QA Engineer

Galway  ‐ Onsite
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Description

Our client is a leading Fund and Asset Management company based in Galway, Ireland; They are currently looking to recruit a QA Engineer for a 9 month contract job role.

Job/Opportunity

  • Ensure traceability between test cases and requirements documentation.
  • Proactively communicate with developers and business analysts to resolve issues or questions pertaining to test creation or execution.
  • Translate business and systems requirements into technical test requirements.
  • Analyze functional and technical system design for testability.
  • Analyze data and data feed processes for data quality.
  • Interact regularly with global QA counter-parts in Ireland, US, and India.
  • Collaborate with project team resources to understand and prioritize system testing efforts
  • Provide input to system test strategies.
  • Define system test scenarios, create system test plans, design and author test cases and participate in the definition and execution of manual and/or automated system test scripts.
  • Detect scope changes and escalate issues as appropriate.
  • Mine and manipulate data to create system test data and system test cases for multiple or complex projects.
  • In collaboration with the project team, develop and periodically confirm system test schedule.
  • Execute Systems Integration Test Plan, including the comparison of actual results to expected results.
  • Identify and document defects in multiple environments and throughout all phases of the development life cycle. Ensure that development groups address all open defects in a timely manner.
  • Assist in analysis of current processes and propose recommendations for process improvements.
  • Actively participate in project team meetings as required. Communicate project/work status and issues to QA Management.

Skills/Experience

  • BS or MS Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
  • At least 3 years' experience with the full spectrum of functional Quality Assurance testing and systems development life cycles.
  • Previous experience with Quality Center required.
  • Strong technical skills including a broad understanding of relational databases (SQL), file processing, application and web-enabling technologies.
  • Strong understanding of data, data field attributes, and data reconciliation.
  • Solid understanding of the software development process including analysis, design, coding, system and user testing, problem resolution and planning.
  • Must be able to work independently, with minimal instruction.
  • Strong attention to detail demonstrated by ability to follow and develop specific, outlined and detailed procedures.
  • Exposure to test automation desirable
  • Ability to execute automated and/or manual functional or non-functional tests and report results.
  • Ability to become the QA Subject Matter Expert for applications and data.
  • Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize and balance multiple tasks.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners.
  • Flexibility to travel to Boston, US as required.

We are acting as an Employment Business.

Start date
ASAP
Duration
9 months
From
Berkley IT
Published at
22.01.2013
Project ID:
476613
Contract type
Freelance
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