QA Tester - Remote
Contract W2
7 Months
No Travel Required
Remote
$53 - $58/hr
VIVA USA INC
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Job Details
Skills
- QA Tester
- Quality Assurance
- Software Testing
- manual testing methodologies
- accessibility
- CPACC
- WAS
- accessibility principles
- WCAG 2.2 AA standards
- automated test scripts
- SQL queries
- database validation
- API testing
- web service validation
- test plans
- test cases
- test documentation
- testing strategies
- testing applications
- test scripts
- test coverage
- test scenarios
- tracking defects
- managing defects
- business requirements
- software development lifecycle
- Accessibility Testing
- Section 508 Accessibility Standards
- government accessibility compliance
- accessibility testing tools
- accessibility testing methodologies
- validating WCAG
- Section 508 compliance requirements
- requirements gathering activities
- data accuracy
- system integrity
- Agile
- collaborative development
- government applications
- testing compliance-driven
- grant management systems
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- User Acceptance Testing
- UAT
- Usability Testing
- application functionality
- data processing
- Document testing results
- defects
- recommendations
- system documentation
- business process improvement
- validation activities
- AEA funding streams
- fiscal monitoring tool
- three stand-alone form upload processes
- claims workflows
- defect triage activities
Summary
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QA Tester,
Quality Assurance, Software Testing,
manual testing methodologies,
accessibility, CPACC, WAS, accessibility principles, WCAG 2.2 AA standards,
automated test scripts,
SQL queries, database validation,
API testing, web service validation,
test plans, test cases, test documentation, testing strategies, testing applications, test scripts, test coverage, test scenarios,
tracking defects, managing defects, business requirements, software development lifecycle,
Accessibility Testing, Section 508 Accessibility Standards, government accessibility compliance, accessibility testing tools, accessibility testing methodologies,
validating WCAG, Section 508 compliance requirements, requirements gathering activities, data accuracy, system integrity,
Agile, collaborative development, government applications, testing compliance-driven, grant management systems,
software testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, User Acceptance Testing, UAT, Usability Testing,
application functionality, data processing, Document testing results, defects, recommendations, system documentation, business process improvement, validation activities,
AEA funding streams, fiscal monitoring tool, three stand-alone form upload processes, claims workflows, defect triage activities,
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The client is seeking a senior QA Tester. This position will do QA testing on applications that support a variety of systems.
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Position Overview
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The client is seeking a Senior QA Tester to support ongoing enhancements to applications used for monitoring and administering Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants, including Parts B and C. Current project initiatives include the addition of two AEA funding streams, a fiscal monitoring tool, and three stand-alone form upload processes supporting budget and claims workflows.
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This role will be responsible for both manual and automated testing, with a primary emphasis on manual testing and automation where appropriate. The ideal candidate will have experience developing and executing test plans, validating business and technical requirements, performing API and database testing, and supporting defect triage activities throughout the software development lifecycle.
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The Senior QA Tester will collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional, usability, accessibility, and quality standards.
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Key Responsibilities
Perform a variety of software testing activities including:
Functional Testing
Regression Testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Usability Testing
Accessibility Testing
Develop, execute, and maintain manual test cases, test scripts, and test plans.
Utilize testing tools to support and expand automated testing efforts where practical.
Review business requirements and technical documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Collaborate with Business Analysts to clarify requirements and develop test scenarios, including limited requirements gathering activities necessary for test planning.
Perform API testing and database validation to ensure data accuracy and system integrity.
Execute SQL queries to validate application functionality and data processing.
Document testing results, defects, and recommendations.
Participate in defect triage activities, troubleshooting, and production support efforts as issues arise.
Work closely with development teams to ensure changes are successfully migrated into production environments.
Support projects ranging from small enhancements to large-scale application initiatives.
Assist with maintaining user and system documentation as business processes evolve.
Participate in business process improvement and validation activities.
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Required Qualifications
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5+ years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience.
Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices.
Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards, not just surface-level familiarity.
Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
High-level proficiency with:
SQL queries and database validation
API testing and web service validation
Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements.
Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies.
Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle.
Certification in Accessibility Testing.
Knowledge of Section 508 Accessibility Standards.
Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance.
Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams.
Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments.
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Preferred Qualifications
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Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments.
Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems.
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Skill - Required / Desired - Amount of Experience
5+ years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience. - Required - 5 Years
Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards - Required -
not just surface-level familiarity. - Upload CERT in reference - Don't submit candidate if you don't have them. - Required -
Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices. - Required - 5 Years
Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts. - Required - 5 Years
High-level proficiency with: - Required - 5 Years
o SQL queries and database validation - Required - 5 Years
o API testing and web service validation - Required - 5 Years
Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements. - Required - 5 Years
Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies. - Required - 5 Years
Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle. - Required - 5 Years
Certification in Accessibility Testing. - Required - 5 Years
Experience with Section 508 Accessibility Standards. - Required - 5 Years
Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance. - Required - 5 Years
Experience with accessibility testing tools and methodologies. - Required - 5 Years
Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements - Required - 5 Years
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. - Required - 5 Years
Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Required - 5 Years
Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams. - Required - 5 Years
Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments. - Required - 5 Years
Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments. - Highly desired - 5 Years
Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems. - Highly desired - 5 Years
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VIVA USA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a professional working environment that is free from discrimination and unlawful harassment. The Management, contractors, and staff of VIVA USA shall respect others without regard to race, sex, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, physical, mental or sensory disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a Vietnam-era, recently separated veteran, Active war time or campaign badge veteran, Armed forces service medal veteran, or disabled veteran. Please contact us at for any complaints, comments and suggestions.
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Account co-ordinator: Nivas Palanisamy
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VIVA USA INC.
3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 425
Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
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- Dice Id: vivausa
- Position Id: NPIAIS20
- Posted 3 hours ago
Company Info
VIVA is an Information Technology Management and Consulting services company with offices in the US and India.
Formed by some of the industry's most experienced and knowledgeable people, VIVA is growing to be one of the best-managed consulting companies in the world. VIVA has established itself as a reliable supplier of IT services. We specialize in IT staff augmentation, On-site and Off-site IT consulting, Turnkey Project Outsourcing, and eBusiness Solutions. Our software professionals have successfully worked on many on-site and off-site IT consulting engagements across the US.
Our business focus includes areas of on-site, off-site and offshore information technology consulting services and software development.
The software development centers in our corporate office at Rolling Meadows, IL and at Chennai, India are well equipped to undertake software development, maintenance and conversion activities.
VIVA has associated itself with leading software vendors such as Microsoft, Rational and COGNOS. VIVA is a Rational Unified Partner, a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and a COGNOS premier partner.
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