Quality Assurance Engineer

Meridian Technology Group; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Meridian Technology Group seeks a QA Engineer to establish quality assurance standards and lead end-to-end testing across ITS projects. You will write test cases, execute tests for in-house and COTS products, and advocate for automation opportunities.

The role requires collaboration with software and systems teams to ensure applications meet business needs, and involves mentoring junior analysts and contributing to testing strategy across the division.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of QA/automated testing experience or 3+ years as BA/Software Engineer in Judicial Department.
• Experience with automated testing and test case creation.
• Ability to analyze requirements and translate into test plans.

Responsibilities

• Develop and establish QA standards and measures for ITS.
• Create test plans and translate requirements into test cases.
• Execute tests on in-house, COTS, and integrated systems.
• Collaborate with software and system teams on testing strategies.
• Identify defects and coordinate fixes with stakeholders.
• Mentor other QA analysts and review testing efforts.
• Document test results and provide progress updates to management.

Skills

AGILE

JavaScript

JSON

Communication

Troubleshooting

DB2

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

IBM DB2

Job description

Meridian Technology Group is seeking a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer.

The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst’s role is to develop and establish quality assurance standards and measures for the Division of Information Technology Services (ITS). Working within ITS project teams, the QA Analyst will ensure quality testing of all in-house or commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) products. The QA Analyst will apply end to end testing practices including writing test cases and scenarios that ensure the delivery of quality software. They will also determine usage of and potentially create automated testing structures.

In this role, you will:

• Contribute to quality assurance measures and testing standards for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
• Ensure testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.
• Analyze documentation of any new application under development or consideration to determine its intended functionality and technical architecture.
• Create test plans by translating the business and functional requirements into test cases.
• Execute test cases to ensure internally developed products, COTS solutions, or systems meet the approved requirements.
• Perform or assist in the testing and installation of both in-house and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) products and applications into environments as required.
• Collaborate with software and systems personnel in application testing, such as system, regression and load testing.
• Make recommendations on test cases that are candidates for automation.
• Use appropriate testing tools to automate integration and user interface tests.
• Analyze formal test results to discover and resolve defects, bugs, errors, deployment/configuration issues, and interoperability flaws.
• Make recommendations for improvement of applications and/or systems to the Customer Engagement team.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing applications and systems and develop testing strategies for improving or leveraging these systems.
• Be responsible for defect reporting and provides input to the Manager of Data Analysis/QA regarding release decisions.
• Advise in the evaluation and solution of highly technical and complex testing functions and features, problems and bugs.
• Peer review testing efforts of other QA analysts to provide feedback and mentoring.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management.
• Work with software engineers to ensure QA standards are adhered to, including unit testing that promotes quality coding standards.
• Assist in the development of change control processes, practices, and guidelines for new and existing technologies.
• Provide advanced Tier III support to customers.
• Contribute to ITS’ IT Service Management (ITSM) system by documenting and sharing knowledge with others to improve customer service across the Department.
• Attend meetings and training as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and three years of relevant quality assurance/automated testing experience; or three years of experience as a Business Analyst or Software Engineer in the Judicial Department. OR Three years of relevant quality assurance/automated testing experience; or three years of experience as a Business Analyst or Software Engineer within the Judicial Department. Additional work experience in these or other related fields may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required formal education.

Skills

Proficient (4-6 Years) Architecture AGILE - Agile Development Methodology Languages JavaScript JSON Other Communication skills both verbal & written Software Troubleshooting Novice (1-3 Years) Database-IBM DB2 UDB

This is a Hybrid position located in Denver, CO with Work from Home Flexibility. Consultants must reside in the area or indicate the reason they are willing/seeking to relocate. Also, interested Consultants must indicate they are willing to relocate at their own expense as this position does not offer relocation assistance.

Any offer of employment will be conditional, based on successfully passing a Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen.

Meridian Technology Group is committed to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and non-discrimination for all employees in all job classifications and for prospective employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal or state law.

All hiring is contingent on eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor applicants for work visas therefore, please do not apply if you are not eligible to work without sponsorship, as sponsorship is not available at this time.

No 3rd party companies/candidates.