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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.
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.