Description
Summary:
The Senior Quality Assurance Test Engineer position supports Treasury business lines for the Government-Wide Accounting (GWA) Program. The position provides central business application support to the SAM, CARS, GTAS & GFRS applications owned by the Department of Treasurys Bureau of Fiscal Services.
The Senior Quality Assurance Test Engineer is responsible for coordinating quality assurance testing activities including understanding business requirements, drafting test documentation, executing test scripts, tracking defects, and monitoring testing activity. This also includes managing relationships with Treasury business partners, interfacing applications, and peers at other Federal Reserve Banks. The QA Test Engineer will serve as subject matter expert on the development of testing approaches, methodologies, and requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute manual test scripts for requirement validation, integration, regression, performance and usability testing
- Communicate effectively with constituents at all levels within the Federal Reserve System and the Department of the Treasury
- Develop quality assurance standards and track quality assurance activities
- Learn and apply project high-level and detailed business requirements
- Participate in test strategy, test estimation and planning discussions
- Draft test artifacts, including Test Plans, Business Test Scenarios and Requirements Traceability Matrices
- Create and maintain change tickets related to testing initiatives
- Create and maintain reusable test data for automation scripts
- Create and execute SQL scripts to be used for test validation
- Document test results and assist with defect management
- Produce status reports related to the testing process
- Perform analysis related to enhancements to the application
- Review and maintain all project documentation in accordance with department procedures
- Assist with technical artifacts (such as Use Cases and User Interface Specifications) and engage in technical discussions
- Support testing of application and environmental upgrades as well as resolution of production issues
- Maintain understanding of current and new testing technologies
- Draft, edit, and implement Help Text files for existing and new modules
- Participate in Lessons Learned or Project Review sessions, and identify potential work process improvements
- Assist with team training needs
- Other responsibilities as assigned to support the team and the Treasury customer
- Travel may be required (5%)
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree and 3 - 5 years of experience as a Quality Assurance tester
- Experience with change management and defect tracking tools
- Experience in the creation of SQL scripts
- Experience in JavaScript, VBScript, VB or VC++
- Excellent customer service skills and strong ability to manage business relationships
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and written communications
- Experience with test automation, such as QTP, is a plus
- High standards of confidentiality; ability to handle sensitive information with integrity and trust