NOTE: This role is on-site Monday through Thursday, located in El Dorado, AR
Role Summary
- Work with the lead or Manager to create a high-level test plan for the applications or projects under test
- Ensure alignment with organizational goals and project requirements.
- Perform in-depth functional, system, and system integration test.
- Write quality, maintainable and efficient test scenarios, cases and scripts using ADO
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including Functional leads, Managers, and other stakeholders on test and resolution
- Document and report bugs with detailed analysis, severity, and priority levels.
- Provide regular test progress updates to stakeholders through dashboards/reports.
- Identify areas of improvement in the QA process and implement best practices.
- Establish quality standards and ensure adherence across projects.
- Mentor junior QA analysts by providing guidance, training, and technical support.
- Work closely with development, business analysts, and product teams to understand requirements.
- Provide feedback on potential risks and recommend solutions early in the project lifecycle.
- Leverage tools like ADO, JIRA, Selenium, TestNG, or similar for test case management, tracking, and execution.
- Follow established QA processes and methodologies via peer reviews.
- Collaborate and communicate test issues with technical and non-technical team members.
- Partner with Business Analysts and Users to leverage test systems.
- Execute test scripts and analyze test results.
- Participate in team meetings to better under the test solutions.
Key Skills
Technical:
- Understanding of SDLC, STLC, and Agile, Water and Sprint methodologies
- Experience with API testing concepts and knowledge on tools like Postman or SoapUI
- Any Financial modules, Mainframe, JDE experience is a plus
- Front End or Middle tier experience
- Azure DevOps, Jira, or any QA Management tool is a plus
Soft skills:
- Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, and communication skills.
Core Competencies
- Strong focus on quality, user experience, and delivering value to the organization.
- Deep understanding of various testing methodologies (Functional, System, System Integration Test and Regression).
- Proficient in writing, executing, and maintaining test cases, test scripts, and test plans.
- Basic knowledge in test automation tools (e.g., Ranorex, Selenium).
- Proficiency in API testing tools (e.g., Postman, SoapUI).
- Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, or JavaScript) is a plus
- Skilled in defect tracking and management using tools like ADO or other tools
- Ability to analyze root causes, prioritize issues, and provide clear, actionable feedback to development teams.
- Experience identifying inefficiencies in QA processes and implementing improvements.
- Advocate for best practices in quality assurance and continuous improvement.
- Mentoring junior QA analysts and fostering knowledge-sharing within the team.
- Effective task prioritization and delegation to meet project timelines.
- Ability to work closely with development, product, and business teams to clarify requirements and resolve ambiguities.
- Strong communication skills for reporting test progress, risks, and results to stakeholders.
- Quickly adapts to changing project requirements, tools, or methodologies.
- Establishes good relationships with departments and earns their trust and respect.
- Pushes self and others to act needed to get things done.