QA Manager - Only Locals to Texas

Role: QA Manager

Work location: Austin, TX

Duration: 5 Months

Only Locals to Texas

Responsibilities:

• Perform highly advanced managerial tasks related to QA and testing activities as well as analysis and testing tasks related to software development and configuration.
• Responsible for activities during all phases of the system development life cycle including analyzing, diagnosing and resolving reported software problems and troubleshooting system issues for internal and external clients.
• Define and review the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy specific to TDLR modernization projects (guidance to team during “Soft UAT” as well) and align resources and Subject Matter Experts (SME) for all review and testing activities.
• Coordinate sprint review feedback with Vendor staff and business SMEs. 
• Review of Test Cases received from Vendor with SMEs and suggest edits.
• Work with business users and SMEs to create and update test cases, perform testing, and provide test results/reports (i.e. success/pass, defects, issues/concerns, etc.).
• Act as the main point of contact between IT Division, business users, and Vendor.
• Lead triage efforts and the tracking, prioritizing, and managing of defects.
• Review defects for themes, conduct root cause analysis, and suggest improvements.
• Provide and review weekly updates on UAT progress and results.
• Provide testing-related project status updates, progress on defects, and check progress on requirement traceability and coverage.
• Ensure UAT exit criteria are met and obtain final sign-off from the business.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.

Skills/experience:

• 7 years of experience overseeing User Acceptance Testing (UAT), performance, accessibility, interface, security, and data conversion testing.
• 7 years of experience managing, performing, monitoring, and reporting test activities on modern technology platforms.
• 7 years of experience reviewing, updating, and creating test strategies, test suites, and test cases.
• 7 years of experience documenting and reporting test results, data conversion and integration issues, and managing Problem Incident Reports (PIRs) and defect status.
• 7 years of experience providing training and mentoring to testing team members.
• 7 years of experience coordinating testing staff schedules, test activities, and project-related meetings.
• 7 years of experience working with testing tools such as Jira, TestSavvy, JUnit, Selenium, Microfocus UFT, and SQL.
• 7 years of experience with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with strong focus on testing processes, including Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• 7 years of experience demonstrating leadership, communication, organization, planning, and problem-solving skills in testing environments.
• 4 years of experience using performance monitoring tools such as JProfiler and JMeter.
• 4 years of experience (Preferred) working with Salesforce platforms in testing environments.
• 4 years of experience (Preferred) working directly with a Texas state agency as an employee or contractor in a QA Test Manager role.
• 4 years of experience (Preferred) serving as a Team Leader or Project Manager in testing or QA projects.