QA Tester - Mid Level (3-5 yrs)

Our top financial client is currently seeking a Mid Level QA Tester (3-5 yrs)

Job Title : Mid-Level QA Tester

Location : Ann Arbor, MI

Contract : 12+ Months

Job Description :

• The primary responsibility of this position will be to ensure adequate testing of development code prior to release to production.
• The QA Analyst will work with the Senior QA Engineer and QA Specialists.
• The QA Analyst will report to the QA Manager and work directly under the guidance of QA Specialists.
• The focus of the QA Analyst will be to ensure all changes to our applications are tested adequately.
• The QA Analyst will be responsible for ensuring test plans and test cases follow all standards and are appropriate on a project-by-project basis.
• The QA Analyst is responsible for using all test management tools according to standards. Over time, the QA Analyst is responsible for building technical expertise in our applications.

Responsibilities :

• Create test plans and participate in Peer Reviews
• Modify test plans based on Peer Review feedback
• Provide input on risks so that Senior QA engineers, QA Specialists, and in some cases QA Managers can be informed.
• Provide input to QA and Release Specialists to prepare implementation timelines
• Participate in development of Test Data Strategy
• Assist QA Specialists in determining appropriate test environments
• Work with business analysts to ensure business requirements are adequate
• Highlight requirement and design gaps as early in lifecycle as possible
• Create test cases according to standards manual and automated
• Perform problem solving and root cause analysis when defects occur
• Update Quality Center according to standard including mapping test cases to requirements
• Engage application development in defect resolution
• Flag test cases appropriate for regression libraries
• Participate in test case Peer Reviews
• Update test cases based on Peer Reviews
• Participate in continuous improvement efforts within the QA organization
• May support and provide constructive feedback on existing processes and standards
• Become knowledgeable in the technologies used by Application Development organizations
• 4-year college degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience
• 3-5 years of software testing experience ? Solid experience in testing applications(native) for Mobile platforms (both iOS and Android)
• Technical skills can include Windows, LINUX, UNIX, JAVA, C++, InterSystems CACHE, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, HTML, XML, Web Services
• Knowledge or experience in one or more of the following is highly preferred - XCTest, UI Automator, TeamCity, Gradle, Maven, XCode, Android SDK, IntelliJ IDEA, Bitbucket, Mobile OS (iOS and Android) as well as native applications including installation, operation and configuration;
• MUST HAVE some programming experience using Java or other OO Language (C#, Object C, Swift). Will use this to create test automation frameworks.
• Knowledge and experience with relational database technologies (SQL, schema design)
• Experience with CI tools like Team City or Jenkins
• Knowledge of test repository or defect tracking systems
• Knowledge of financial markets / brokerage experience preferred
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, team player
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Strong problem solving and trouble shooting skills with the ability to come up with creative solutions
• Ability to prioritize workload in an efficient manner
30+ days ago