DirectClient: Texas Workforce Commission(TWC)
Solicitation#3164921PM2BA
Title: QA Manager
Location: 3TWC 101 E. 15th St., Austin, Texas 78701/Telecommuting
Duration: Until 8/31/2022 with possible extension
Last date for submission: May 20, 2021 (9.00 AM-CST)
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES:
Contractor will work with the IT Project Manager (PM) to perform complex and advanced project and Business Analyst work including: highly complex systems analysis to complete software test activities for all test phases of this solution implementation project.
Primary Responsibilities will include:
• Review, analyze, evaluate and develop test cases and scenarios based on business and system requirements to ensure traceability.
• Perform system testing; and participates in user acceptance testing.
• works in cooperation with the project team to identify and document software defects and works with the project’s Technical Lead to coordinate defect solutions.
• Work is accomplished in a highly collaborative environment.
• Ensure project tasks and products follow the development process and quality guidelines while meeting both functional and contractual requirements.
• Manage deliverable content expectations, review processes, and acceptance criteria.
• Ensure deliverables meet the agreed upon quality and content.
• Communicate with the project stakeholders, management, and other relevant parties.
• Document detailed system requirements.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet tight deadlines
WORKER SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Requirements:
Years Skills/Experience
8 Full-time experience in project management work, business analysis, or project administration. Experience managing complex projects throughout all development phases.
8 Experience in structured design and development process, scope control, project estimation, risk mitigation, and preventive and corrective actions for overruns.
8 Experience managing project activities; establishing project goals and objectives; exercising sound judgment in making critical decisions; analyzing complex information and developing plans to address identified issues; demonstrate negotiation and facilitation skills; identify project risks and gaps; prepare reports; and communicate effectively.
8 Experience in planning, leading, gathering and analyzing business requirements, preparing and executing fit gap analysis, and developing software specifications, complex test scenarios and test plans in cooperation with business and technical groups.
8 Experience preparing and executing test plans; leading and assisting team members in performing and completing test activities; performing testing; and documenting/communicating testing results.
5 Experience in creating test scenarios and test cases and testing web-based applications.
5 Experience testing interfaces, data conversion and migration in support of projects replacing large, complex legacy systems.
3 Experience simultaneously collecting requirements across multiple program areas or organizations that are geographically dispersed and that have varying business needs.
3 Experience with test management software such as HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Preferred:
Years Skills/Experience
5 Knowledge of project management theories and practices applicable to projects that are complex in scope; of systems and procedures used to evaluate a third-party vendor’s performance; and of local, state, and federal laws and regulations relevant to the administration of the project undertaken.
5 Experience working as a Test Lead for an IT implementation project.
5 Experience presenting to program and IT management, project Sponsors, and Executive leadership.
5 Workforce Labor Exchange or Unemployment Insurance software experience.