The State of South Carolina is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst - Consultant
Why is this position open: New position - new role as part of Test Automation Center of Excellence
SCOPE OF THE PROJECT:
As a Test Engineer/Analyst, you will implement the comprehensive testing strategy,
protocol and procedures currently in place across multiple business process areas,
systems and environments. Design, build, and maintain formal test plans and scripts,
document testing outcomes, results, defects and resolutions. Make recommendations for
optimal test coverage, methods and techniques to optimize testing efforts.
Your expertise in test automation will play an important role in ensuring the efficiency,
reliability, and accuracy of our software applications and business processes. You will
collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify testing requirements, document
processes to identify test scenarios, create and execute test plans and test cases, as well as
contribute to the continuous improvement of our testing processes.
DAILY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES:
ALL WITHIN PROJECT SCHEDULES AND OTHER DEFINED DEADLINES .
Key Responsibilities:
- Partner with the Test CoE, functional and technical teams, and management in
executing a comprehensive testing strategy, protocol, and procedures.
- Support test planning efforts for projects and normal changes to document
business processes end to end and produce comprehensive test scripts for QA
integration and regression testing.
- Test Strategy and Planning: Participate in test strategy discussions and provide
input on the feasibility and effectiveness of automated testing approaches.
- Maintain the enterprise business process hierarchy and alignment of
procedures/test cases.
- Work with the Test Delivery Lead and Test Automation CoE team to configure
and execute test automation tools, leveraging the Test Automation CoE
framework.
- Test Automation Development: Create, enhance, and maintain automated test
scripts using Tricentis Tosca for various software applications and systems.
- Test Case Design: Collaborate with Quality Assurance (QA) and development
teams to design test cases based on the business process, functional
requirements/user stories.
- Design, build, and maintain formal test plans and scripts, document testing
outcomes, results, defects and resolutions. Assist with root cause analysis when
necessary for testing results.
- Test Execution: Execute automated test cases and report defects, ensuring
comprehensive coverage and accuracy of testing results.
- Test Data Management: Manage test data and ensure its availability and relevance
for automated test execution.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for test process improvement
and implement best practices to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of
testing efforts.
- Test Framework Enhancement: Contribute to the development and maintenance
of automation frameworks, libraries, and utilities to support test automation
scalability and maintainability.
- Defect Management: Analyze and document test results and defects in a clear and
concise manner, assisting in the defect resolution process.
- Test Environment Setup: Collaborate with infrastructure and operations teams to
set up and maintain test environments necessary for automated testing activities.
- Test Reporting: Generate and present test automation reports to stakeholders,
highlighting test execution progress, coverage, and potential risks.
- Maintain quality test results and artifacts, maintain the framework for metrics and
dashboard reporting on Test Execution and Defect resolution to resolution /
closure.
- Training and Knowledge Sharing: Assist in training and mentoring team members
on Tricentis Tosca automation best practices and testing techniques.
- Stay Current with Industry Trends: Stay up-to-date with the latest testing tools,
methodologies, and trends in the automation testing space.
REQUIRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- 5+ years of demonstrated progressive experience as a Quality Assurance Test Engineer/Analyst.
- 5+ years of solid understanding of software testing concepts,methodologies, and best practices.
- Moderate knowledge of Finance,HCM, Logistics and Treasury processes.
- Ability to interpret requirements,functional and technical designs and
produce testing artifacts.
ADDIITONAL SKILLS:
- Self-motivated and proactive, with the ability to prioritize and manage workload effectively.
- Skilled in business process analysis,modeling and documenting end to
end business processes for quality assurance testing and scripts.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with keen attention
to detail.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, able to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to multi-task and deliver results in a fast-paced IT environment
PREFERRED SKILLS (RANK IN ORDER OF IMPORTANCE):
- Proven experience in test automation using Tricentis Tosca, with a strong
understanding of Tosca Commander and Tosca TBox.
-Knowledge of SAP as well as SaaS Enterprise Systems.
-Knowledge of S4 Hana and using test automation during migration to S4,
experience with change impact analysis.
-Familiarity with process management,and project management, both waterfall
and Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
-Previous experience in testing web applications, APIs, and mobile applications.
-A passion for learning and staying updated on the latest testing tools and
technologies.
-Tricentis Tosca certification (e.g.,Tricentis Certified Professional - Tosca
Testsuite).
-Experience with other testing tools, such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, etc.
-Proficiency in test scripting languages (e.g., VBScript, JavaScript, Python) and
automation frameworks.
-Knowledge of SQL and database concepts for data validation in test automation.
-Experience working with development teams and continuous integration/continuous deployment(CI/CD) pipelines.
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