QA Automation Analyst - Georgia IT Inc.
St. Paul, MN
About the Job
Job Title: Quality Assurance Automation Analyst
Location: Minneapolis / St Paul, MN
Job Type: Contract
Rate: DOE(W2/1099/c2c)
For each current, assigned project, the Quality Assurance Automation Analyst will be expected to:
Work with appropriate resources in defining Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).
Have a complete understand of all functional and technical requirements and user stories.
Escalate any challenges to the appropriate resources in a timely manner.
Assist in managing the overall scope of the testing effort.
Complete required testing documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
Receive appropriate approval and sign off for all testing documentation.
Execute all test cases according to the Test Plan.
Transfer knowledge to MN.IT @ Client staff.
Project Milestones and Schedule
MNsure project already begun
Projected Transaction Start Date: March 23, 2015
Projected Transaction End Date: December 31, 2015
Project Environment
The Quality Assurance Automation Analyst will need to interface with a variety of individuals both on the project team and individuals outside the project team that may have a vested interest and can offer information pertaining to the project including:
Project Director
Project Manager
Business Analyst
Developers
Database Administrators
Information Technology Group
System Architects
All members of the QA staff (Managers, Supervisors, Leads, other QA Analyst)
MNsure Business staff
Client Business staff
MN.IT employees
External vendors
Stakeholder community including the counties and health care provider organizations
Other agency team members
Project Requirements
All work will be done at offices in St. Paul, MN unless otherwise arranged
Work must comply with the Statewide Enterprise Architecture
Work must comply with the State's Enterprise Security Policy and Standards
Work must comply with Statewide Project Management Methodology
Work must comply with applicable industry/agency standards
Resource must be able to work independently, with little or no supervision
Resource must be able to drive to resolution in situations with high ambiguity and confusion
Quality Assurance Automation Analyst will report to the Quality Assurance Lead/Supervisor.
Responsibilities Expected of the Selected Consultant
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Work with the appropriate resources to define and write Functional and Technical Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).
Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Level of Effort (LOE) estimate for all testing activities within the project.
Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Strategy.
Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Plan.
Work with Business Analyst, Developers, and DBA's in defining detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression test cases.
Write detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression Test Cases.
Assist the Performance Engineer in determining business flows to be scripted and utilized in Performance/Load testing.
Create Automated Test Scripts
Execute Automated Test Scripts
Document all defects in the defect tracking tool in an accurate and timely manner.
Escalate all challenges to the appropriate resource(s) in a timely manner.
Communicate effectively both verbally and written.
Attend the Defect Review meetings.
Transfer knowledge to MN.IT @ Client staff.
Required Skills (to be scored as pass/fail)
The following skills are required for resource(s) being submitted. These are scored as pass/fail.
B.S or B.A degree (4 year) or Associates degree (2 year) or 7 years' IT-related experience
Five years' experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst
Five engagements lasting a minimum of three months in a Quality Assurance Analyst role
Minimum of 3 years' experience in automated testing
Desired Skills
Subject to the Request for Offers evaluation process, points will be scored based on the following criteria as well:
Computer Science or Information Technology degree
Proven experience creating the following documentation:
o Test Strategy
o Test Plan
o Test Cases
o Final Test Report
Proven experience working directly with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, DBAs in an Information Technology environment.
Proven experience with all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Experience utilizing JIRA
Any experience with the health insurance programs
Any experience training / mentoring on Quality Assurance Best Practice processes
Experience working in a maturing QA environment
Experience with both Black Box and Grey Box testing
Experience writing and executing basic query commands
Proven experience working independently with minimal direction
Experience with IBM Rational
Experience with Performance/Load Testing
Experience with Java
Location: Minneapolis / St Paul, MN
Job Type: Contract
Rate: DOE(W2/1099/c2c)
For each current, assigned project, the Quality Assurance Automation Analyst will be expected to:
Work with appropriate resources in defining Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).
Have a complete understand of all functional and technical requirements and user stories.
Escalate any challenges to the appropriate resources in a timely manner.
Assist in managing the overall scope of the testing effort.
Complete required testing documentation in an accurate and timely manner.
Receive appropriate approval and sign off for all testing documentation.
Execute all test cases according to the Test Plan.
Transfer knowledge to MN.IT @ Client staff.
Project Milestones and Schedule
MNsure project already begun
Projected Transaction Start Date: March 23, 2015
Projected Transaction End Date: December 31, 2015
Project Environment
The Quality Assurance Automation Analyst will need to interface with a variety of individuals both on the project team and individuals outside the project team that may have a vested interest and can offer information pertaining to the project including:
Project Director
Project Manager
Business Analyst
Developers
Database Administrators
Information Technology Group
System Architects
All members of the QA staff (Managers, Supervisors, Leads, other QA Analyst)
MNsure Business staff
Client Business staff
MN.IT employees
External vendors
Stakeholder community including the counties and health care provider organizations
Other agency team members
Project Requirements
All work will be done at offices in St. Paul, MN unless otherwise arranged
Work must comply with the Statewide Enterprise Architecture
Work must comply with the State's Enterprise Security Policy and Standards
Work must comply with Statewide Project Management Methodology
Work must comply with applicable industry/agency standards
Resource must be able to work independently, with little or no supervision
Resource must be able to drive to resolution in situations with high ambiguity and confusion
Quality Assurance Automation Analyst will report to the Quality Assurance Lead/Supervisor.
Responsibilities Expected of the Selected Consultant
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Work with the appropriate resources to define and write Functional and Technical Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).
Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Level of Effort (LOE) estimate for all testing activities within the project.
Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Strategy.
Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Plan.
Work with Business Analyst, Developers, and DBA's in defining detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression test cases.
Write detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression Test Cases.
Assist the Performance Engineer in determining business flows to be scripted and utilized in Performance/Load testing.
Create Automated Test Scripts
Execute Automated Test Scripts
Document all defects in the defect tracking tool in an accurate and timely manner.
Escalate all challenges to the appropriate resource(s) in a timely manner.
Communicate effectively both verbally and written.
Attend the Defect Review meetings.
Transfer knowledge to MN.IT @ Client staff.
Required Skills (to be scored as pass/fail)
The following skills are required for resource(s) being submitted. These are scored as pass/fail.
B.S or B.A degree (4 year) or Associates degree (2 year) or 7 years' IT-related experience
Five years' experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst
Five engagements lasting a minimum of three months in a Quality Assurance Analyst role
Minimum of 3 years' experience in automated testing
Desired Skills
Subject to the Request for Offers evaluation process, points will be scored based on the following criteria as well:
Computer Science or Information Technology degree
Proven experience creating the following documentation:
o Test Strategy
o Test Plan
o Test Cases
o Final Test Report
Proven experience working directly with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Developers, DBAs in an Information Technology environment.
Proven experience with all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Experience utilizing JIRA
Any experience with the health insurance programs
Any experience training / mentoring on Quality Assurance Best Practice processes
Experience working in a maturing QA environment
Experience with both Black Box and Grey Box testing
Experience writing and executing basic query commands
Proven experience working independently with minimal direction
Experience with IBM Rational
Experience with Performance/Load Testing
Experience with Java
Source : Georgia IT Inc.