Senior QA Automation Engineer: SDLC & Test Strategy

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

Job summary

ASM Research in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a senior quality assurance professional to lead a large QA program across the software life cycle. You will establish quality standards, develop test plans and scripts, and guide testing strategy for complex systems.

You will collaborate with product, development and government stakeholders, perform risk-based testing, oversee automated test scripts, defect tracking, and QA process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study; 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 Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 impediments that may impact quality of testing processes or deliverables

Skills

SDLC knowledge

Test automation

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team player

Defect tracking

SQL queries

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Certified Tester Advanced Level (TTA, TA, and/or TM) desired

Tools

SQL

Test management tools

Defect tracking tool

Automation frameworks

Job description

ASM Research in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a senior quality assurance professional to lead a large QA program across the software life cycle. You will establish quality standards, develop test plans and scripts, and guide testing strategy for complex systems.

You will collaborate with product, development and government stakeholders, perform risk-based testing, oversee automated test scripts, defect tracking, and QA process improvements.