Job Description
Description: The primary responsibility of this position will be to ensure adequate testing of development code prior to release to production. The QA Analyst will work with the Senior QA Engineer and QA Specialists. The QA Analyst will report to the QA Manager and work directly under the guidance of QA Specialists. The focus of the QA Analyst will be to ensure all changes to our applications are tested adequately. The QA Analyst will be responsible for ensuring test plans and test cases follow all standards and are appropriate on a project-by-project basis. The QA Analyst is responsible for using all test management tools according to standards. Over time, the QA Analyst is responsible for building technical expertise in our applications.
Looking for a QA engineer that has experience testing server-side components. Linux and SQL experience is a plus. Automation experience is helpful. Financial industry experience is helpful.
Responsibilities: Create test plans and participate in Peer Reviews
Modify test plans based on Peer Review feedback
Provide input on risks so that Senior QA engineers, QA Specialists, and in some cases QA Managers can be informed.
Provide input to QA and Release Specialists to prepare implementation timelines
Participate in development of Test Data Strategy
Assist QA Specialists in determining appropriate test environments
Work with business analysts to ensure business requirements are adequate
Highlight requirement and design gaps as early in lifecycle as possible
Create test cases according to standards - manual and automated
Perform problem solving and root cause analysis when defects occur
Update Quality Center according to standard including mapping test cases to requirements
Engage application development in defect resolution
Flag test cases appropriate for regression libraries
Participate in test case Peer Reviews
Update test cases based on Peer Reviews
Participate in continuous improvement efforts within the QA organization
May support and provide constructive feedback on existing processes and standards
Become knowledgeable in the technologies used by Application Development organizations
4 year college degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of software testing experience
Solid experience in testing applications(native) for Mobile platforms (both iOS and Android)
Technical skills can include Windows, LINUX, UNIX, JAVA, C++, InterSystems CACHE, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, XML, Web Services
Knowledge or experience in one or more of the following is highly preferred
- XCTest, UI Automator, TeamCity, Gradle, Maven, XCode, Android SDK, IntelliJ IDEA, Bitbucket, Mobile OS (iOS and Android) as well as native applications including installation, operation and configuration.
MUST HAVE some programming experience using Java or other OO Language (C#, Object C, Swift). Will use this to create test automation frameworks.
Knowledge and experience with relational database technologies (SQL, schema design)
Experience with CI tools like Team City or Jenkins
Knowledge of test repository or defect tracking systems
Knowledge of financial markets/brokerage experience preferred
Excellent communication and organizational skills, team player
Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
Strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills with the ability to come up with creative solutions
Ability to prioritize workload in an efficient manner
Effective listening skills
Education: Bachelors Degree
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