QA IT Specialist QA IT Specialist - Axelon Services Corporation

QA IT Specialist
Glen Allen
06+ Months (Contract)

Work hours: 8 am to 5 pm
Hybrid Position

JOB DESCRIPTION
Looking for a Senior Software Quality Analyst with a strong background in automated software testing. You will provide professional expertise in software test analysis, scripting in manual and automated test frameworks, test execution and reporting, allowing for continuous improvement in test efficiency, test cycle times, and completeness of testing coverage. You will also be responsible for defect management to include detection, analysis, logging, reviewing results with team members and retesting corrections. To be successful, you will excel in:

• Requirements analysis and test scenario development
• Ensuring end-to-end traceability from requirements to test cases to test results and securing entrance/exit criteria
• Development, setup, and execution of manual and automated test scripts
• Logging and recording of test outcomes/results
• Identifying, logging, and managing risks to testing schedules
• Implementing mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and communicate/escalate issues, hindrances, and blockers impacting testing using company and industry best practice
• Regular reporting of progress/status of test execution
• Analysis and recovery from execution errors
• Defect management
• Test script libraries management
• Assisting UAT Leads on various testing techniques and tools, issues related to test analysis, scripting, execution, results reporting and monitoring and providing recommendations for improvement.

Work Experience:

• 8+ years as a Test Analyst, Quality Assurance Analyst, or closely related testing/QA position
• 5+ years leading testing of large-scale production n-tier systems

Proficiency Required in:

• UiPath
• Oracle SQL
• MongoDB
• Java Spring application architecture (non-developer)
• Linux (navigation/log retrieval)

• WebLogic

Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills:

• Must have expertise using all Azure DevOps services including Test Plans
• Developing test scripts in manual and automated test environments for Web and Client Applications (UiPath proficiency required)
• Strong SQL query skills in a relational database environment (Oracle)
• Strong skills in a non-relational database environment (MongoDB)
• Strong planning, negotiating, and influencing skillset
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Critical listening and thinking skills
• Decision making/problem solving skills
• Ability to effectively interact with all levels of management within the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates strong analysis and collaboration skills

Nice to have

• Test driven development (TDD) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) experience.
• Knowledge of Risk Based and/or Scaled Agile delivery principles.
• Experience with Confluent Cloud and Kafka
• Understanding of Cloud computing architecture such as multi-tenant SaaS
• Experience integrating automated testing into a CI/CD pipeline
• Experience in the energy sector or related regulated industry

Drilling down to the details is important for us since we do not segregate manual and automated testing. We expect the successful candidate to excel at both.

• Extensive experience in Azure DevOps Tool
• Expertise in Backend API Automation in Java Language
• Strong knowledge of the UiPath platform and its components (UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, Robots, etc.)

Other skills that are must-haves are:

• Excellent communication skills. I understand this has become somewhat of an empty boilerplate statement tossed into resumes meaning little, but the role we are filling is not a purely technical one. It will require face-to-face interactions with Business and Systems Analysts, Developers, Project Managers and other team members. The candidate will need to communicate effectively across a wide range of interactions and channels.
• Flexibility. Again, an overused word but an important skill for this role. The candidate will be operating in a very dynamic environment as we continue to shift our delivery methodologies from strict waterfall, through a hybrid style and ultimately more agile-like.