Software Test Analyst #1065661

Fasttek; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Dental

Vision

PTO Program

Long Term Disability

Life Insurance

401(k)

Job summary

FastTek is seeking a Software Test Analyst to support the MDHHS ARC project in Lansing, MI. The role involves designing and executing manual and automated tests, creating test plans, and reporting metrics.

You will perform API and ADA testing, collaborate with an agile team, and apply Playwright/Selenium/Cypress to automate web applications. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of testing experience, strong Azure DevOps skills, and a Bachelor's degree in IT.

Qualifications

• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases.
• Analyzing requirements, user stories in Azure DevOps, and acceptance criteria to design effective test cases.
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies.
• API testing and tools like Postman and Rest Client.
• Automating web apps using Playwright, Selenium, Cypress or similar.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in an IT related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute test cases (manual and automated).
• Create and maintain test plans and strategies.
• Generate testing reports and metrics.
• Perform API testing; validate data and behavior.
• Conduct ADA Compliance testing.
• Collaborate with agile teams to verify acceptance criteria.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Test planning

API testing

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Azure DevOps

SQL queries

Git

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

Postman

Rest Client

Playwright

Selenium

Cypress

Azure DevOps

SQL

Git

JUnit/TestNG

Job description

Lansing, Michigan Software Test Analyst #1065661

Job Description

The Software Test Analyst 5 position will work as a contract resource for our Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). This resource will be a part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Accounts Receivable and Collections (MDHHS ARC) Project. The resource will act as a software test analyst, with duties including designing and executing manual and automated test cases, generating and documenting test plans and strategies, generating testing reports and metrics, API testing, and ADA Compliance testing.

Required Qualifications

• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases. (5+ years)
• Ability to analyze requirements, user stories (in Azure DevOps), and acceptance criteria to design effective, reusable test cases (including positive, negative, and boundary testing). (5+ years)
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies. (5+ years)
• API testing and tools like Postman, Rest Client, and others. (5+ years)
• Demonstrable experience automating web applications using frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in an IT related field

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• Experience automating web applications using the Playwright for Java library.
• A background in Selenium WebDriver, which provides a strong foundation for understanding the strategies and nuances of browser automation.
• Experience in financial and government domains

Other Desired Qualification

• Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes (Quality Assurance, User Acceptance, System Integration, Accessibility, Performance, Regression, Post Deployment Validation, Data Conversion).
• Generating testing reports and metrics.
• Generating and acquiring test data.
• ADA Compliance testing tools, such as AccVerify, JAWS, etc.
• Build environments {DEV, UAT, QAT, PRE-PROD} specific test suites with integrated application life cycle management.
• Experience in identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs clearly and concisely in a tool like Azure DevOps.
• Senior-level (3-5+ years) hands‑on experience performing performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner, including scripting, executing test scenarios, analyzing results, and identifying system bottlenecks.
• Automation & Technical Skills
  • Proven experience writing clean, maintainable, and object-oriented Java code for test automation.
  • Writing clear and effective Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then).
  • Implementing Step Definitions in Java.
  • Writing SQL and P-SQL queries.
  • Ability to write and execute SQL queries (SELECTs, JOINs) for test data setup and validation against Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.
  • Proficiency in using Git for version control (merging, pull requests) as part of a team.
• Agile & Collaboration
  • Experience working as an active participant in an Agile/Scrum team and its ceremonies.
  • Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design test cases.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
  • Strong skills in communicating test results, bugs, and risks to developers, BAs, and other stakeholders.
• Security & Compliance
  • Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle (SADLC).

Soft Skills & Other Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week.
• Experience using Azure DevOps Testing Module.
• Experience with Mobile App testing of iOS and Android applications.
• Experience using Eclipse as a primary development environment.
• Experience with the TestNG framework. (This remains valuable since your framework uses it for test running and its skipping logic).
• Additional experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner, including advanced workload modeling or CI/CD-based performance automation.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, RESTAssured, or APIRequestContext.

Additional Info

At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra. We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way. We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashionedhard work for 24 years! FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused. We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies. Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture. FastTek Global was named one of the Top Work Places in Michigan by the Detroit Free Press in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023! To view all of our open positions go to: https://www.fasttek.com/fastswitch/findwork Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fasttekglobal Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasttekglobal Find us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fasttek You can become a fan of FastTek on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fasttekglobal/

AI & Hiring Disclosure

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