- The QA Analyst will primarily perform functional manual testing of the new Pension Administration system which includes 32 separate functional work streams with complex and diverse use cases and scenarios.
- The Analyst will need to support the testing of all the data bridging scenarios that will be adopted in the course of the transition from legacy system to new pension administration system.
- The Analyst will also be involved in the testing of legacy system as functionality is being retired and decommissioned.
- Responsibilities will also include requirements/BRD review, identify testing requirements from specifications, build and execute test plans, test scripts and test cases, facilitate test plan reviews with cross-functional team members, facilitate discussions on defects identified, report and track all defects, and verify fixes in test environment.
- The Analyst may be required to execute automation tests, performance and load tests as the need arises.
- The Analyst will also need to adapt to new disciplines and frameworks that will be implemented in partnership with the QA vendor.
- In addition to working with CLIENT testers, the Analyst will be working with SI and QA vendor closely for all phases of testing from requirements review, test script development, test cases review, test execution, test result analysis and defect tracking.
MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of 10 years of QA Analyst experience with at least 4 years of recent experience as a Senior QA Analyst.
- Proficiency in analyzing business and functional documents.
- Experience in STLC and Defect Life Cycle. Candidate will be required to prepare effort estimation and conduct all aspects of testing.
- The candidate must have a certain level of business acumen coupled with technical knowledge.
- Experience working with test automation tools.
- Proven ability to simulate and execute integrated and isolated tests to analyze results, leveraging CRUD operations on large volumes of raw data using SQL.
- Experience identifying and defining project scope, understand technical specifications and setup test environment, set clear goals and expectations, manage multiple priorities, prioritize activities, facilitate the collection of technical, operational or business requirements, set milestones and follow through to successful completion.
- Experience working in various SDLC processes including Agile.
- Experience supervising a team, reporting status to higher management and creating defect reports with resolutions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including negotiation, problem resolution and customer service.
- Expertise with MS-Office specifically Microsoft Word, Project, Excel, Visio & PowerPoint.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE: - Note: candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered
- Experience testing complex enterprise applications involving Legacy systems.
- Experience in legacy system migration projects.
- Experience with API and Web Services testing.
- Experience in Performance and Load Testing.
- Experience with Workflow systems.
- Experience in Public Pension Systems.
- Experience with test automation scripting languages.
- Experience with CRM systems like Salesforce, MS Dynamics.
- Experience with JIRA, Sharepoint.
- Certification as Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP) or Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA), or Certified Associate in Software Quality (CASQ) or ISTQB certified as CTFL (Foundation Level) or CTAL (Advanced Level) or CTEL (Expert Level).