Description

  • ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Assure process quality and consistency through development or adherence to guidelines and standards appropriate to product and industry and/or development life cycle
    • Execute all assigned testing, whether manual or automated, according to schedule and any productivity targets committed
    • Support root cause analysis exercises against target areas, propose corrective approaches for measurable improvements, track and report progress; communicate the plans and results effectively to drive change. Collect and analyze data and other findings, according to plans
    • Produce reports that are clear, effective, insightful, and traceable whether for defects discovered during test or non-compliance issues found during a process review or audit. Utilize existing tracking systems, report mechanisms agreed conventions, and metrics when preparing and providing such reports
    • Escalate concerns about project/product/process quality in clear, timely, collaborative, constructive way
    • Knowledgeable and conversant in defect prevention and associated tools and methodologies
    • Participate in improvement initiatives. Develop Quality Assurance plans or Test Plans and embed appropriate activities as part of project/product development plans
    • Objectively evaluate processes and products against applicable standards, and procedures
    • Monitor customer feedback
    • Monitor product development and usage at all levels with an eye toward improving product quality
    • Participate in defect reviews or other project efforts, providing clear status when needed
  • SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES
    • BA degree in Computer Science or relative fields
    • Prior experience working on a professional software development team
    • Experience in test automation frameworks a plus.
    • Must be proficient with SQL using relevant RDBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, Postgres, MySQL)
    • C#, C++, Ruby or Python are preferred
    • Experience in web-based multi-tiered development environment
    • Experience developing automation scripts with Selenium highly desired
    • Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Stack of Tools and Technologies
    • Experience working in an Agile development environment

Education

Any Graduate