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Horizontal Talent · 1 day ago

Sr. QA Analyst

Mendota Heights, MN

Contract

Remote

Senior Level

$77/hr - $85/hr

5+ years exp

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Teri Rivers (Wondra)

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Responsibilities

Adhere to established QA standards for Quality Assurance Process and Methodology.

Collaborate with team members, including Software Engineers and Product Owners, regarding feature design.

Analyze Product Backlog Items to create test plan documentation.

Create and execute test plans and scripts that will determine optimal application performance according to specifications.

Demonstrates innovation in developing an automation solution for reducing test execution cycles, increasing overall test coverage, and improving product quality

Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet or exceed business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.

Collaborate with software/systems personnel in application testing, such as but not limited to system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods.

Test any new software to ensure integration into company systems meets functional and non-functional requirements, system compliance, and technical specifications.

Review requirements and test cases to ensure complete test coverage.

Perform issue tracking, reporting and resolution of issues found during testing.

Define and track quality assurance metrics.

Collect and analyze data for software process evaluation and improvements and integrate them into business processes.

Mentor QA analyst peers.

Drive quality improvements through recommending new technology, tools, industry best practices, and processes.

Qualification

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Quality AssuranceTest Plan CreationAutomated TestingSQL ScriptingAgile/ScrumPostmanSeleniumCypressContent Management SystemsMultifactor AuthenticationAzure Active Directory B2CGITTruck-based Development Testing

Required

Associate degree with emphasis on Computer Science, IT or related QA field or equivalent software experience

5+ years’ experience in quality assurance and testing applications

Demonstrated leadership skills including mentoring other QA team members, driving QA process improvements, and making strategic decisions

Strong knowledge of QA best practices, methodologies, tools, and processes

Experience with desktop, web, cloud, and mobile applications

Ability to conduct research into software-related issues and products

Hands-on experience with SQL scripting, ad hoc queries, and automated testing tools such as Postman, Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright

Highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail and ability to prioritize

Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment using application lifecycle management tools, such as, Azure DevOps. All requirements, test plans, and reports would be in that tool.