Sr. Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Position : DOE Sr. Software Quality Assurance Analyst

Location : Atlanta, GA (Hybrid Role)

Contract

Pay Rate : $55 / hr on C2C

NOTE : Do not submit any candidates that were submitted against DOE Sr. Software Quality Assurance Analyst (676818).

The candidate MUST come ON-SITE on Day 1 to begin the engagement for a brief orientation and to pick up equipment. Do you and your candidate accept this requirement?

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participates fully in sprint planning review meetings, ensure acceptance criteria is clear, precise and testable.
• Review and executes manual and automated test cases, as well as performs back-end data validation where it is applicable.
• Leads, plans, schedules and implements testing for projects, defines test objectives, writes scripts (manual and automated).
• Formulates test plans including systems analysis, risk analysis, dependency analysis, writing and plotting test strategies, Understands and executes accessibility tests, cross browser and mobile specific tests;

and determines how to report defects (pre / post- production).

• Understanding of CI / CD approach and QE effort needed to support it.
• Understands the concepts behind and when and why to do automation.
• Has demonstrated lead capabilities : lead a team(s) successfully, works well with other departments Dev / PM / PdM, etc.

Has demonstrated planning and resource scheduling skills. Facilitates troubleshooting and solves problems.

• Subject matter expert on testing RESTful APIs and automation of backend services using Dotnet framework.
• Guides the planning, creation and execution of automated tests using a test automation tool.
• Review entrance and exit criteria for appropriate testing cycles. Analyze and ensure requirements / User Story acceptance criteria are acceptable for test case creation.
• Tracks test progress and results in test management.
• Ensures highly complex testing on projects utilizing Practice Area guidelines. Such as, understanding API / Web Services testing and understanding when to write test harnesses using web services technologies and is able to disseminate this information to team members.
• Investigates and reports project issues by communicating and working with various departments including : Development, Product, Project Management, Systems and Application support groups, as well as other project teams.
• Provides coaching, training and mentoring to Software Quality Engineers
• Identifies opportunities, then leads the roll out of inventive tech ideas and implements solutions with other projects teams, the SQE department, as well as other departments.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree in Computer related field preferred with five (5) to eight (8) years’ experience and / or equivalent work experience.

Experience leading and mentoring multiple teams and projects required; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.