Quality Assurance Support Analyst

Job ID Number

R4513

Employment Type

Full time

Worksite Flexibility

Hybrid

Job Summary

We are looking for a motivated QA Analyst/Tester ready to take us to the next level! If you have 3 years' experience auto and manual testing via Selenium and are looking for your next career move, apply now.

Job Description

We are looking for a QA Tester to be responsible for testing technical solutions to flag bugs, usability issues, and any other defects before delivery to users. The tester will act as a quality champion and empower teams to create high-performing and resilient systems, leveraging both automated and manual testing to efficiently cover each solution?s functionality. This position will be full-time contract and hybrid.

What You?ll Do

• Uses both automated and manual testing to efficiently cover the system?s functionality and ensure every feature developed by the team is tested

• Partners with development teams to identify key areas of risk in new solutions

• Communicates detailed information on any defects found to development team and helps the IT Product Manager prioritize defects

• Actively participates in agile ceremonies as needed to provide clarifications and problem solve with the team

• Strives to automate and maintain comprehensive test suites with a continuous improvement mindset

• Runs tests in production environments after deployment to ensure quality

• Knows the product vision and works closely with the Business Analyst and IT Product Manager to translate their vision into tests

• Stays updated with industry best practices and standards on testing

• Promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative, and customer-focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers

• Must complete annual and semiannual self-assessment as required

• Performs other duties and special projects, as assigned

What You'll Need

• Ability to prioritize workload, must be highly organized, detail-oriented, handle various tasks simultaneously, and work independently within limited time constraints with little or no supervision

• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and deal effectively and diplomatically with business professionals and EDA staff

• Demonstrates respectful behavior and promotes teamwork and communication to encourage an interactive, cooperative, collaborative, and customer-focused work environment among division, EDA staff and external customers

• NJEDA utilizes Microsoft as the core application platform and proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite is preferred

Communication:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to quickly process complex information and communicate test results, issues, and recommendations clearly

• Willingness to speak up and present contrarian views in team settings

Subject Matter Expertise:

• Bachelor?s degree in IT / Computer Science OR related experience in technical field

• 3 years of QA testing experience working with multiple platforms and testing techniques, including but not limited to manual acceptance testing, exploratory testing, and creative testing

• Strong analytical skills ? able to analyze software systems to identify existing/potential issues

• Experience implementing automated end-to-end tests using frameworks and tools such as BDD, Selenium, and JavaScript

• Ability to develop integration, performance, and load bearing tests

Agile Experience:

• Strong understanding of agile methodologies.

• Experience as a tester on cross-functional agile teams preferred.

Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience

• 5 Years experience with Manual acceptance testing, Exploratory testing, and Creative testing: Required

• 5 Years experience implementing automated end-to-end tests using frameworks and tools such as Selenium or similar automated testing tool: Required

• 5 Years experience with the Microsoft Office Suite: Required

• 4 Years strong experience testing using Agile Methodologies and participation in agile ceremonies: Required

• 4 Years experience running tests in production environments after deployment to ensure quality: Required

• 4 Years experience collaborating with Development Teams: Required

• 4 Years experience with any Project Management tool such as MS DevOps or Jira: Required

• 4 Years experience with JavaScript: Required

• Bachelor?s degree in IT / Computer Science OR related experience in technical field: Required

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard, and monitor

Reasonable Accommodation Statement

If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to or .

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of CAI not to discriminate against any employee or applicant due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. It is also the policy of CAI to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment. Employees and applicants of CAI will not be subject to harassment due to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or being a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

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