Quality Assurance Analyst QTP

Illinois  ‐ Onsite
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*3 month contract to hire preferred, possible direct hire*

Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a QA Engineer with strong automated testing experience, preferably with Quick Test Professional. Candidate will participate as a SQA team member on large, complex projects from design through production deployment, working effectively with individuals at all levels. Perform testing of regulatory applications to ensure applications meet requirements. Contribute to project efforts for high-quality defect-free deployment according to schedule.

Responsibilities:

  • Create and enhance automated frameworks
  • Provide traceability from business requirements and technical specifications to test conditions and problem reports
  • Collaborate with end users and development staff to translate business requirements into testing requirements. Participate in creating test strategy, test plans, test scenarios and test cases. Work with the project team to plan test schedules in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
  • Develop and document test cases and procedures that clearly articulate test objectives, steps and expected results so that they can be easily understood and replicated/reused. Create or modify automated test scripts (UFT/QTP) to support test cases.
  • Participate in setting up and maintaining appropriate test environments and identifying data requirements for testing. Perform PL/SQL coding to load data into test environments.
  • Execute manual and/or automated test cases/scripts following schedules and test plans to ensure defect identification and remediation prior to implementation into production. Document test results, identifying and forwarding issues to be addressed by development staff for resolution. Enter information into defect tracking system, providing development/business partners with sufficient detail to understand, replicate and resolve identified defects. Assist developers in conducting root-cause analysis and preliminary problem diagnosis. Track issues to successful resolution.
  • Participate in planning, coordinating and monitoring user acceptance testing (UAT). Review UAT test design to validate coverage for testing both functionality and that supporting business processes operate as specified. Coordinate communication with user test participants during test execution. Summarize UAT testing results and coordinate final business partner/user approval.
  • Perform regression testing to ensure application changes do not adversely affect previously implemented functionality.
  • Collect metrics to measure test progress & quality outcomes. Communicate testing progress and results to management and the project team. Prepare summary reports of testing status and results. Communicate and collaborate effectively with staff in various technical and business roles such as software development, end users, management and other quality assurance staff to ensure a quality outcome.

Qualifications:

5 or more years experience in software testing/QA using structured methodology.

Experience must include the following:

  • successful implementation of a data driven, keyword QTP framework
  • working with databases and SQL to verify data accuracy
  • developing comprehensive and accurate test designs and conditions through research and analysis of documentation; and from socializing with technical and business experts
  • deploying application build and applying databases scripts
  • designing and executing QA black, white and gray box test conditions
  • working on multiple, concurrent projects
  • trading, financial services or regulatory surveillance experience preferred

Working knowledge of:

  • software testing/QA methodology, including integration testing, manual and automated test methods and tools
  • white and gray box testing and analysis
  • software development life cycle, software architecture, system integrations, and application performance
  • industry standards and SQA best practices

Intermediate to advanced level skills in:

  • PL/SQL
  • HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT)/QuickTest Professional (QTP)
  • research and analysis involving technical and business process documentation, including system architecture, detailed design, and requirements
  • MS Office software (Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, PowerPoint)
  • Any of the following are preferred: VBScript, HP QTP, QC, LoadRunner or comparable tools, Test Certification, Rational ClearCase, Visual Basic, and/or Java

Education:

Bachelors degree required; computer science or related field preferred.

Start date
n.a
From
Request Technology-Craig Johnson
Published at
17.10.2013
Project ID:
614451
Contract type
Freelance
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