QA Analyst

Role:  QA Analyst

Contract to hire

Onsite Richmond, VA

Qualifications

1.      Ability to learn and understand complex software systems and their interrelationships in a short period of time

2.      5 years’ experience with all types of software testing including functional, non-functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance

3.      5 years’ experience testing java applications

4.      Clear and effective written and oral communication skills

5.      In-depth knowledge of test planning, test case creation and test case execution

6.      Solid experience with software technologies including: HTML, XML, java, TypeScript and React or Next.js

7.      Solid experience with MS SQL databases

8.      Solid experience with version control systems such as GIT

9.      Solid experience with Azure DevOps(Board, Repos, Pipelines, Test Plans etc).

10.   Ability to work both in a project team environment and alone with minimal direction and supervision

11.   Knowledge of Agile scrum development method and how Quality Assurance participates in this process

12.   Experience with hosting requirements and test scenario reviews with developers, other QAs, and project stakeholders including project managers and product owners

13.   Ability to determine and manage impact to test scenarios and cases when requirements change

14.   Must be very detail oriented and be able to find the root cause of defects

15.   Experience in automated testing using UFT and open source automation tool such as Playwright, Selenium is a required.

Responsibilities

1.      Work with Business/Product SME to understand requirements

2.      Review requirements with developers and other QAs for consistency and accuracy

3.      Create, maintain, and execute test plan, test scenarios and cases against complex software, primarily inputs are requirement documents and logic extracts

4.      Enter test scenarios, cases, and expected results in the test management tool

5.      Create and execute test sets in the test management tool; analyze and communicate test results from tool

6.      Execute complex SQL to ensure data is persisted correctly in databases

7.      Create and track defects in specified tool

8.      Participate in daily SCRUMs

9.      Deliver test scenarios and cases on time according to the project timeline

10.   Determine test data needed for execution and identify data gaps in test environment

11.   Identify test cases that are potential candidates for automation.

12.   Build and review automation codes as per BHE standards

13.  Build and maintain automation frameworks (UFT, Playwright, Typescript, Java, Selenium) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines.