Description
We are looking for a QA engineer to work for 3 months before converting to permanent (not guaranteed).
The top 5 skills for this position are:
Advanced knowledge of/experience with industry software development processes and best practices
Advanced knowledge of/experience with software quality methodologies, standards, tools eg CMMI, IEEE, ISO, ITIL, RUP, Eclipse, COBIT
Mainframe/distributed software development work experience
Management/leadership experience desired
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, creative solution generator
The job description is as follows:
JOB PROFILE
JOB TITLE: Quality Assurance Engineer
BAND/SEGMENT/FLSA: Consultant/1/Exempt
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: IT/Quality Assurance Service
REPORTS TO: Manager
Job Summary:
Serves as a consultant/subject matter expert/leader supporting the organization in the development and implementation of formal standards and processes designed to ensure the delivery of quality software applications; evaluates the quality of and adherence to standards, processes, and procedures throughout the systems life cycle development through interaction with the Software Quality arm of the organization and their effectiveness metrics.
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
Team lead for process research, design, implementation and training based on industry standards
Performs duties with independent action and decision-making, working on multiple projects as a team member, lead, or QA project manager; serves as the QA subject matter expert for multiple projects of high complexity within multiple development environments
Provide specific business and technical guidance/leadership on SDLC processes, performance metrics/management and operational effectiveness
Knowledgeable in one or more process improvement methodologies
Gathers provisional/operational process requirements for IT software/infrastructure processes
Provides a leadership role in continuous improvement focused on industry and Aflac standards
Uses process capability studies and other statistical techniques for defining process capability, identifying and eliminating sources of process variability
Promotes and executes a quality vision to promote process and product quality in all processes
Leads the development of productivity calculations on projects and releases establishing functional sizing measure
Performs in-depth analysis of business requirements and design specifications, and makes recommendations on testing
Evaluates the environment, conditions, and criteria under which test case automation should occur
Evaluates and recommends testing processes to improve testing effectiveness; promotes preventive and/or corrective quality assurance initiatives throughout the company; oversees quality assurance initiatives
Prepares, maintains, and reviews test case documentation; ensures that metrics comply with testing and customer requirements; monitors and analyzes metrics for continual improvement
Identifies technical and operational problems on installed networks, systems, and products; provides recommendations and alternatives for resolution
Validates and documents completion of testing and development processes
Provides technical leadership and mentoring to less experienced individuals, and oversees the training of team members
Performs SDLC reviews and audits and reports results
Collaborates with the Project Managers and Release Managers in formulating quality plans and performance to the plan
Performs other related duties as required
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or related field and at least five eight years of experience in the design and engineering of software development processes and standards or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Experience developing and conducting test processes for multiple types of systems, client users and/or units across an organization
Experience with CMMI, ITIL, IEEE, ISO, RUP, Microsoft software process frameworks and related software development industry standards strongly desired
Behavioral Competencies:
Customer Service Orientation: Thinks proactively and independently about clients' needs and collaborates with clients to develop best approaches to certain issues; synthesizes the needs of multiple customers in the coordination of complex multiple services
Flexibility: Leads change effort and willingly helps others adapt to change by removing obstacles that prohibit change; reacts comfortably with uncertainty and ambiguity and can quickly rebound from setbacks; exhibits versatility in dynamic and diverse environments
Information Seeking: Establishes on-going processes or demonstrates skills to get new information; regularly gathers information from one-on-one and group forums to recommend alternatives and solutions; consistently conducts debriefings to identify and initiate process improvements; researches industry trends to gain new understanding and readily shares insights with others
Thoroughness: Sets specific, challenging goals that continually raise his/her level of detail orientation; works to facilitate methods that can increase work thoroughness, yet reduce cycle time, unit cost; or defect rates; shares these methods with others
Business Competencies: Business Function Knowledge: Fully understands the strategic direction of multiple lines of business and the events that affect the industry as a whole; maintains business and technical awareness of major competitors and understands the impact of short- and long-term strategies on business and technical solutions
Client Satisfaction Metrics Knowledge: Develops customer requirements for own area of work and other related areas; designs data collection methodologies for work expanded beyond own area of work; uses industry benchmarks to continually improve performance; has advanced experience in all methods used to collect client satisfaction metrics across the organization
Negotiation: Adapts different approaches using a variety of negotiating concepts, brainstorming, compromise or other tactics to negotiate with stakeholders, get sponsorship and buy-in to support negotiation initiatives
Risk Management: Seeks out opportunities to do breakthrough work where no one else has; views high risk as an opportunity for high reward and understands the degree of risk tolerance for most situations; manages risk tolerance to maximize the most productive outcomes; is often viewed as a groundbreaking leader for keeping organizations ahead of the curve
Technical Skills:
Product Management: Intermediate
Lead QA Teams (5-15): Intermediate
Business Definition Requirements: Advanced
Project Tracking and Reporting: Advanced
Software Configuration Mgmt.: Advanced
Change Management: Advanced
Elevation Tools - SCLM: Advanced
Elevation Tool - Alchemist: Intermediate
Methodologies for Development: Advanced
System Production Support: Advanced
Metrics and Measurement Tools: Advanced
JCL, Clist, and Procedures (Procs): Advanced
Compiles and Binds, Security: Advanced
Assembler, Cobol, Eztrieve, and Nat.: Intermediate
MVS, TSO, Mobius, CA7, and CA11: Advanced
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Intermediate
CMMI, ITIL, IEEE, ISO, RUP: Intermediate
Project Management: Advanced
Presentation Skills: Advanced
SDLC Reviews/Audits: Advanced
Systems Storage Management: Intermediate
TMONMVS, ADABASE, and DASD: Intermediate
Windows NT, 2000, MTS, and Com+: Advanced
Foldering, and Directory Structures: Advanced
Make/Build Process: Intermediate
Data Security Procedures: Advanced
Web Content Approvals and Controls: Expert
Visual Studi Intermediate
Microsoft Office: Advanced
Customer Support/Help Desk: Intermediate
Computer Associates Enterprise Apps: Intermediate
QA Concepts and Standards: Intermediate
QA Procedures: Intermediate
QA Controls: Intermediate
If you are a fit for this position, please contact Dionna Smith for more information or e-mail her. Please include a copy of your Resume and all other pertinent information when you e-mail.