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Job Description:
Under broad supervision, the Jr. QA Tester/Analyst will be supporting the execution of test lifecycle deliverables per standard methodology and procedures to ensure successful Test Strategy/plan implementation for the Georgia Dept. of Transportation. While the intent may be a long-term tenure, this position is subject to annual budget restrictions. The initial contract is through the end of this fiscal year and is anticipated to be renewed July 1st.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Experience in testing Custom applications
- Experience in testing GIS components
- Create and document test plans, execute tests, analyze results, and report problems and anomalies, all via the lens of business end users
- Operate in Agile approach to support testing needs
- Work closely and collaboratively with business partners, PMO and Vendor technical delivery teams to understand business requirements
- Ensure software testing is done on-time and as planned and notify management about bottlenecks and other issues and risks
- Assist Business subject matter experts and business analysts in the development of UAT test scenarios leveraging test cases
- Participate in defect triage meetings and demos
- Report weekly status to Quality Assurance Testing Lead
Education
Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Business, or similar
General Experience
- 3-5 years of experience with testing in software development projects
- Experience in mid-scale or large-scale system development projects (including using test automation, test strategy, developing and executing test scripts and test plans)
- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Able to review and analyze system specifications (e.g. System Requirements, Business Requirements, Design Documents, etc.)
- Able to perform manual testing and/or automated testing
- Experience in documenting Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) and confirming applications are ready for UAT
- Experience in preparing UAT instructions for end users and facilitating/overseeing UAT activities
- Experience in documenting Test Cases
- Experience in evaluating and documenting Test Results
- Ability to prepare sample data for testing
- Skills in System testing, parallel/comparative testing, QA testing, performance and load testing, regression testing, security testing, business continuity/disaster recovery testing, post-go-live testing/validation
- Experience with mobile device testing is a plus
- Analytical mind and skills in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and issue isolation
- Detail oriented
- Excellent communication/collaboration skills with software developers/architects, business analysts, etc.
- Able to work with cross-functional teams to validate product quality throughout the development life cycle
- Experience with GitHub, ServiceNow
Specialized Experience
- Experience in quality assurance concepts and best practices
- Experience creating test cases and writing manual test scripts
- Experience in running tests for application functions
- Experience with SDLC and agile methodologies
- Familiarity with defect management tools
Preferred Qualifications
- Preferred to have experience with public sector
- Preferred training or software testing certifications such as:
- Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
- Certified Test Engineer (CSTE)
- Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)
- Certified Manager of Software Quality (CMSQ)
Skills/Requirements
- Bachelor''s Degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent work experience Required 3 Years
- At least Five (5) years of experience with testing in software development projects. Required 3 Years
- Experience in mid-scale or large-scale system development projects (including using test automation, test strategy, developing and executing test sc Required 3 Years
- Able to review and analyze system specifications (e.g. System Requirements, Business Requirements, Design Documents, etc.) Required 3 Years
- Experience in documenting Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) and confirming applications are ready for UAT Required 3 Years
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