Software Test Analyst

Job Title: Software Test Analyst

Location: Dimondale, MI

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Schedule: Hybrid Role (2 days a week on site (Tues/Wed))

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Communicate and interact with the BA and development teams during the requirements, development and testing processes.
• Assist team in creating scenarios to meet the validation of acceptance criteria of customer requirements.
• Undertake all system test related activities in support of the business requirements for the provision of new and updated systems.
• Undertake functional and integration testing, and liaison with third-party staff to ensure appropriate test coverage.
• Undertake Quality Assurance checks during third-party meetings and internal developments to ensure that only fit-for-purpose code is delivered into test environments owned by the test team.
• Attend meetings as well as workshops comprising business and or technical representatives to cover test-dependent activities such as requirement verification and prioritization, test scenario identification and general matters.
• Ensure that test scenarios and scripts are prepared in a structured way, prioritized to reflect business or technical priorities and are approved by appropriate stakeholders.
• Scope is to cover test cycle contents and regression packs.
• Create allocated test scripts, monitor test execution and ensure results are recorded.
• Coordinate re-testing of defects and issues either through at desk re-tests by business test representatives, or via walkthroughs with third-party providers.
• Prepare and maintain relevant test documentation, including test scripts, activity schedules, narrative and written reports, and visual progress charts.
• Act as liaison with and assist each line of business regarding the test planning, testing activity, and test results analysis.
• Responsible for: time management; reporting and monitoring; risk management; issue management; quality assurance and change management.
• Support other test team members and associated IT and Business resources as appropriate to the implementation of testing related activities.
• Carry out other tasks as agreed with the Test Team Lead.

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in QA requirements analysis and test planning
• 5 years of QA execution and defect tracking experience
• 5 years of experience using QA tracking tools (Rational, HP ALM, or similar)
• 5 years of backend functional testing experience
• Demonstrated ability to review, adapt, and enhance provided test plan templates to ensure appropriate test coverage for assigned incidents
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with technical and business teams
• Bachelor s degree required

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1 year of SAP Financials experience
• 1 year of GenTax experience
• 1 year of Oxygen XML Editor experience