Our government client is looking for experienced Quality Assurance Engineer on an onsite 12+ months renewable contract opportunity in Columbia, SC.
Role: Quality Assurance Engineer
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
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 (RANKED 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 (RANKED 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.
Required Education:
A bachelor's degree in business administration, information systems/technology, computer science or a related field
PREFERRED EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:
-Tricentis/Tosca certification
About Vector:
Vector Consulting, Inc., (Headquartered in Atlanta) is an IT Talent Acquisition Solutions firm committed to delivering results. Since our founding in 1990, we have been partnering with our customers, understanding their business, and developing solutions with a commitment to quality, reliability and value. Our continuing growth has been and continues to be built around successful relationships that are based on our organization's operating philosophy and commitment to ** People, Partnerships, Purpose and Performance - THE VECTOR WAY
“Celebrating 30 years of service.”
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