Job Description :
We are currently engaged with a client who is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst on a long-term consulting basis. In this role, the Software Quality Assurance Analyst will be responsible for:
* Leadership, design, development and execution of testing for Salesforce CRM & Admissions applications, components and integrations used to enable Boston University academic, administrative and ancillary processes.
* Analysis of business requirements and technical design; development of test strategies and plans.
* Development of test cases and scripts - both automated and manual; test execution and tracking; metrics reporting.
* Testing related to operational support and maintenance of various applications enabling university processes and systems.
* Assisting clients with user testing, enhancing the testing function by identifying, proposing and implementing improvements.
The appropriate individual will have demonstrated experience in the following:
* Requirements gathering and development of test plans, test cases and QA testing in Salesforce.com platforms.
* QA testing of Salesforce.com platforms or various vendor platforms that are based on the Salesforce CRM application.
* Automated testing tools that include a combination of one of the following: (Selenium/Cucumber, NeoLoad, Provar)
* Coaching and mentoring of more junior technical/QA staff.
* Various testing methodologies and technologies to leverage at all stages of product development.
* Development of master test plans/strategies along with detailed project level test plans documents based on functional requirements and technical specifications.
* Test management tools (ALM, Jira, IBM Rational, etc
* Fundamental programming concepts, frameworks, languages and technologies in a combination of SQL, Java, C#, JSP, ASP, JavaScript, .NET, XML, JSON, HTML5, CSS, JSON, VBScript, Python, PowerShell environments.
* Agile development methodologies
* Project management concepts and frameworks such as Waterfall, Prince 2, Scrum.
* Working multiple projects as a technology leader or frequently as the subject matter expert.
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In order to arrange a preliminary interview, please forward a Word copy of your resume with your complete contact information. We are unable to sponsor Visa''s for this role. Local candidates preferred. Personal Interviews are Required.
About Us
New Directions is a Rhode Island based Information Technology Recruiting and Staffing Firm that provides consulting; project staff augmentation and traditional hire services for: Enterprise Software; Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing; and Enterprise Web Applications Design & Development.
Our success and subsequent growth has been based on leveraging our clients'' technology with talented people.