QA Testing Analyst
The Judge Group Inc.

Location: Minnetonka, MN
Salary: Negotiable
Description:
Job Title : QA Testing Analyst

Location: Minnetonka, MN 55345 (3 days Onsite, 2 days Remote)

Type: 12+ Months Contract

Contract - Only W2

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Business Systems Analysts and Development teams in the analysis and review of business objectives and requirements to ensure requirements are testable.

• Actively participate in the review of architectural and technical design specifications.

• Develop, document, and maintain the test data, data validation, end to end testing flows.

• May run database queries to supply data validation within test scripts.

• Conducts testing associated with API Services

• Updates test cases based upon approved change requests.

• Works with BSAs and Development teams on defect analysis and triage.

• Assigns defect severity and manages defects throughout the project.

• Works with colleagues and project managers to meet established target dates and completion of activities/deliverables under changing conditions.

• Creates test status reports per project guidelines.

• Creates test results and test summary deliverables to ensure production implementation readiness.

• Creates and facilitates review of the Test Strategy with the project team.

• Identifies any potential quality issues per defined processes and escalates potential quality issues immediately to management.

• Collects testing sign-off from all testing participants, including cross-impacted application teams.

• Ensures all aspects of testing, such as manual execution, regression, automation, and performance testing, is completed.

• Collaborates with Project Test Lead on estimating the test efforts.

• Collaborates with the project team to support UAT efforts as needed.

• Maintains the regression test bed to meet changing requirements.

• Participates in off-hour production releases as needed.

• Supports the project's warranty period as needed.

• Works under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgement and problem solving.

• Provides mentorship to junior team members as needed.

• Understands and follows the project lifecycle methodology consistently.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 3+ years of related experience or an additional 2+ years of IT experience that includes IT Analytics, IT Troubleshooting, or IT Customer Service may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Negotiation skills with the ability to influence others by information/knowledge sharing

• Proficiency in using testing tools (ALM), in addition to in depth knowledge of common testing methods, terminology and industry best practices.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain system issues clearly and concisely to all levels of management, and establish effective working relationships with our internal customers

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Experience in an Agile-Scrum environment

• Knowledge of data structures, data management practices, various corporate security rules, legal and regulatory obligations such as PCI, SOX, or similar standards

• Advanced knowledge of using software packages or tools for processing or displaying data

Contact: smishra02@judge.com

This job and many more are available through The Judge Group. Find us on the web at www.judge.com

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