QA Testing Analyst: III (Senior)

Huntington National Bank; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntington National Bank is seeking a Senior QA Testing Analyst to lead planning, scripting, and execution of tests across multiple projects. The role emphasizes collaboration with business analysts and developers to ensure testability of requirements, plus ownership of test data, end-to-end flows, and defect triage.

Office-based with flexible arrangements may apply, and the candidate should have strong communication and Agile experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; 3+ years of related IT experience considered in lieu of degree.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency with ALM and standard testing methodologies.
• Experience in Agile-Scrum environments and data-driven testing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with BSA and Development teams to ensure requirements are testable.
• Review architectural/technical design specifications.
• Develop, document and maintain test data and end-to-end testing flows.
• Conduct testing using manual and automated processes and report results.
• Run database queries to support data validation in tests.
• Update test cases based on approved change requests.
• Triages defects with BSAs and Development teams and assigns severities.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Agile experience

Fast-paced environment

PCI/SOX knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ALM

Job description

Summary:

The QA Testing Analyst - Senior is responsible for the planning, integration, test casing, scripting and execution of all testing to ensure proper coverage, schedules and leads test deliverables review sessions as necessary, works on multiple projects/systems as a project team member and are considered to be a subject matter expert for a single project/system. These projects are of moderate to high complexity within one or more development environments.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Business Systems Analysts and Development teams in the analysis and review of business objectives and requirements to ensure requirements are testable.

• Actively participate in the review of architectural and technical design specifications.

• Develop, document and maintain the test data, data validation, end to end testing flows.

• Conducts testing using HNB manual and/or automated test processes and reports results.

• May run database queries in order to supply data validation within test scripts.

• Updates test cases based upon approved change requests.

• Works with BSAs and Development teams on defect analysis and triage.

• Assigns defect severity and manages defects throughout the project.

• Works with colleagues and project managers to meet established target dates and completion of activities/deliverables under changing conditions.

• Creates test status reports per project guidelines.

• Creates test results and test summary deliverables to ensure production implementation readiness.

• Creates and facilitates review of the Test Strategy with the project team.

• Identifies any potential quality issues per defined processes and escalates potential quality issues immediately to management.

• Collects testing sign-off from all testing participants, including cross-impacted application teams.

• Ensures all aspects of testing, such as manual execution, regression, automation and performance testing, is completed.

• Collaborates with Project Test Lead on estimating the test efforts.

• Collaborates with the project team to support UAT efforts as needed.

• Maintains the regression test bed to meet changing requirements.

• Participates in off-hour production releases as needed.

• Supports the project’s warranty period as needed.

• Works under moderate supervision with some latitude for independent judgement and problem solving.

• Provides mentorship to junior team members as needed.

• Understands and follows the project lifecycle methodology consistently.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree

• 3+ years of related experience or an additional 2+ years of IT experience that includes IT Analytics, IT Troubleshooting, or IT Customer Service may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Negotiation skills with the ability to influence others by information/knowledge sharing

• Proficiency in using testing tools (ALM), in addition to in depth knowledge of common testing methods, terminology and industry best practices.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to explain system issues clearly and concisely to all levels of management, and establish effective working relationships with our internal customers

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

• Experience in an Agile‑Scrum environment

• Knowledge of data structures, data management practices, various corporate security rules, legal and regulatory obligations such as PCI, SOX or similar standards

• Advanced knowledge of using software packages or tools for processing or displaying data

• Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Office

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Huntington will not sponsor applicants for this position for immigration benefits, including but not limited to assisting with obtaining work permission for F-1 students, H-1B professionals, O-1 workers, TN workers, E-3 workers, among other immigration statuses. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Huntington is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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