IBM Maximo IT Senior QA Engineer

Job Description

• This project aims to replace our current core program application, IBM Maximo, with a newer version including adding the Service Provider module that will significantly impact our business processes and increase our efficiency.
• It is a multi-team project involving a third-party entity and numerous internal teams and will require coordination and collaboration from both IT and business teams to deliver successfully.

Role Scope / Deliverables:

• This role requires a versatile individual with a background in software development and who is comfortable performing both manual and automated QA/Verification testing duties on both frontend and backend, depending on the project's requirements.
• The QA Engineer will also act as a release manager, approving and documenting functional and non-functional tests and expected behaviors per the business-provided specifications.
• The successful candidate will possess strong communication skills and the ability to proactively engage in a diverse work environment with software developers, business professionals, and executives.
• Collaborate with the teams to develop manual (written) and automated test cases for each sprint backlog item.
• Participate in sprint planning and backlog grooming sessions.
• Execute test cases in parallel with the team, providing feedback/results so that issues can be identified and addressed early.
• Develop end-to-end test cases covering the entire workflow to ensure existing features and cloud solutions are unaffected by new feature integration.
• Generate test reports for review and discussion during bi-weekly sprint reviews with the team.
• Act as a Release Manager, approving and documenting both functional and non-functional tests and expected behaviors as per the business-provided specifications.

Education and Experience:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical fields.
• Experience with projects involving the IBM Maximo platform
• Experience with IBM Maximo, including the Service Provider module
• 3+ years of Experience leveraging Atlassian Jira
• 3+ years of experience with enterprise-grade SW development projects in a QA role
• 3+ years of experience with documenting and managing the execution of all enterprise testing activities including unit, integration, load, and UAT testing.
• 3+ years of experience developing testing strategies in support of enterprise-level SW development projects
• 4+ years of proven experience with automated testing using tools including Tungsten
• Experience with cloud computing platforms and services, specifically AWS and Azure.
• 3+ years of experience with software development standard methodologies: Agile, TDD, DDD, BDD.
• Ability to document artifacts and processes and explain them to others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills