IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a Software Test Analyst. The Test Analyst will support all test activities, in terms of communications to and from the business test representatives and ensuring through the Test Lead (ITM14) that key test issues are managed or escalated as necessary. Additionally, will produce reports, presentations, and meeting minutes for quality assurance testing assignments and deliverables.

Tasks

• Communicate and interact with the BA and development teams during the requirements, development and testing processes.
• Assist team in creating scenarios to meet the validation of acceptance criteria of customer requirements.
• Undertake all system test related activities in support of the business requirements for the provision of new and updated systems.
• Undertake functional and integration testing, and liaison with third-party staff to ensure appropriate test coverage.
• Undertake Quality Assurance checks during third-party meetings and internal developments to ensure that only fit-for-purpose code is delivered into test environments owned by the test team.
• Attend meetings as well as workshops comprising business and or technical representatives to cover test-dependent activities such as requirement verification and prioritization, test scenario identification and general matters.
• Ensure that test scenarios and scripts are prepared in a structured way, prioritized to reflect business or technical priorities and are approved by appropriate stakeholders. Scope is to cover test cycle contents and regression packs.
• Create allocated test scripts, monitor test execution and ensure results are recorded.
• Coordinate re-testing of defects and issues either through at desk re-tests by business test representatives, or via walkthroughs with third-party providers.
• Prepare and maintain relevant test documentation, including test scripts, activity schedules, narrative and written reports, and visual progress charts.
• Act as liaison with and assist each line of business regarding the test planning, testing activity, and test results analysis.
• Responsible for: time management; reporting and monitoring; risk management; issue management; quality assurance and change management.
• Support other test team members and associated IT and Business resources as appropriate to the implementation of testing related activities.
• Carry out other tasks as agreed with the Test Team Lead.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and business teams

NOTE: Candidates must be local to the Dimondale, Michigan area (within 90 minutes) at time of submission. This is a Hybrid position. There is no remote-only option. Required onsite days are Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Remote eligible days are Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

Location: Dimondale, MI (Hybrid)

Contract: 1 year

Skills Required:

• 5+ years - Experience in QA requirements analysis and test planning
• 5+ years - QA execution and defect tracking experience
• 5+ years - Experience using QA tracking tools (Rational, HP ALM, or similar)
• 5+ years - Backend functional testing experience
• Demonstrated ability to review, adapt, and enhance provided test plan templates to ensure appropriate test coverage for assigned incidents
• Bachelor s Degree (Please include on your resume)

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• 1+ year - SAP Financials experience
• 1+ year - GenTax experience
• 1+ year - Oxygen XML Editor experience

*** Rate depends on experience

*** Candidates authorized to work in the US are encouraged to apply. We can accept H1b, , TN, and other valid work visas for IT. However, we cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time.

*** Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.

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