Quality Assurance Consultant III

Job#: 3022369

Job Description:

Job Title: Quality Assurance Consultant III

Location: Charlotte NC/ Addison TX/ Jersey city NJ

Duration: 12 Months

Payrate: $55.00 - 60.42/hr

Description:

Interview process: Video - 1 or 2 rounds

Hybrid schedule requirement of a minimum of 3 days per week

Ensures the testing strategy and processes are well-defined and continuously improved for the team or teams. Able to handle multiple QA teams and cross functionality.

Establishes a test and automation strategy, creating common test frameworks, defining and managing test processes including test data generation, defect management and reporting.

Creates and optimizes test processes including defect management and reporting. Contributes to building quality into the SDLC using best practices and tools. Creates a test automation strategy across the application stack (UI, API, and Backend, etc.).

Creates and optimizes test automation frameworks and use of test automation tools. Leads test planning for complex features that span across the platform or multiple teams.

Ensures alignment and sign off for test cases from business and other stakeholders. Optimizes test suites employing techniques such risk-based testing. Manages test execution and assists with resolving, communicating or escalating any issues that may result in test plan variance.

Contributes to test data management approach, processes and tools. Conditions and generates test data and ensure data compliance requirements are met on all levels of test environments.

Reports issues and defects along with the appropriate background information for review. Participates in triaging reported issues/defects and assists with resolving or escalating them as necessary.

Creates and manages traceability. Traces tests forwards/backwards through the development lifecycle and back to requirements. Uses testing tools and follows processes to complete testing in a given test environment and assists with fulfillment of necessary steps required to promote code base to higher level environments.

Primary Skill: Oracle Exadata

Secondary Skill: Automation Testing

Required Qualifications

Strong ETL and Database Query building skills

Experience with Test Automation, scripting and Regression testing.

Experience with defect management systems such as JIRA.

Waterfall and Agile methodologies

Working knowledge with QA automation tools such as Selenium, TOSCA, QTP

Functional Knowledge of Swift, payments domains

Desired Qualifications

8 or more years of hands-on experience in reference data space, especially for Client Onboarding highly preferred

Proven experience with ALM, JIRA, qTest and Automation Tools

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with quick adaptation to new technologies, methodologies, and systems

Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to convey messages to a broad audience

Ability to work in a cross functional, collaborative team environment

Seeking out best practices to find opportunities for improvements in test execution process

Top 3 Skills

1. ETL Testing Oracle Exadata

2. Test Automation - Java, Selenium

3. Informatica, Hadoop, API

Preferred skills/experience

1. ETL testing with Agile delivery

2. Past BOA QA experience

3. Test Automation Tools

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.