Software Tester

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44029- Software Tester

Lake Oswego, OR 97035

Position type: w2

Contact duration: 6months + (Contract to hire)

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Purpose and Description: 

The Defect/Reporting Lead for Health Plan Test Services is responsible for managing defects for the Tapestry AP project for various testing teams across IT and Business. This includes conducting daily defect meetings, assignment of defect triage to multiple vendors, and ensures vendor Service Level Agreements are upheld. 

Essential Functions: 
Work with the project managers, development, system, WIT, and UAT testing teams to assign defects and ensure defects are addressed, managed and closed as appropriate 
To own and chair daily defect calls with lead Development, Test and Operations teams, and to provide clear minutes and actions 
Ensure all defects are entered correctly and managed as effectively as possible through their life cycle 
Accountable for monitoring defect progress, follows up as needed 
Maintains absolute integrity of the defect database and ensures a full audit train for any changes made to defect status outside of the standard defect process 
Escalates defect related issues to program 
Generate testing metrics and reports via both excel and the HP Quality Center testing tool 
Responsible for creating standardized status reports on daily, weekly and ad-hoc basis 
May be required to present at the Program level 
Creates standard defect reports for IT, Regions and Business 

Required Experience: 
Ability to establish and enforce processes and procedures for defect management across multiple levels of stakeholders 
Facilitation, negotiation, and communication skills must be polished 
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience 
4+ years of IT work experience, including knowledge and experience managing projects in a project manager role or above 
Requires specialized knowledge and experience in testing function 
Takes initiative to solve complex problems; takes an outside in perspective to identify innovative solutions 
Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations 
May lead teams, projects and/or other test coordinators 
Effective communicator across all levels from staff through senior leadership 
Excellent verbal and written communication skills 

Preferred Experience: 
Excellent analytical skills with the proven ability to solve problems both in verbal and written communications 
Must be able to work cooperatively as part of a large or small local and remote testing team 
Excellent organization and planning skills; must be able to adjust priorities with changing needs of the project 
Experience with HP Quality Center, Microsoft Office, SQL 

Skills to be successful in this role: 
Must work well independently with limited direction, be a quick learner with excellent communication skills 
Strong interpersonal skills 

Start date
n.a
From
Enclipse Corp.
Published at
18.02.2014
Project ID:
666062
Contract type
Freelance
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