QA Testing Analyst

Job Title : QA Testing Analyst

Location : Minnetonka, MN 55345 (3 days Onsite, 2 days Remote)

Type : 12+ Months Contract

Contract - Only W2

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Collaborate with the Business Systems Analysts and Development teams in the analysis and review of business objectives and requirements to ensure requirements are testable.
• Actively participate in the review of architectural and technical design specifications.
• Develop, document, and maintain the test data, data validation, end to end testing flows.
• May run database queries to supply data validation within test scripts.
• Conducts testing associated with API Services
• Updates test cases based upon approved change requests.
• Works with BSAs and Development teams on defect analysis and triage.
• Assigns defect severity and manages defects throughout the project.
• Works with colleagues and project managers to meet established target dates and completion of activities / deliverables under changing conditions.
• Creates test status reports per project guidelines.
• Creates test results and test summary deliverables to ensure production implementation readiness.
• Creates and facilitates review of the Test Strategy with the project team.
• Identifies any potential quality issues per defined processes and escalates potential quality issues immediately to management.
• Collects testing sign-off from all testing participants, including cross-impacted application teams.
• Ensures all aspects of testing, such as manual execution, regression, automation, and performance testing, is completed.
• Collaborates with Project Test Lead on estimating the test efforts.
• Collaborates with the project team to support UAT efforts as needed.
• Maintains the regression test bed to meet changing requirements.
• Participates in off-hour production releases as needed.
• Supports the project’s warranty period as needed.
• Works under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgement and problem solving.
• Provides mentorship to junior team members as needed.
• Understands and follows the project lifecycle methodology consistently.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of related experience or an additional 2+ years of IT experience that includes IT Analytics, IT Troubleshooting, or IT Customer Service may be considered in lieu of Bachelor’s degree

Preferred Qualifications :

• Negotiation skills with the ability to influence others by information / knowledge sharing
• Proficiency in using testing tools (ALM), in addition to in depth knowledge of common testing methods, terminology and industry best practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain system issues clearly and concisely to all levels of management, and establish effective working relationships with our internal customers
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in an Agile-Scrum environment
• Knowledge of data structures, data management practices, various corporate security rules, legal and regulatory obligations such as PCI, SOX, or similar standards
• Advanced knowledge of using software packages or tools for processing or displaying data
30+ days ago