Minimum Qualifications:

Seven years of professional experience in quality assurance.

OR
An Associate's degree and five years of the required experience as described above.
OR
A Bachelor’s degree and three years of the required experience as described above.
OR
A Master’s degree and two years of the required experience as described above.

Under the general direction of the Project Assistant (System Testing Lead), NS equated to G-25, the Project Assistant (System Testers), NS equated to G-23, will be responsible for managing the testing activities to ensure application quality and performance. An incumbent will supervise a team of Project Assistants (System Tester Support) staff equated at G-18 level.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Defines and creates detailed test designs, test cases, test scripts and test data, ensuring they align with the requirements and testing objectives.
• Develops automation testing scripts using various programs.
• Utilizes appropriate tools for automated testing and make recommendations for adjustments.
• Identifies testing strategies and scope for automated and manual testing.
• Supplies support to the team for automated and manual test scripting.
• Validates necessary resources to execute the testing activities of the testing center.
• Collaborates with team members to develop testing schedules.
• Collaborates with technical teams to set up and construct the test environment, including configurations and data.
• Oversees the defect lifecycle and construct any new fields or workflows related to defects.
• Delivers updates to the supervisor for system testing activities.
• Collaborates with team members on data conversion testing activities.
• Contributes with tracking and reporting out on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
• Sustains a collaborative environment that fosters and supports creative solutions and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate strong, professional, respectful communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to perform all duties of Project Assistant, G-18 position.
• Completes a full range of supervisory activities for subordinate staff.

Hours of the positions, including questions on Telecommuting, Flextime and Compressed work week will be discussed at the time of interview.

Options regarding securing permanent status may be discussed at time of interview and would need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The Department of Motor Vehicles is committed to diversity and equal opportunity, and to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace, and we encourage all qualified individuals to apply, including people with disabilities or any other protected category under the law. Our goal as an employer is to reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and customers we serve.

If interested in this position, please submit your resume to Transformation.Hiring@dmv.ny.gov.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $84,156.00 - $106,454.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Compensation package:

• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 7 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No nights
• No weekends

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• application development in quality assurance testing: 7 years (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Albany, NY 12228: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person