Job Description

Mandatory Requirements

8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants

Knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably Microsoft DevOps

Experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members

Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

Conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA/testing processes and standards

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

Desired Skills and Experience

Experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level

Knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications

Knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms, like Microsoft DevOps

Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results, checking the entrance and exit criteria

Experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests

Experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members

Experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities

Experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc

Experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies

Experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation

Experience adapting planning based on test results and progress (tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems

Experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, data testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc

Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, with the ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively when needed

Resumes Evaluation/Criteria:

Criteria 1: Technical Skills

Hands on experiences with technologies/platforms such as SharePoint, Web Services, HTML, JavaScript and VBScript, COTS, SaaS and Cloud applications

Knowledge and experience of automation tools and use of version control systems on one or more platforms

Demonstrate knowledge of regression, data and integration testing with enterprise level applications/solutions.

Demonstrate experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests, data testing and systems level integration tests

Demonstrate ability to extract and retrieve data by using database queries (e.g., SQL)

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

Demonstrate knowledge of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications

Demonstrate experience contributing the testing perspective to other project activities, such as development, integration testing, etc.

Knowledge and experience in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the use of version control systems on one or more platforms, preferably DevOps

Criteria 2: Quality Assurance Skills

8+ years of demonstrated QA experience, including leading QA teams, in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants

Demonstrate experience in test management (Test Plan, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Execution), defect management (Defect Life Cycle and Triage) and Test Execution Reporting

Demonstrate experience in defect tracking using a collaborative tool to manage defects and change request and to communicate status of these to all project participants

Demonstrate experience with User Acceptance Testing and leading initial UAT sessions

Demonstrate experience in planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts at the specified experience level

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the use of automated test tools and version control systems on one or more platforms, like Microsoft DevOps

Experience initiating the specification, preparation, implementation and execution of tests, monitor the test results, checking the entrance and exit criteria

Demonstrate experience executing functional tests, non-functional tests and systems level integration tests

Demonstrate experience with quality assurance principles, practices, tools and structured methodologies

Demonstrate experience creating testing strategy documentation, test plans, test cases and test data for various types and phases of testing, including technical and business functional validation

Demonstrate experience in quality assurance and testing, including unit testing, data testing, integration testing, load testing, performance testing, etc

Criteria 3: Business Skills

Demonstrate experience working with clients and technical teams to ensure effective resolution of defects and management of change requests are complete

Demonstrate experience in providing periodic status reports, present test data defects/migration strategy and approach to executives and other stakeholders

Demonstrate experience coordinating testing activities with project managers and others team members

Demonstrate experience supporting user acceptance testing and participating in UAT activities

Demonstrate experience adapting planning based on test results and progress (tweaking the plan) and take necessary actions to compensate for problems

Demonstrate experience being a team player with a track record for meeting deadlines, with the ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively when needed

Demonstrate conceptual skills to see the big picture and assist in integrating QA/testing processes and standards

Demonstrate excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; organizational, creativity and perseverance skills; verbal and written communication skills; and interpersonal skills

Criteria 4: Public Sector Experience

Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organizations

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