Junior QA Consultant

job summary:

Our Client is seeking for a Junior QA Consultant, local to Atlanta GA

• Under broad supervision, the QA Tester/Analyst will drive the overall QA planning/tracking and reporting for project(s), as well as execution of test lifecycle deliverables per standard methodology and procedures to ensure successful Test Strategy/plan implementation for the Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT).

location: Atlanta, Georgia

job type: Contract

salary: $38 - 43 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors



responsibilities:

- Experience in testing Custom applications.

- Experience in testing GIS components.

- Actively interact with various teams.

- Create and document test plans, Test Scenarios, test cases , execute tests, analyze results, and report problems and anomalies, all via the lens of business end users

- Operate in Agile approach to support testing needs.

- Ensure Testcases are properly formulated, follow QA standards to ensure metrics are working.

- Work closely and collaboratively with business partners, PMO and Vendor technical delivery teams to understand business requirements

- Ensure software testing is done on-time and as planned and notify management about bottlenecks and other issues and risks

- Assist Business subject matter experts and business analysts in the development of UAT test scenarios leveraging test cases

- Participate in defect triage meetings and demos

- Report weekly status to Quality Assurance Testing Lead

Education:

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or similar

General Experience:

- At least Three (3) years of experience with testing in software development projects.

- Experience in mid-scale or large-scale system development projects (including using test automation, test strategy, developing and executing test scripts and test plans)

- Ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

- strong verbal and written communication skills

- Able to review and analyze system specifications (e.g. System Requirements, Business Requirements, Design Documents, etc.)

- Able to perform manual testing and/or automated testing using the supported tools.

- Identify missing testcases, create new test cases and modify existing testcase for more completed accurate and efficient Test Coverage.

- Experience in documenting Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM) and confirming applications are ready for UAT

- Experience in documenting Test Cases, Test Results

- Ability to prepare sample data for testing.

- Skills in System testing, parallel/comparative testing, QA testing, performance and load testing, regression testing, security testing, business continuity/disaster recovery testing, post-go-live testing/validation

- Experience with mobile device testing is a plus.

- Analytical mind and skills in troubleshooting, problem-solving, and issue isolation

- Able to work with cross-functional teams to validate product quality throughout the development life cycle

- Experience with GitHub, ServiceNow, TFS, JIRA

Specialized Experience:

- Experience in STLC concepts and best practices.

- Experience in running tests for application functions.

- Experience with SDLC and agile methodologies.

- Familiarity with defect management tools (TFS / JIRA)

- Preferred to have experience with public sector.

Preferred training or software testing certifications such as:

- International Software Testing Qualifications Board

- Certified Test Engineer (CSTE)

- Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST)

qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 3 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors (required)

skills:

servicenow

JIRA

Automated QA Testing

GitHub

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