Quality Assurance Specialist

Brooksource; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Dependent Care FSA

Supplemental coverage

401k with match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Paid holidays

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Brooksource in Chicago seeks a Technology Quality Assurance Specialist for a 6-month contract. You will design and execute test plans, create test cases, and manage defects to ensure client-critical functionality. Work with product, development and operations teams on QA tooling, UAT planning, and data validation.

A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of QA experience in Agile environments are preferred. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and clear communication are essential for success

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of software QA experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.
• Experience in Agile (Scrum) and UAT testing.
• Experience with SQL and data validation.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute test plans and test cases.
• Report defects and track resolutions with teams.
• Coordinate QA tools and defect databases.
• Perform functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Assist with data validation and migrations.
• Support UAT planning and sign-off.

Skills

QA testing

Agile (Scrum)

UAT testing

SQL

Data validation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

6 Month Contract(Possibility for Extension or Conversion)

Position Summary:

The Technology Quality Assurance Specialist is an experienced software testing professional that ensures solutions perform at a level of excellence and maintains focus on client needs. This position is responsible for test creation, execution, and processing of issues, to deliver client critical functionality and ensure adoption, satisfaction and performance of the solutions provided.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analyzes and interprets requirements and design to ensure they are clear and testable.
• Develops testing scenarios and executes a testing plan / test cases to ensure coverage of functional requirements with guidance from subject matter experts, QA Team Lead, and management.
• Executes functional, regression, integrated tests for complex software/hardware installations, upgrades, and monthly MS Windows updates and maintenance.
• Reports defects (bugs) and provides feedback on overall product performance, functionality, and usability.
• Assists with maintaining the QA tool sets and database of defects, including issues tracker lists.
• Assists with tracking, troubleshooting, and coordinating defect fixes towards resolution with product/vendor teams and development teams.
• Assists with identifying usability related issues due to user interface and design.
• Applies best practice QA methodologies, tools and processes assisting in the continual performance enhancement of key work processes and deliverables.
• Maintains timely updates to work items including level of testing effort, duration, and planned finish dates.
• May coordinate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning and execution with business stakeholders, product owners, and end-users to confirm requirements are met and obtain sign-off before production release.
• May act as a point of contact with internal teams (Project Management; Applications; Development; Training; Operations; Technical Support; End Users) for system upgrades and releases, user acceptance testing, and product functional and performance review.
• May assist in the development, execution, and maintenance of automated functional tests.
• May help validate data integrity and data migrations.

Qualifications:

• Broad knowledge of software acceptance testing approaches, methodologies, and techniques, including Agile (Scrum)
• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in project teams, providing relevant quality assurance services to a broad audience, and remote teams
• Highly analytical and able to independently analyze test results and be confident in making decisions and recommendations
• Exposure and/or experience with UAT and usability testing and coordinating cross-functional teams
• Exposure and/or experience with database and back-end testing, including SQL, data integrity validation, and data migration validation
• Three to five years of experience in the above areas

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or University degree
• Prior experience working in a corporate or legal setting with a strong knowledge base in quality assurance principles, enterprise applications, and data related activities
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Experienced in reviewing the work of business analysts and other test analysts to ensure well-defined requirements contribute to defined functional use cases
• Disclaimer: Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.
• EEO: We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Benefits & Perks: Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.
• Pay Disclaimer: The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.