Senior QA & Testing Strategist

Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Testing Analyst to lead testing strategy for business systems, document requirements, develop test plans, and ensure SDLC adherence.

You will design and execute detailed test cases, perform regression testing, coordinate test environments, contribute to Scrum teams, and drive automation with Selenium, JMeter, and other tools while ensuring traceability and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems / business administration or equivalent work experience; Master's degree preferred.
• Seven or more years of experience in information systems, with an emphasis on the lifecycle, development, and testing.
• Seven or more years of experience leading testing efforts.
• Knowledge of requirements analysis techniques.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of current best practices, methodologies, standards, and approaches to testing.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Experience with automated test scripting and Selenium.
• AI and API based testing is a plus.
• Defect tracking with VersionOne; load testing with JMeter; DevSecOps integration; Agile SDLC familiarity; Oracle DB/PLSQL.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain testing strategy for the Bank based on QA best practices.
• Leads the initiative to expand and transform QA processes based on the testing strategy.
• Designs and executes detailed test plans and test cases; identify defects; ensure system meets requirements and performs safely in the network.
• Perform regression testing and use tools for defect tracking and load testing.
• Coordinate with infrastructure to manage test environments and configurations.
• Participate as a member of scrum product teams.
• Create and provide input to project plans as they pertain to testing requirements.
• Lead meetings with product teams and ensure output is documented.
• Ensure preparation of testing documentation; provide automation tool expertise.
• Maintain traceability from user stories to defects and resolutions; ensure policy compliance.
• Work with project/program manager on effort estimation, scheduling, and risk mitigation.
• Coach others to adopt a test-driven mindset and support UAT.
• When performing BA functions ensure requirements/stories are elicited, analyzed, documented, and reviewed.
• Conduct tests utilizing AI tools and technologies.

Skills

Automated testing

Selenium

AI testing

API testing

Regression testing

Requirements analysis

Test planning

Analytical skills

Communication skills

DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems / Business Administration

Master's degree preferred

Tools

VersionOne

JMeter

Qualys

GitHub

GitHub Actions

Oracle DB/PLSQL

Job description

Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Testing Analyst to lead testing strategy for business systems, document requirements, develop test plans, and ensure SDLC adherence.

You will design and execute detailed test cases, perform regression testing, coordinate test environments, contribute to Scrum teams, and drive automation with Selenium, JMeter, and other tools while ensuring traceability and compliance.