Description
Westhouse is a main provider of highly skilled experts in the field of IT, Engineering and Finance.
For one of our clients we are searching:
Senior QA Engineer
Qualifications:
Test Definition:
Prior proven experience writing test plans and test cases
Prior experience analyzing the needs of internal/external clients
Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
Test Execution:
Prior proven experience with black box/gray box testing
Must have experience testing web applications
Must be able to write SQL queries to identify and verify data used by code
Must also be able to write SQL to find or create baseline data for complex test scenarios
Should be comfortable with relational database technology, concepts and tools
Must be able to work in an environment with short development and release cycles
Bug Tracking:
Familiarity with a bug tracking tool (eg, Bugzilla, RT), and associated processes
Responsible for identifying, logging, tracking and escalating bugs.
Verifying fixes, through regression testing
Updating related QA documentation
Ability to write concise bug reports is a must.
Automation:
Familiarity with programming/scripting language(s) (eg, Perl, UNIX shell)
Experience testing middleware
We are looking for testers who are not dependent on a specific tool (eg WinRunner, Quick Test Pro)
Mentoring:
Provide guidance to more junior team members in developing testing & technical skills.
Document all stages of the QA process and work with QA Leads/Director to define & improve best testing practices.
Server Knowledge:
Prior experience with the basics of server administration, including server starts/stops
Prior experience with basic modifications to web server config files
Experience with Apache on Linux
Preferred:
Experience testing applications developed using Open Source Technologies in a large scale transaction environment (Linux, Apache, Perl, MySQL. LAMP)
Strong Scripting language skills (eg Perl, Shell scripting)
Prior experience with open-source test automation tools (eg JUnit, TestNG)
Prior experience with continuous integration systems such as Hudson or Cruise Control
Prior experience with build tools such as Ant or Maven.
Familiar with Linux at least at a user level (ie, experience working at the command prompt)
Prior experience with MySQL and Oracle
Experience with Release Management process/methodology.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
Test Definition: Prior proven experience writing test plans and test cases, prior experience analyzing the needs of internal/external clients, strong communication skills (both written and verbal)
Test Execution: Black Box/Grey Box Testing: Execute test cases against custom, proprietary TM systems. Include both client-facing and internal tools. Testing includes testing against large-scale database systems.
Automation:Develop automated tests, automate QA processes to improve testing efficiency (eg, scripts for code deployment, automated diffs, etc)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Phoenix, AZ
If you are interested and available, please send us your current CV in Word-format at (see below)
Best Regards
Giulia Giorgioni