Software Test Analyst - Lansing, MI

AHU Technologies Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm seeks a Software Test Analyst to support various software development projects. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in manual and automated testing, strong communication skills, and the ability to work independently. Responsibilities include designing test cases, API testing, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Experience with Java, JavaScript, and testing tools like Selenium is preferred. This position is primarily onsite in downtown Lansing two days a week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Test Analyst with proficiency in various testing methods.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment and independently along with teams.
• Experience generating and documenting testing reports and metrics effectively.
• Ability to work independently and in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Understanding of software testing methodologies (QA, UAT, System Integration, Accessibility, Performance, Regression, Post Deployment Validation, Data Conversion).
• Strong collaboration with cross-functional teams to design test cases.
• Proficiency in Java and JavaScript.
• Issue tracking and defect management.
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies.
• Generating testing reports and metrics.
• API testing using Postman and REST Client.
• Writing SQL / P-SQL queries and generating test data.
• Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute manual and automated test cases for multiple projects.
• Collaborate with teams to understand requirements and design test cases.
• Perform API testing using tools like Postman and document results.
• Perform API testing and maintain testing reports and metrics.
• Build environments (DEV, UAT, QAT, PRE-PROD) specific test suites.
• Generate and acquire test data and support defect tracking and resolution.

Skills

Designing and executing manual and automated test cases

Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Understanding of software testing methodologies

Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Java and JavaScript

Issue tracking and defect management

Generating and documenting test plans

API testing with tools like Postman

Writing SQL, P-SQL queries

Generating test data

Tools

Selenium

Azure DevOps Testing Module

JMeter

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

JMeter

LoadRunner

Job description

Overview

The Software Test Analyst position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting multiple software development projects for the Department of Health and Human Services. The resource will act in a tester and analyst role for various in-flight projects. The resource will work in an agile environment to write and execute use cases, test plans and develop testing scripts for custom .NET web applications.

Must Have

• Senior level (5+ years) experience and proficiency in the following:
• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases.
• Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle (SADLC).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, agile development environment.
• Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes (Quality Assurance, User Acceptance, System Integration, Accessibility, Performance, Regression, Post Deployment Validation, Data Conversion).
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design test cases.
• Java and JavaScript
• Issue tracking and defect management.
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies.
• Generating testing reports and metrics.
• API testing and tools like Postman, Rest Client and others.
• Writing SQL, P-SQL queries.
• Generating and acquiring test data.
• Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week.
• Build environments {DEV, UAT, QAT, PRE-PROD} specific test suites with integrated application life cycle management.

Nice to Have

• Experience with industry standard automated testing tools and frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Provar, Katalon, etc.).
• Experience using Azure DevOps Testing Module.
• Experience with Mobile App testing of iOS and Android applications.
• Knowledge of performance and load testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Experience with ADA Compliance testing tools, such as AccVerify, JAWS, etc.