Senior QA Engineer Consultant (REMOTE)

ZipRecruiter; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software testing company is looking for a Senior QA Engineer Consultant for a 6-month contract. The role includes creating test plans, executing various tests, and collaborating with teams to ensure quality assurance in software products. The ideal candidate should have 7-8 years of experience in QA, SQL knowledge, and familiarity with Agile practices.

Qualifications

• 7-8 years of QA/Testing Experience.
• SQL Knowledge and Database testing experience.
• Agile Testing Experience is a must.

Responsibilities

• Obtain business requirements and create test plans.
• Conduct various types of testing during System Acceptance Testing phase.
• Produce status reports for the QA Manager weekly.

Skills

Analytical skills

Effective testing skills

Communication skills

Education

BS/BA in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science

Master’s degree or equivalent

Job description

Job DescriptionJob Description

QA Mentor, Inc. is looking to fill Senior QA Engineer Consultant position (6 months contract) for one of our client.Phone screening interview is scheduled immediately for qualified candidates.

The Senior QA Engineer's candidate should possess:

• Responsible for obtaining business requirements, functional specification and all other related documentation for functional, integration, compatibility, regression testing.
• Create test plans and test strategies documents.
• Create manual test cases and test scenarios.
• Understand how to work in Agile environments.
• Carry out detailed requirements analysis/static testing for assigned project.
• Create positive and negative test cases and test procedures with full traceability matrix.
• Participate in test cases peer review activities.
• Identify, record and re-test defects for responsible projects.
• Perform daily Defect Review found by other group members.
• Provide product improvements and recommendations to Product Management team by reporting them in Defect Management System.
• Work closely with Automation Engineer to identify best candidates for automation and provide health check/sanity test cases for automation.
• Responsible for execution different types of testing during System Acceptance Testing phase.
• Responsible for compatibility test cases execution.
• Participate in ad-hoc testing and finding defects during SAT cycle.
• Produce status reports to QA Manager on the weekly basis.
• Work closely with DEV, BA, Project mangers.
• Report defects and provide suggestions for application enhancements.
• Effective testing skills, proficient knowledge in test planning and execution.
• Good analytical skills and strong experience collaborating with development, product management and delivery teams throughout the SDLC.
• Organizational and communication skills, ability to work independently.
• Ability to multitask and work on multiple projects.

Education and Experience:

• 7-8 years of QA/Testing Experience
• SQL Knowledge and Database testing experience
• Agile Testing Experience is a must
• API and SQL Experience
• BS/BA (EE/CS) - Master’s degree or equivalent

Company DescriptionQA Mentor is multi-awards winning a CMMI Level 3 SVC + SSD v1.3 appraised, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20000-1 certified leading software testing company headquartered in New York. With 357 global QA resources in 11 different countries offering more than 30 QA Testing Services and covering all time zones, QA Mentor is a global leader in Software Quality Assurance and Testing space.

Serving 474 clients from Fortune 500 to start ups in 28 countries, QA Mentor supports applications in 9 different industries. With unique products propositions from a crowdsourcing platform with a pool of 12,000 crowdsourced testers to a test management platform, unique and economical services offerings and QA education from e-learning and corporate training, QA Mentor continues its growth, expansion and footprint around the globe.Company DescriptionQA Mentor is multi-awards winning a CMMI Level 3 SVC + SSD v1.3 appraised, ISO 27001:2013, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 20000-1 certified leading software testing company headquartered in New York. With 357 global QA resources in 11 different countries offering more than 30 QA Testing Services and covering all time zones, QA Mentor is a global leader in Software Quality Assurance and Testing space.

Serving 474 clients from Fortune 500 to start ups in 28 countries, QA Mentor supports applications in 9 different industries. With unique products propositions from a crowdsourcing platform with a pool of 12,000 crowdsourced testers to a test management platform, unique and economical services offerings and QA education from e-learning and corporate training, QA Mentor continues its growth, expansion and footprint around the globe.