Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Apex Systems is assisting one of our clients in the hiring of a Software QA. This is a TEMPORARY position operating on a 4-month contract engagement.
Candidates with 5+ years of software QA experience with financial knowledge, who would enjoy working in a small to mid-sized company are encouraged to apply.
Position: Software QA
Location: Remote working East Coast hours
Duration: 4 month contract engagement (W2)
Duties and Responsibilities
Collaborate with other members of the professional services team to ensure great, high quality solutions to customer needs
Develop, document, and execute test plans to validate functionality, robustness, performance, and usability of complex requirements
Effectively investigate and communicate defects to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Support upgrades of the product, validating that customer outcomes are maintained after upgrade
Investigate and troubleshoot customer support issues
Scrum rituals (huddles, sprint planning, retrospective, demo, grooming)
Test plan documentation
Support continuous improvement and high technical standards by participating in requirement and design reviews and other best practices
Support development of project plans and on time delivery by identifying necessary tasks and dependencies, estimating timelines, and completing milestones in alignment with project plan
Identify and implement technology and process improvements that improve the product or development process
Clearly and professionally communicate status, risks, impediments, recommendations, and concerns
Requirements and Qualifications
5+ years of software testing experience
2+ years experience with business finance
2+ years experience with relational databases (SQL)
Strong critical thinking skills and the knowledge and ability to assess how to validate requirements and effectively report defects
Knowledge of best practices for software engineering and Agile software development life cycles
Excellent communication skills and willingness to work closely with other members of the PSO, development, and product teams to drive resolution of problems
Demonstrate initiative, strong work ethic, and accountability
Demonstrate planning, organization, and time management
Demonstrate accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail
Self-motivated, proactive, results-oriented professional with ability to work independently within a large team
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