Job Description

We are a dedicated global team of analysts, software engineers, and quality assurance professionals who are looking for exceptional talent.  We are looking for individuals with a can-do attitude who are able to adapt to a changing environment.  Client is undergoing an agile transformation.  This will require critical thinking skills as it relates to testing software that is “emergent”.  As a member of the Test Services team, we look for you to help transform our QA function into a highly agile team focused on testing automation in a Scrum environment.

 This is the developer / tester skill set. Candidates must understand traditional testing: how to write a solid test case, how to handle defects, how to communicate issues, etc. However, they also need to understand how to code in Java, C#, or Perl. When people think of test automation, they traditionally think of QTP and VB script. This tester / developer will be at a different level of detail. This role is  not doing record & playback testing. In this role candidates  will be expected to write true Java (or C# or Perl) code to directly access and test the developers methods at the service level.

Essential Duties:

• Responsible for working with the project team to define the scope for testing within the context of each sprint / delivery
• Clearly communicate to relevant parties related to status of testing activities
• Comprehend user stories to understand task items per story in the context of all levels of testing (unit, functional, integration, and regression)
• Assist key business users (product owners) with backlog creation and grooming
• Strengthen the presence of our department as an Agile Center of Excellence
• Perform exploratory testing methodically to ensure system is working as expected by end user
• Track testing progress and defects via JIRA / Greenhopper
• Responsible for authoring automated test suites. Will also be responsible for project test plans (where applicable)
• Create automated test scripts
• Front end GUI via Selenium Webdriver (Not Selenium IDE)
• Service layer testing using Junit, Nunit, and PerlUnit
• Backend SOAP XML using SOAP UI
• Ensure proper documentation related to testing deliverables and lessons learned
• Assist in the development of relevant measurements and metrics
• Participate in the process to continually enhance best practices for quality assurance
• For waterfall projects create test cases utilizing Quality Center 9.2
• For waterfall projects execute the test cases through the test lab utilizing Quality Center 9.2
• For waterfall projects Create and manage defects in Quality Center 9.2

Required Skills:

• Knowledge of test driven development and the virtues of unit testing
• Excellent technical acumen and ability to learn new software quickly
• Enthusiastic and fun individual with an attitude of team empowerment
• Deep interest & curiosity for learning new things and doing things better
• Experience with testing in an agile environment
• Good communication skills
• Strong knowledge of traditional testing methodologies and how it applies exploratory testing in an Agile environment

Education / Experience:

4 year bachelor’s degree, ideally in a technical discipline, or 5 years of experience in a technical industry as a quality assurance professional