Sr Engnr - Software QA

Description & Requirements

Sr.

Quality Engineers are resources within IT Applications Testing Shared Services.

They are responsible for systems testing of start-up implementations and O&M software development projects.

The Sr.

QA Engineer's role includes analyzing and reviewing systems requirements, collaborating with development and DevOps engineering teams to understand project objectives, and gathering automation requirements to design reusable and maintainable automation tests.

The individual will actively contribute to the continuous improvement process by enhancing or expanding the existing automation framework to drive our vision forward.

This position also involves developing a test strategy to maximize the use of automation in testing web-based applications built on microservices architecture and webservices.

Additionally, the Sr.

QA Engineer will mentor testing team members, lead efforts in performing proof-of-concept research for new tools, make recommendations on such tools, and implement them upon management approval.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for Systems testing lead activities for systems implementation and O&M software development projects.
- Perform analysis and review of system requirements, estimations, peer reviews, test data determination and preparation, designing test strategy and test cases, executing test cases and monitoring and control of overall test activities, UAT and Production support and provide testing status.
- Responsible for mentoring testing team members.
- Lead efforts in performing POC/research for new tools, making recommendations of such tools, and implementing upon management approval.
- Test preparation and test execution.
- Develop, maintain, and implement integration/system test strategy, test plans, test processes, test scenarios and test cases based on MAXIMUS' CMMI standards.
- Identify and determine data for testing.
- Communicate with analysts and developers to understand/clarify requirements.
- Identify, report and manage defects in defect tracking system.
- Participate in level of effort estimates.
- Maintain project's test documentation.
- Participate in reviews as per project's scope.
- Work with external parties for interface testing.
- Mentor testers on the project and assist with complex testing SQL and or utilities needed for testing during white/gray box testing.
- Assist with development of functional automation scripts for regression testing.
- Assist with performance testing when required.
- Participate in UAT and Production support.
- Troubleshoot user reported production defects.
- Provide systems test results walkthroughs and assist in data prep and supports test case execution for UAT.
- Conduct demos/walkthroughs.
- Participate in project meetings and status reporting.
- Provide testing status reports per project requirements and provide input to the Project Plans and Processes.
- Identify and communicate risks to the Project team.
- Provide regul...