QA Tester

Job Title: QA Tester

Location: Dunwoody, GA

Duration: 3 months

Contract only on W2

Specifics:

• Writing and Executing Consumer-Site test cases in Quality Center 11 (ALM) to test the functionality that is migrating to new Chassis Framework
• Writing and Executing BI Reporting test cases, verifying BI Tags to the Unix Log to validate they fire/update BI log file correctly

The QA Analyst is responsible for performing quality assurance duties throughout the project life cycle. To be successful in this role, one must be able to work effectively in a fluid, fast-paced environment. This role requires good communication skills, both with team members and business contacts. In addition, the successful QA Analyst must be able to work with minimal supervision on small and medium sized projects.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Review project documentation for all assigned projects to ensure that the project requirements are clearly defined
• Analyze project requirements and develop Test Plans and documented test cases that ensure that all functionality is performing as intended
• Plan and schedule all QA deliverables during project life cycle
• Execute on test plans and strategies
• Conduct formal test case review sessions with project team and incorporate feedback
• Execute manual test cases, document actual results, and evaluate compared to expected results
• Execute automated test cases and evaluate compared to expected results
• Develop SQL queries to retrieve data for validation purposes
• Troubleshoot unintended results and error logs to investigate cause of unintended results
• Report defects and escalate issues as needed
• Regularly report overall project status, including test case execution statistics, defect status, milestone achievement, and satisfaction of quality metrics
• Contribute to the project success in a team environment while simultaneously completing individual tasks and goals
• Share knowledge by effectively documenting work
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the assigned application(s), functional area(s) or project(s) Knowledgeable in various SDLC methodologies including waterfall, agile, and iterative approaches
• Mentor less experienced Analysts
• Play a supportive role on project teams
• Work with minimal supervision on small and medium sized projects.
• Perform early morning or late night validation when new releases are being deployed into production

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3+ years QA experience focusing on software verification and Back End data validation
• Minimum 2 years experience testing web based applications
• 2 years experience testing in UNIX environment preferred
• 2+ years experience developing and performing queries against an a Oracle database environment
• Experience testing Business Intelligence requirements
• Experience with a defect tracking tool such as Quality Center
• Experience with a test case management tool such as Quality Center.
• Experience with business support software applications such as MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and Visio) required

Warm Regards,

Saibaba P
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SYSTEL INC - Atlanta, GA