Lead I - Software Testing

Role Test Automation/Quality Assurance Engineer

Location Philadelphia PA
Onsite 3 days

Summary
Responsible for planning, designing, developing, monitoring, and supporting new and existing software and web applications in a 24x7x365 global environment. Test script development, testing automation, participate in operations activities, develop and perform monitoring activities, while debugging software components in a complex and innovative environment. Documents all activities working in an agile team progressing aggressively in 2-week sprints. Works with moderate guidance in own area of knowledge.

Key technical skills required are: Test automation, Python, Java REST Assured, SOAP UI. Addition preferred skills are SQL, AppDynamics, Kibana, and Concourse. Also, a strong financial, payment and/or billing system background is required. Agile and Jira experience preferred.

This environment has engineers working in Java, Oracle, Couchbase, and Cloud Technologies (AWS and/or Cloud Foundry).

Core Responsibilities
- Must be a strong team player, an excellent communicator, and possess and display a positive attitude.
- Must be able to learn quickly through self-guided learning.
- Displays knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills, and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
- Works on projects under aggressive timelines with a requirement for very high quality.
- Designs, develops automated test scripts for new software and web services. Provides support for applications under development and enhances current applications.
- Assists in the roll-out and monitoring of software releases.
- Provides quality assurance guidance throughout the design, development and testing process and direction with regards to practices, procedures and techniques. Serves as a guide and mentor for junior-level Quality Engineers.
- Evaluates and plans software development activities, performs code and test script reviews, and provides test plans, test results and documentation.
- Participates in researching, writing, and editing of documentation and technical requirements, including sequence diagrams, software designs, demos, acceptance criteria, test results, technical manuals, monitoring plans, support strategies, and any retrospective recommendations.
- Displays in-depth knowledge of engineering methodologies, concepts, skills, and their application in the area of specified engineering specialty.
- Displays in-depth knowledge of, and ability to apply, process design and redesign skills. Presents and defends design and technical choices to internal audiences.
- Displays knowledge of, and ability to apply, project management skills, and good decision-making.
- Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
- Regular, consistent and punctual attendance. Must be able to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) as necessary.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Field of Study
- Computer Science, Engineering
Years of Experience
- Generally requires 5-10 years related experience
Compliance
Comcast is an EEO/AA/Drug Free Workplace.
Disclaimer

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications

Job Description: Expectations from this role:
Ensuring adherence to test practices and process to improve test coverage, for the following:
1. Create Test Estimates and Schedules
2. Identify business processes, conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage
3. Ensure adherence of processes and standards
4. Produce test results, defect reports, test logs and reports for evidence of testing
5. Publish RCA reports and preventive measures
6. Report progress of testing
7. Contribute for Revenue savings for client by suggesting alternate method
8. Quality of Deliverables
Typical performance measures:
1. Test Script Creation and Execution Productivity
2. Defect Leakage Metrics (% of defect leaked, % of UAT defects and % of Production defects)
3. % of Test case reuse
4.Test execution Coverage
5. Defect Acceptance Ratio
6.Test Review efficiency
Performance Areas:

Test Design, Development, Execution:
Participate in review, walkthrough, demo and obtain sign off by stakeholder for Test Design
Prepare Test summary report for modules/features

Requirements Management:
Analyse, Prioritize, Identify Gaps and create workflow diagrams based on Requirements/User stories

Manage Project:
Participate in Test management

Domain relevance:
Identify business processes, conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage

Estimate:
Prepare Estimate, Schedule, Identify dependencies

Knowledge Management:
Consume, Contribute, Review (Best Practices, Lesson learned, Retrospective)

Test Design, Execution:
Test Plan preparation, Test Case/Script Creation, Test Execution

Test & Defect Management:
Conduct root cause and trend analysis of the defects

Test Planning:
Identify the test scenarios with understanding of systems, interfaces and application
Identify end-to-end business critical scenarios with minimal support
Create/Review the test scenarios and prepare RTM

