

Senior Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for the design, pilot, & implementation of the software quality assurance review processes. SQA will work with Business group and Application Teams during pre & post assessment periods. The QAS reports to Supervisor/Team Lead. QAS will perform functional/regression testing, SOAP/RESTful web service testing and data-integrity testing by executing and verifying SQL and stored procedure

Tasks:

Manually test web-based applications

Review projects required work products to ensure compliance with approved tailored procedures and standards.

Review and check projects 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.

Perform database integrity testing by verifying data entered/retrieved matches application requirements.

Balance workload with teams capacity by managing the teams activities according to schedule and budgets.

Coordinate and procure the required skills and techniques required. As well as other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.

Qualifications:

Candidate should have over all 12%2B years of IT application experience (including development, analysis, QA etc.)

Candidate should have over all 8%2B years of IT application testing experience

Candidate should have over 3%2B years as QA lead

They must be able to compare actual project procedures to the specified standards and procedures.

They should be able to demonstrate expertise with the most recent and relevant technologies in the quality assurance review processes.

They must be able to understand relational database systems and execute queries and stored procedures as part of their testing.

They must have excellent communication skills and possess the ability to collaborate with internal and external groups including vendors.

They must have the ability of working independently and with minimal supervision

Skills:

HP UFT Product Suite

SOAP and RESTful Web Services Testing

Web UI testing

PEGA Web Application Testing

JAVA Web Application Testing

Manual Testing

Creating, executing test plan / test cases / test scripts

SQL

Web Applications Testing

The ideal candidate will have:

Demonstrate differences between testing PEGA Web Applications and JAVA Web Applications

Experience in AGILE/SCRUM Teams

Run SQL queries to verify database table records match application Retrievals, Inserts and Updates

Run Stored Procedures

Understand Database modeling and Database Relationships

Demonstrate expertise in teaching, conveying technical and or functional courses and concepts.

Develop appropriate work programs and budgets and use to effectively schedule tasks and assignments.

Identify improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services and products.

Responsibilities:

Understand and implement test plans

Implement automation scripts from defined test plans

Identify and document system defects

Communicate clearly and effectively in written and spoken English

Work independently and as a member of a team Experience 10%2B years

Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience

Overall IT industry experience Required 12 Years

Experience with QTP/UFT/Selenium Required 3 Years

Experience with Database Testing Required 7 Years

Experience with Stored Procedure Testing Required 7 Years

Experience with writing and executing SQL Required 7 Years

Experience with PEGA Web Application Testing Highly Desired 3 Years

Experience with JAVA Web Application Testing Required 5 Years

Experience with Web Application Testing Required 7 Years

Experience with SOAP and REST Web Services Testing Required 7 Years

Experience creating and executing test plans/cases/scripts Required 5 Years

Experience with UFT Automated Scripts Highly Desired 3 Years

Knowledge of Web Applications Components and Purpose Required 7 Years

4-year College degree or equivalent technical study Required 4 Years