Job Description:
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The Department of Health and Human Services is looking for Testers to assist with continued testing of enhancements of their Evergreen system. This work relates to the management of the Department's Developmental Disabilities (DD), Neurobehavioral, and Adult Protective Services (APS) programs, and planned phasing in of the MeCare legacy system functionality.
The Tester is a member of a team which plans, constructs, and executes manual requirements and script-based product tests, system tests, acceptance tests, regression tests, data validation as well as works with others for release control processes. The more experienced Tester manages, plans, constructs, and executes tests and integrates with release control process. Testers have or gain significant business application knowledge.
Years of Relevant Experience: 5 plus years
Preferred Education: 4-year college degree or equivalent technical study
Role Description:
- Creates test models for product test and release control (plans, data, and scripts).
- Conducts structured walkthroughs.
- Executes assembly or product tests.
- Meets time estimates for assigned tasks.
- Follows quality standards.
- Completes assigned tasks.
- Develop contingency plans as needed.
- Strong communication skills; both written and spoken.
- Defines product test plans and criteria for acceptance.
- Develops understanding of system business requirements supported by the Test team.
- Resolves testing process questions / issues.
- Assists in the planning, creation, and control of the test environments.
- Conducts inspections; resolve issues.
- Coordinates and executes assembly or product tests with the Test Team, Application Team and the Project Manager.
- Assists Team Lead or Test Team Lead in monitoring estimated-time-to-complete (ETC) and actuals for assigned tasks.
- Works with Test Team members to enhance their testing skills and build technical and business knowledge.
- Aware of new developments in industry and processes and ability to apply to work as appropriate.
- Determines time estimates and schedule for work efforts.
- Defines and utilizes entry / exit criteria for testing.
- Schedules the design of structured walk-throughs or inspections; resolve issues.
- Works with users to ensure that solutions meet business requirements.
- Anticipates and resolves issues specific to the team.
- Identifies and tracks issues, risks and action items.
- Reviews and understands the Test Team work plan.
- Assists in managing and directing Test Team processes.
- Anticipates, identifies, tracks, and resolves issues and risks affecting own work and work of the Test and/or Application Teams.
- Develop contingency plans as necessary.
- Research problems before approaching the Team Lead or Test Team Lead for assistance.
- Assists or guide Testers as needed.
- Develop understanding of system business requirements supported by the Test team
- Assists Application Teams to plan and execute component and assembly tests.
- Participates in assembly or product test execution as required.
- Leads all efforts relating to testing and/or coordination of release control efforts.
- Plans and reviews test models for product test and release control (plans, data, and scripts).
- Plans product test with Functional Team Leads, team members, and the Project Manager.
- Acts as primary point of contact for testing facilitators, executors, and validators.
- Defines test plans and criteria for acceptance.
- Coordinates the development, updating, and maintenance of testing standards and procedures.
- Approves Entry/Exit criteria to be used.
- Manage and direct the Test Team s tasks and processes by balancing team capacity and schedule.
- Directs work planning and the development of accurate estimates for Test Team activities as required.
- Ensure that test design remains within project scope.
- Communicate accurate and useful status reports to Group Lead and other management on a timely basis.
- Develop options and recommendations to assist Test Team members in resolving issues.
- Communicate effectively with customers and software / hardware suppliers supporting the State as appropriate.
- Conducts post project reviews and quality assessments.
- Defines testing quality standards as needed.
- Ensure that defined processes are followed.
- Leads efforts in developing and facilitating implementation of the Test Team goals and metrics.
- Advanced experience with manual web application testing.
- Intermediate experience with manual data migration verification, Windows 11 with Office 365, SharePoint, and MS Teams.
Required Skills:
- Experience executing manual sprint cycle functional test scripts, documenting test results, and tracking issues.
- Experience performing manual data migration verification, documenting validation results, and tracking issues.
- Experience developing, reviewing, and executing manual user acceptance testing and regression testing scripts.
Preferred Skills:
- Evergreen Data System Experience.
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