Job Description

Under broad supervision, drive the overall QA planning/tracking and reporting for project(s), as well as execution of test lifecycle deliverables per standard methodology and procedures to ensure successful Test Strategy/plan implementation. 

Under broad supervision, the Senior QA Tester/Analyst will drive the overall QA planning/tracking and reporting for project(s), as well as execution of test lifecycle deliverables per standard methodology and procedures to ensure successful Test Strategy/plan implementation for the Georgia Dept. of Transportation. While the intent may be a long-term tenure, this position is subject to annual budget restrictions. The initial contract is through the end of this fiscal year and is anticipated to be renewed July 1st. 

Local Candidates only

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Experience in testing Custom applications.
• Experience in testing GIS components.
• Create and document test plans, execute tests, analyze results, and report problems and anomalies, all via the lens of business end users
• Operate in Agile approach to support testing needs
• Work closely and collaboratively with business partners, PMO and Vendor technical delivery teams to understand business requirements
• Ensure software testing is done on-time and as planned and notify management about bottlenecks and other issues and risks
• Assist Business subject matter experts and business analysts in the development of UAT test scenarios leveraging test cases
• Participate in defect triage meetings and demos
• Report weekly status to Quality Assurance Testing Lead

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or similar

 General Experience:

• At least Ten (10) years of experience with testing in software development projects.
• Experience in mid-scale or large-scale system development projects (including using test automation, test strategy, developing and executing test scripts and test plans)
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Able to review and analyze system specifications (e.g. System Requirements, Business Requirements, Design Documents, etc.)
• Able to perform manual testing and/or automated testing.
• Experience in documenting Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) and confirming applications are ready for UAT
• Experience in preparing UAT instructions for end users and facilitating/overseeing UAT activities
• Experience in documenting Test Cases
• Experience in evaluating and documenting Test Results
• Ability to prepare sample data for testing.
• Skills in System testing, parallel/comparative testing, QA testing, performance and load testing, regression testing, security testing, business continuity/disaster recovery testing, post-go-live testing/validation
• Experience with mobile device testing is a plus.
• Analytical mind and skills in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and issue isolation
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent communication/collaboration skills with software developers/architects, business analysts, etc.
• Able to work with cross-functional teams to validate product quality throughout the development life cycle
• Experience with GitHub, ServiceNow

Specialized Experience:

• Experience in quality assurance concepts and best practices.
• Experience creating test cases and writing manual test scripts.
• Experience in running tests for application functions.
• Experience with SDLC and agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with defect management tools
• Preferred to have experience with public sector.

Preferred training or software testing certifications such as:

• Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)
• Certified Test Engineer (CSTE)
• Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)
• Certified Manager of Software Quality (CMSQ)