Senior QA Automation Engineer

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 94,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a senior QA professional to lead the implementation of a complex QA program supporting government products and services. You will establish software quality standards across the life cycle, create test plans and scripts, and contribute to requirements and design to ensure testability.

You will collaborate with business, product and development teams, craft master test plans, implement automated tests, track defects, and participate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• Certified Tester -- Advanced Level (TTA, TA, and/or TM) desired
• 8-15 years professional software testing experience including test automation and/or infrastructure development, test planning, test case design, test methodologies.
• Experience collaborating with developers, end users and organizations to create test plans and test scripts.
• Experience with configuring necessary hardware and operating environments as needed to complete assigned testing.
• Experience in writing or assisting in the development of test plans and test procedures.

Responsibilities

• Partners with the business, product, and development teams, serving as a senior QA resource, through all aspects of the SDLC, including business requirements, functional specifications, integration, and regression testing using current testing methodologies and tools.
• Provides high level of functionality, usability, and testability expertise during requirements phase. Implements efficient and effective test plans for new systems, problems, and/or enhancements.
• Participates and provides feedback in requirements, design, and interface specification review to ensure product testability.
• Creates the master test plan for multiple projects, including the testing strategy, testing approach, and test schedules.
• Writes, maintains, and executes automated test scripts when applicable.
• Analyzes and dissects complex system requirements and technical specifications to create and execute test cases. Conducts software tests and diagnostics of a complex nature.
• Plans, documents, evaluates, and tracks testing results to ensure system applications are free from defects.
• Leads walk-through, inspection, review and user group meetings for quality assurance.
• Participates in production implementation verification and is accountable for validating system quality.
• Leads the evaluation of products and services for adherence to government directives, standards and guidelines concerning quality assurance.
• Works with project teams to establish quantitative measurements and techniques for measuring software quality.
• Leads test case reviews, designs reviews, and changes control activities. Documents and reports issues discovered during testing, and oversees the resolution. Creates and implements policies and procedures to track test case reviews.
• Enters defects into defect tracking tool and manages/reviews defects entered by junior team members for accuracy and completeness.
• Supports QA standardization across the company.
• Identifies and recommends QA training courses and certifications.
• Coordinates with other QA leads on company projects.
• Conducts QA reviews and inspections to find potential defects and recommend corrective action, often assisting more junior staff identify defects in more challenging situations.
• Create any testing related SOP to provide clarity for new or modified procedures
• Regularly communicates with Managers any changes, personnel issues or any other impediments that may impact quality of testing processes or deliverables

Skills

SDLC methodologies

QA automation frameworks

Defect tracking

CMMI Level II/III

SQL queries

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Test management tools

Defect tracking tools

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a senior QA professional to lead the implementation of a complex QA program supporting government products and services. You will establish software quality standards across the life cycle, create test plans and scripts, and contribute to requirements and design to ensure testability.

You will collaborate with business, product and development teams, craft master test plans, implement automated tests, track defects, and participate