QA Engineer

Company : Veracity Software Inc

Job Title: QA Engineer

Job Location: Omaha, NE (100% Onsite – local only, no relocation)

# Positions: 1

Employment Type: FTE

Key Technology: Mainframe, distributed systems, web technologies

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage several projects simultaneously.
• Understand and communicate the scope of testing required to meet the needs of the project or desired business capabilities.
• Review and approve test plans.
• Assist with managing post-design scope changes and resolving issues throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Build a knowledge base or proficiency framework on the test team(s) and applications and acquire subject matter expertise on the overall line of business pertaining to the test team(s).
• Analyze and prioritize defects based upon business and programming specifications.
• Perform testing activities including: planning, design, scripting, execution, debugging and reporting tasks.
• Lead, develop, monitor, and execute test activities for large sized projects.
• Provide guidance to team members on the scripting and execution activities to accomplish the test plan and design requirements.
• Research new tools and testing approaches and execute upon/monitoring the implementation of such items.
• Post test execution activities include error debugging, reporting needs, and internal and external communications.
• Provide technical investigation, updates, and progress to project team and management.
• Automate tests for new features using existing automation framework.
• Assist with the execution of testing for all system components, including functional and integration testing.
• Ensure traceability from requirements to test cases, document test cases and generate reports, accountable for all software quality related metrics.
• Knowledge of SDLC and Agile methodology.
• Ability to work within an agile methodology on scrum team to coordinate testing; participate in dialog with developers in discussing current and proposed architecture, defects enhancements and other issues.
• Define test objectives, write and execute test cases and test scenarios to ensure that software products meet design specifications and quality measurements, update and modify existing test procedures as necessary.
• Work with multiple programs/systems on projects of moderate to high complexity within multiple development environments.
• Demonstrate high productivity and the ability to effectively multi-task across different initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and coaching to less experienced individuals. Oversee training of team members.
• Work independently with senior management and technical groups globally.
• Utilize business, functional and/or technical expertise to effectively develop and execute the test strategy and planning activities.

Skills and Experience Required:

Required:

• 6+years of related technical experience.
• Linux background
• Subject Matter Expertise with demonstrated technical experience in one or more mainframe and/or distributed application technologies, web application technologies, databases, principles of quality, test automation, and performance testing activities.

Desired:

• Knowledge of Banking Industry: Payments, Tax Payments, ACH, NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association)
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written communication with internal and external client leadership
• Knowledge of user interface testing and ADA compliance testing
• Knowledge of automation tools: TOSCA, Selenium
• Knowledge of project management and waterfall Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) processes
• Knowledge of the key processes in the business and the business rules that impact the development and/or implementation of information systems.
• Knowledge of Corporate Applications & tools: Jira, SharePoint, Workday
• Knowledge of MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint

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