Skill Examples:
1. Ability to create and manage a test plan
2. Ability to prepare schedules based on estimates
3. Ability to track and report progress
4. Ability to identify test scenarios and prepare RTM
5. Ability to analyse requirement/user stories and prioritize testing
6. Ability to carry out RCA
7. Ability to capture and report metrics
Knowledge Examples:
1. Knowledge of Estimation techniques
2. Knowledge of Testing standards
3. Knowledge of identifying the scope of testing
4. Knowledge of RCA Techniques
5. Knowledge of Test design techniques
6. Knowledge of Test methodologies
Client Specific Requirements:

Skill Cluster for this Role:


4.67 Lead II - Software Testing
Role Name: Lead II - Software Testing

Expectations from this role:
Create and Organise testing process based on project requirement and manage test activities within team, for the following
1. Test Estimates and Schedules-. Ensure Test Coverage
2. Produce test results, defect reports, test logs, and reports to evidence for testing
3. Publish RCA reports and preventive measures
4. Ensure Quality of Deliverables
5. Report project metrics and status
6. Ensure adherence of Engineering practices, processes and standards
7. Understand and contribute to test automation/performance testing
8. Work with DevOps team, when required; to understand testing framework and QA process for implementing continuous testing

Typical performance measures:
1. Test Script Creation and Execution Productivity
2. Defect Leakage Metrics (% of defect leaked, % of UAT defects and % of Production defects)
3. % of Test case reuse
4.Test execution Coverage
5. Defect Acceptance Ratio
6.Test Review efficiency
7. On-time delivery, Effort Variance
8. Test Automation Coverage
Performance Areas:

Supporting Organization:
Ensure utilization and quality of deliverables prepared by the team
Co-ordinate Test Environment and Test Data provisioning

Test Design, Development, Execution:
Participate in review, walkthrough, demo and obtain sign off by stakeholder
Prepare Test Summary Report for modules/features

Requirements Management:
Analyse, Prioritize, Identify Gaps; create workflow diagrams based on Requirements/User stories

Manage Project:
Participate in Test management
Preparing, Tracking and Reporting of Test progress based on schedule

Domain relevance:
Identify business processes, conduct risk analysis and ensure test coverage

Estimate:
Prepare Estimate, Schedule, Identify dependencies

Knowledge Management:
Consume, Contribute, Review (Best Practices, Lesson learned, Retrospective)

Test Design, Execution:
Test Plan preparation, Test Case/Script Creation, Test Execution

Risk Identification:
Identification of risk/issues and prepare Mitigation and Contingency plans

Test & Defect Management:
Conduct root cause and trend analysis of the defects

Test Planning:
Identify the test scenarios with understanding of systems, interfaces and application
Identify end-to-end business critical scenarios with less support Create and review the test scenarios and prepare RTM
Prepare estimates (time /effort) based on the requirements/User stories
Identify scope of testing

Client Management:
Define KPIs to the engagement and ensure adherence to these KPIs.

Stakeholder Connect:
Handle monthly/weekly governance calls and represent issues for the team

Skill Examples:
1. Ability to Create, Review and manage a test plan
2. Ability to prepare schedules based on estimates
3. Ability to track, report progress and take corrective measures on need basis
4. Ability to identify test scenarios and prepare RTM
5. Ability to analyze requirement/user stories and prioritize testing
6. Ability to carry out RCA
7. Ability to capture and report metrics
8. Ability to identify Test Data and Test Env. Specifications
Knowledge Examples:
1. Knowledge of Estimation techniques
2. Knowledge of Testing standards
3. Knowledge of identifying the scope of testing
4. Knowledge of RCA Techniques
5. Knowledge of Test design techniques
6. Knowledge of Test methodologies
7. Knowledge of scope identification and planning
8. Knowledge of Test automation tools and frameworks

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