Senior QA

The client is seeking a senior level Software Quality Assurance professional to develop, support and deliver testing strategies and solutions for a modernization application in support of their mission to deliver quality to our customers. This role requires gathering and analyzing data including the review of systems requirements to write test plans and scripts, track and facilitate defect resolution, and apply analytical problem- solving skills by collaborating with business and technical staff throughout the development and testing process.

Key Activities

• Analyzes, designs, tests, and delivers technology solutions for business areas and implements executes comprehensive software quality assurance strategies.
• Establishes and fosters collaborative relationships with customers, service providers, and technical delivery partners.
• Develops test scenarios/user acceptance criteria by understanding business drivers to perform an analysis and review of requirement specifications and/or user stories.
• Develops, reviews, and executes test plans, test scripts, and test data to ensure application products and services meet business needs, quality standards, and end user/non-functional requirements (i.e., environments and user interfaces).
• Documents, tracks, and resolves software defects or issues in collaboration with the product delivery team.
• Ensures quality is built into the software solution throughout the software development lifecycle by performing peer reviews and leveraging relevant quality assurance processes and technologies.
• Develops and communicates software quality measures that report the reliability, compliance/accessibility, performance, and security of the software products and services developed.
• Works closely with delivery partners to understand and align software quality assurance services with product delivery approach and schedule.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Typically requires at least 6 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, computer science/technology, business administration, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.
• Broad, in-depth understanding and experience with the quality assurance and testing discipline. Performs most work independently with limited supervision and direction.
• Senior to advanced level understanding of subject.
• May consult with management or senior staff in decision making. Preferred Qualifications
• Testing skills and experience with agile, cloud-based delivery in close alignment with the application development team.
• Demonstrate growth mindset and learning agility.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, strong written and verbal communication, and ability to effectively balance constraints and priorities to ensure team commitments are met.
• Strong interpersonal skills -- seek to understand different perspectives; demonstrate openness and respect for diverse views, help build and maintain a healthy team dynamic.
• Strong initiative and teamwork.
• Experience working in the financial industry surrounding Python, Java, and JavaScript technologies.
• Providing manual and automated testing services to assure the quality of strategic and high priority applications.
• Experience working with test and project management tools like: JIRA and Xray, would be preferred.
• Understanding of the software development process and major technology terms.
• Experience working in a high-level collaborative environment and promoting a teamwork mentality.
  
  

Additional Information How We Work

• 50% onsite monthly requirement
• Location(s): Kansas City or Omaha
• Screening: United States citizenship is required for this position. This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while preforming the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to a couple of months to be completed. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks.
• Sponsorship: The client will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without an end date and without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.