Quality Management Test Analyst

Job Duration: 2years
Job Location: West Sacramento, CA.

SCOPE OF SERVICES
The Consultant shall perform the following tasks and produce the following deliverables:
A. Software Testing Support
1. Review business requirements documentation and user stories to understand testing needs/requirements with respect to both functional and non-functional requirements of applications, application interfaces
2. Collaborate with both business and IT SMEs to collect, verify, develop, and document applicable test Requirements
3. Formulate test scenarios and develop test cases, test scripts, test data for various types of testing, e.g. user acceptance testing, system integration testing, automated regression testing
4. Analyze, evaluate, make changes, and keep up to date all test requirements and test specifications
5. Lead as well as perform testing related activities including System Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and other testing (automated and non-automated) needs.
6. Review, update, and provide written comments on all testing related documentation, e.g. test plans, defect management plans, test results and reports

B. Examples of anticipated deliverables include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
1. Test plans
2. Defect Management Plans
3. Implementation Checklists
4. Post Implementation Validation Plans
5. Test scripts
6. Test data
7. Defect reports
8. Test results
9. Testing status reports

C. Status Reporting:
1. Update Monthly Engagement Status
2. Develop and present technical findings for schedule, resources, issues, risks and mitigations during the monthly status review

3. Provide weekly status reports

D. Examples of anticipated deliverables include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
1. Weekly status reports, including, but not limited to, the following:
2. Meetings attended, presentations delivered, and completed assignments
3. Activities planned for the coming week
4. Observations and recommendations
5. Final Report

Technical Qualifications:
1. At least 10 years of working experience in Information Technology or Information System (IT or IS) fields with most experience in the areas of software testing and quality assurance, including knowledge and experience overseeing testing portions of entire System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to ensure quality, timely defect resolution(s), and software performance, etc.
2. At least 5 years of experience producing the following documents: testing requirements, testing plan and strategy, test design for various types of testing, e.g. system test, functional test and regression testing.
3. At least 5 years of experience analyzing business, functional and technical requirements and translating them into test requirements and test cases.
4. At least 5 years of experience preparing (i.e. setting & resetting) software testing harness including test tools, test environments, as well as formulating test data sets and test cases for various types of testing,
e.g. system test, functional test and regression test.
5. At least 5 years of experience using industry leading defect tracking tools (e.g JIRA, Jama and ALM).
6. At least 5 years of experience developing test cases and test scripts for testing configurable Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Products, Software as a Service (SaaS), and custom developed applications.
7. At least 5 years of experience demonstrating experience analyzing test results, generating test reports, identifying defects and /or anomalies, and fine-tuning test data or test cases.

Desirable Technical Qualifications:
1. Experience overseeing testing phases for enterprise-wide IT projects.
2. Experience with pension administration systems, soft phone systems, business process management systems, imaging systems.
3. Experience working with external vendors as a designated representative of a large government agency.
4. Server database experience with queries using Structured Query Language (SQL).
5. Experience using industry leading test tools (e.g. Jama, Jira, Selenium, Robot Framework).
6. In-depth knowledge with various enterprise technologies and software products such as Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) products (for example, SAP, FileNet).
7. Knowledge of various System Development Lifecycle methodologies including V Model, Waterfall, and Agile.
8. Proven ability to work both in a team environment and independently.
9. Excellent oral communication skill and technical writing skill.
10. Four-year college degree (Bachelor) or higher in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields from a government accredited/sanctioned college or university.