Job Description :
Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst

Location: Jackson, Mississippi 39211

Duration: 3 months Contract (Extendable)




Job Description:

The Mississippi Department of Education has a current goal for every community to effectively use a world-class data system to improve student outcomes. This goal has an outcome to increase the availability of quality data to drive decisions that improve student outcomes. MDE is planning to satisfy this goal in part by modernizing its current student information system along with improving the quality of data in connected systems. This will include web-based application development and the creation of dashboards and reports that will improve access, accuracy, and ease of use for all stakeholders.



JOB DESCRIPTION

This position will require a qualified Quality Assurance Analyst to take the lead on the following tasks:

· Support the planning, design and execution of system testing on simple and complex implementations

· Translate business requirements into valid test plans and detailed test cases

· Work collaboratively with the IT department and business units to execute and validate test cases based upon system requirements

· Test software and computer applications to ensure they function properly and efficiently

· Develop and share testing reports with project team

· Document new development (User Guides, Systems Guides, other)



REQUIRED DEGREE

· Bachelor’s degree
7 Years of experience in Testing.