What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Quality Assurance Analyst position at ConsultUSA?
Our client is seeking a Senior QA Analyst for a 6 month contract role in the Pittsburgh, PA area. This role is hybrid and requires 2 days in the office and 3 days at home working virtually.
Job Responsibilities:
- Support development and execution of Test Strategy and Test Plans
- Coordinate testing activities across business SMEs, application teams, and vendors
- Perform hands-on manual testing including functional, integration, and end-to-end testing
- Execute and maintain performance/load testing using Apache JMeter, BlazeMeter, and similar tools
- Modify and maintain existing storm testing scripts for new APIs and integrations
- Develop and execute performance tests for new integrated business scenarios
- Perform API performance and load testing for individual services and end-to-end workflows
- Support high-volume and peak load validation scenarios
- Lead/support defect triage, tracking, and follow-up activities
- Provide regular test execution and defect status reporting
Education/Experience Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline.
- 5-8 years of relevant experience.
Critical Skills
- Hands-on experience with Apache JMeter is required
- Strong experience with manual testing and defect management.
- Experience supporting performance/load testing initiatives
- Experience working in Waterfall or hybrid Agile delivery models
- Experience with API testing and integrated system testing
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps (ADO), JIRA, or similar tools
- Strong communication, coordination, and organizational skills
- Ability to quickly learn business processes and systems
- Preferred:
- Experience in Hammer, Blazemeter
- Experience with customer-facing or contact center applications
- Utility industry experience is a plus
- Working SQL knowledge.
- C# and/or Python