What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior QA Tester position at Software Technology Inc.?
Job Title: Senior QA Tester
Location: Des Moines, IA 50319 - Remote
Duration: 12-Month Contract
Key Responsibilities
- Perform a variety of software testing activities, including:
- Functional Testing
- Regression Testing
- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Usability Testing
- Accessibility Testing
- Develop, execute, and maintain manual test cases, test scripts, and test plans.
- Utilize testing tools to support and expand automated testing efforts where practical.
- Review business requirements and technical documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
- Collaborate with business analysts to clarify requirements and develop test scenarios, including limited requirements-gathering activities necessary for test planning.
- Perform API testing and database validation to ensure data accuracy and system integrity.
- Execute SQL queries to validate application functionality and data processing.
- Document testing results, defects, and recommendations.
- Participate in defect triage activities, troubleshooting, and production support efforts as issues arise.
- Work closely with development teams to ensure changes are successfully migrated into production environments.
- Support projects ranging from small enhancements to large-scale application initiatives.
- Assist with maintaining user and system documentation as business processes evolve.
- Participate in business process improvement and validation activities.
Required Qualifications
- 5 years of quality assurance and software testing experience.
- Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices.
- Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards, not just surface-level familiarity.
- Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
- High-level proficiency with:
- SQL queries and database validation
- API testing and web service validation
- Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements.
- Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies.
- Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle.
- Certification in Accessibility Testing.
- Knowledge of Section 508 Accessibility Standards.
- Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance.
- Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
- Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams.
- Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments.
- Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems.
Skills Required:
- 5 years of quality assurance and software testing experience. - Required / 5 Years
- Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards—Required / 5 Years
- not just surface-level familiarity. - Upload CERT in reference. - Don't submit a candidate if you don't have them. - Required / 5 Years
- Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts. - Required / 5 Years
- High-level proficiency with: - Required / 5 Years
- SQL queries and database validation—Required / 5 Years
- API testing and web service validation—Required / 5 Years
- Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements. - Required / 5 Years
- Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle. - Required / 5 Years
- Certification in Accessibility Testing. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience with Section 508 Accessibility Standards. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience with accessibility testing tools and methodologies. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements—Required / 5 Years
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. - Required / 5 Years
- Strong verbal and written communication skills. - Required / 5 Years
- Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments. - Required / 5 Years
- Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments. Highly desired / 5 years
- Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems. Highly desired / 5 years
Srinivas
Sr. Technical Recruiter
Email: srinivas.m@stiorg.com | Phone: 609-934-5010