Senior IT Software QA Specialist - Remote

Our client is looking for a Senior IT Software QA Specialist on a 11-month contract in Memphis, TN.

Join over 20,000 employees at this global company specializing in technology-enabled claims and risk management solutions. You will be part of a culture that is constantly recognized for progressive, inclusive employment practices, and be part of a bigger movement to simplify complexities in the areas of workers compensation, liability, property, disability, and absence management.
You will work alongside some of the smartest minds in the industry who are excited to share their knowledge and to learn from you.

Contract Duration: 11 Months

Required Skills & Experience

• High School Graduate/GED.
• 6 years of experience of information technology/computer science experience or equivalent combination of education and experience required to include three 3 years of testing and/or business analytical experience.
• Strong knowledge of software testing and test design.
• Good oral and written communication skills PC literate, including Microsoft Office products.
• Analytical and interpretive skills.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Ability to meet or exceed Performance Competencies.
• Ability to independently create and execute test plans, test design, test data.
• Ability to work and manage deliverables in multiple projects in parallel and manage time effectively.
• Knowledge and experience in testing and documenting test results related to IT projects of data warehousing, IT application / product development, ETL, data modeling, reporting, data visualization, reporting and software upgrades regression test verifications.
• Good understanding of SDLC process and procedures.
• Experience in gathering and documenting requirements related to enterprise initiatives projects, system migration or upgrade projects, data warehousing and visualizations.
• Good knowledge of PL/SQL and able to write medium to complex queries.
• Working experience with SAP BO, Tableau, Oracle Exadata, SAP HANA is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of data test analysis with strong Excel skills.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Information Systems or Computer Science major.
• Experience in interpreting user requirements and development of business application tests strongly.

What You Will Be Doing

• Proactively engage in the end-to-end software testing cycle as it pertains to the assigned projects.
• Collaborate and work closely with other QA, SA, and Dev teams for defect resolution.
• Work closely and follow direction from Project management / leadership team.
• Develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans, and procedures (manual and automated).
• Develop, maintain, test and debug tests for software to meet defined requirements.
• Formulate and define moderately complex system scope and objectives.
• Prepare detailed specifications for testing applications and design, implement, test, debug, document and maintain test scripts.
• Familiar with most aspects of the application including reports, parameters, claims management, intake services, carrier/client interfaces and vendor/business partner interfaces.
• Analyze user needs as required.
• Assist in design of tests to verify that end user needs have been met.
• Develop and modify software test scripts and test plans to verify systems meet the specifications outlined in data processing requests.
• Develop and maintain software test script and test plans to verify systems meet requirements of insurance carrier and regulatory groups.
• Test and verify assigned projects.
• Assist in testing projects for members of the programming staff.
• Prepare documentation on new or existing software.
• Investigate call escalations from the support staff.
• Make necessary corrections to data and/or software tests.
• Assist in the professional growth of other quality assurance analysts.
• Follow pre-established standards and guidelines as they pertain to design and development of tests and test plans.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of current quality assurance tools and other technological advances.
• Deliver and maintain the highest quality of customer services to our clients.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Support the organization's quality program(s).