We are looking for a Full-time contractor or employee for a HP ALM Tester role.
The QA Associate Analyst will work in collaboration with the development team to ensure DFPS business needs are reflected in the quality and usability of software code that is developed and deployed. The analyst position will mitigate timeline and accuracy risks associated with software coding changes by discovering defects in software code prior to its release to internal and external customers. Strong analytical, interpersonal, organizational, and both written and verbal communications skills with software testing experience are necessary. Software testing will involve working with the IT project team as well as program staff at DFPS. This role may also be responsible for the following:
The services to be provided include, but are not limited to, the following:
·Developing and maintaining test cases for integration, data conversion and system testing.
·Developing, maintaining, and upgrading manual test scripts.
·Reviewing, analyzing and executing manual test cases within HP ALM.
·Working with project Business Analyst to correctly interpret business processes and requirements.
·Working with QA Lead to determine assignments and deadlines.
·Creating, maintaining and testing of application defects within HP ALM.
·Use of the complete MS Office suite.
·Other duties as assigned.
CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS(Required):
- Experience testing all aspects of web-based applications; UI, database, batch, web service
- Experience in formulating test scenarios, creating detailed test cases, and performing manual application testing within a complex software environment
- Ability to work in a team environment and interact with a diverse level of staff to exchange and/or extract information
- Experience developing, maintaining, and upgrading test cases using HP ALM
- Experience creating and maintaining defects using HP ALM, Xray, or Jira
- Experience with MS Office products (e.g., Word, Excel, etc.)
- Experience setting up test data using SQL and PL/SQL
- Experience testing data conversions
- Experience testing web services and batch processes using various toolsets.