What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Engineer Automated 3 Consultant for Texas Education Agency, Austin, Tx position at Pedigo Staffing Services?
Title: Quality Assurance Engineer Automated 2
Agency: Texas Education Agency
Solicitation: 70125042
Location: William B. Travis State Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 7870
Duration: On-going, no ending date
Visa: Must be US Citizen, Green Card, EAD. No H1B
Telework Policy: The primary work location(s) will be at 100% Remote
REQUIRED/PREFERRED SKILLS:
Texas Education Agency requires the services of 1 QA Engineer Automated 2, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of QA Engineer Automated 2, Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Education Agency.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Education Agency and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Education Agency will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
The Software QA Engineer performs advanced and/or supervisory computer systems analysis and team lead work, administering the daily operations and activities of testing teams within the Quality Assurance (QA) section of IT-SEDS (Information Technology – Statewide Education Data System). Work involves planning, budgeting, and analyzing user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing systems.
This position will work with the FSP development team to provide the following Software Testing Services:
Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Education Agency. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.
The primary work location(s) will be at 100% Remote, Work Location With-in the United States. The working position is Telework. Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Education Agency will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.
The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Education Agency.
Agency: Texas Education Agency
Solicitation: 70125042
Location: William B. Travis State Building, 1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 7870
Duration: On-going, no ending date
Visa: Must be US Citizen, Green Card, EAD. No H1B
Telework Policy: The primary work location(s) will be at 100% Remote
REQUIRED/PREFERRED SKILLS:
- 7 years, Required - Testing complex Web Applications
- 7 years, Required - Testing all phases of Software Development Life Cycle
- 6 years, Required - Testing automation experience with Selenium and TesING
- 3 years, Required - Database/SQL Language
- 3 years, Required - Experience with Java Programming Language
- 2 years, Required - Experience with tools like WAPT Pro, Jmeter, or other performance testing tools
- 3 years, Preferred - Experience in API testing (SOAP and REST)
- 1 years, Preferred - Previous experience with Zephyr Scale preferred
- 1 years, Preferred - Previous experience with JIRA preferred
Texas Education Agency requires the services of 1 QA Engineer Automated 2, hereafter referred to as Candidate(s), who meets the general qualifications of QA Engineer Automated 2, Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing and the specifications outlined in this document for the Texas Education Agency.
All work products resulting from the project shall be considered "works made for hire" and are the property of the Texas Education Agency and may include pre-selection requirements that potential Vendors (and their Candidates) submit to and satisfy criminal background checks as authorized by Texas law. Texas Education Agency will pay no fees for interviews or discussions, which occur during the process of selecting a Candidate(s).
The Software QA Engineer performs advanced and/or supervisory computer systems analysis and team lead work, administering the daily operations and activities of testing teams within the Quality Assurance (QA) section of IT-SEDS (Information Technology – Statewide Education Data System). Work involves planning, budgeting, and analyzing user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate processing or to improve existing systems.
This position will work with the FSP development team to provide the following Software Testing Services:
- 1) Analyze user requirements, design documents and other documentation to develop detailed test cases
- 2) Create and execute automated functional and regression test cases, report and document all issues, test cases ran, test results, and testing summaries in detail
- 3) Perform SQL queries to analyze and manipulate data
- 4) Work with development team and customers to clearly understand the functionality under test to define and implement test case automation and clearly communicate to the team
- 5) Execute performance and accessibility testing
- 6) Perform manual testing and data validation
Services shall be provided during normal business hours unless otherwise coordinated through the Texas Education Agency. Normal business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, excluding State holidays when the agency is closed.
The primary work location(s) will be at 100% Remote, Work Location With-in the United States. The working position is Telework. Any and all travel, per diem, parking, and/or living expenses shall be at the Candidate's and/or Vendor's expense. Texas Education Agency will provide pre-approved, written authorization for travel for any services to be performed away from the primary work location(s). Pre-approved travel expenses are limited to the rates and comply with the rules prescribed by the State of Texas for travel by its classified employees, including any requirement for original receipts.
The Candidate(s) may be required to work outside the normal business hours on weekends, evenings and holidays, as requested. Payment for work over 40 hours will be at the hourly rate quoted and must be coordinated and pre-approved through Texas Education Agency.
