Job Description :
Title QA Analyst - Automation
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Duration: long-term (typically done in 12-month increments)
C2C Rate: DOE
Mode of interview: phone followed by f2f (no skype)
Job Description
The Software Quality Analyst is mostly focused on Test Automation and is responsible for the overall quality throughout the application development lifecycle by creating automated tests and improving the automation practice on a daily basis. Through the leadership provided by the Software Quality Assurance Manager, the Software Quality Analyst will partner with the development team for overall code quality.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
(90%) Validation of Quality Applications
Participate in requirement reviews and validations, as well as Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions
Define testing related tasks and provide estimation for these tasks
Create automation test scripts for functional, web service and database testing using C# on Selenium
Execute tests and improve test coverage iteratively as new features become part of regression and other test cycles
Analyze automated test execution results and identify functional defects or scripting defects for improvement
Identify Smoke test suite and Regression test suites to ensure each build is healthy and software is functional as expected
Ensure that components and features are fully tested in each Sprint so that the feature is complete based on the definition of “done” in Agile environment
Develop, document, and maintain tests and test steps for each sprint
Ensure the appropriate test environments and test data are in place and controlled
Work with entire project team to conduct integration testing, system testing, and acceptance testing to ensure entire application are fully tested before production release is ready
Provide manual and automated exploratory testing to understand the feature and how it is implemented, to find additional or unexpected behavior, and to refine and define additional test cases for the feature
(10%) Continuous Improvement
Assists the practice area leader in defining and refining standards and best practices
Facilitate and participate in Retrospectives to simplify, automate and improve processes and tools
Deepen SQA, Engineering and Agile knowledge through self-study, group-study and projects
Cross train in Development, Engineering, Quality, Collaboration, Communication and other related domains
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