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 Quality Assurance Analyst for their PROTECT Modernization Project. This position is responsible for working with our existing business analyst on formalizing testing protocols for the PROTECT case management system. It will be responsible for recommending and implementing an automated testing tool in addition to assisting the current business analyst with application testing, developing test scripts and writing documentation. This position will be part of the final two years of our modernization effort and serve as a member of the core team that includes members of the existing team and other IT contractors

Tasks

• Promote and maintain secure data and systems practices.
• Quickly get up to speed on the modernization project and determine which automated testing tool will work best in our environment.
• Work within the confines of the State s available product offerings.
• Work with existing business analyst on understanding the application.
• Develop test plans to execute on changes as well as regression testing.
• Work closely with other team members to ensure the code is error free.
• Communicate issues effectively to developers.
• Create testing documentation to provide clear guidelines for developers and testers to follow.
• Provide guidance and training materials to help users understand and navigate the testing software effectively.
• Communicate regularly with team members to gather design needs and share changes and reasons behind choices. Actively participate in daily scrums.
• Understand business requirements to achieve desired outcomes, while adhering to agency policies, procedures, and compliance objectives.
• Support for other team initiatives as needed.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Ability to learn quickly; synthesize complex information; identify key points and communicate results accurately and effectively.
• Adaptable to an evolving project structure and open to feedback.
• Strong communication skills, including verbal (phone/video) and written (email) with both team members (developers, business analysts) and stakeholders.
• Strong creative, problem-solving, organizational, and task management skills.

NOTE: Candidates MUST be a CURRENT WI resident. NO RELOCATION ALLOWED. 100% remote within the State of Wisconsin.

Location: Madison, WI (Remote)

Contract: 1+ years

Skills Required:

• 5+ years - QA experience involving documentation and testing (manual as well as automated testing experience).
• 5+ years - Experience creating and executing test scripts; documenting issues found; and communicating with developers and other team members about the items found and steps followed
• 5+ years - Experience with automated testing tools with the ability to recognize which tools work best for which environments.
• 5+ years
• Experience with systems and processes that interact with sensitive and restricted data.
• Experience implementing an automated test tool from scratch, including systems analysis and team member cross-training.

Skills Desired A plus to have:

• UI/UX design experience
• Experience with UI/UX design software like Figma, Balsamiq, or Framer

***Rate depends on experience

*** Local candidates preferred, not mandatory

*** 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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