QA Performance Tester - Novalink Solutions LLC

The position will serve as the contract Technical Specialist assigned to the NCCRIS project. This role will serve on the Enterprise Test Team and will assist IT Management at all levels with the delivery and support of software testing disciplines across NCDOT-T. This position will advise on best practices of processes and industry standards for software testing and support at an enterprise level.  The Technical Lead will advise on NCCRIS project testing activities including Component Integration, system Integration, Regression, Performance and Disaster Recovery Testing. The position requires a high level of communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact with management across all levels.

70% Test Specialist

• Analyze user requests and design appropriate testing environments to support application and business requirements.

• Assist in the development of detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, staffing plans, and status reports for tactical work.

• Analyze code for requirements verification and validation of test results

• Collaborate with the SQA Leaders in order to receive feedback on work direction with the test team staff members who provide testing and support services to NCDOT_T including resource, task, and priority management.

• Code scripts to support web service testing.

• Perform testing services for NCDOT-T including but not limited to test script development, functional testing services, performance testing services, and results reporting.

• Assist the SQA Leaders with training, coaching, and mentoring software testing processes, techniques, and tools.

• Collaborate with the SQA Leaders to resolve problems that arise in day-to-day management of projects.

• Review and analysis of project requirements for clarity, understanding and testability

• Development of system test plans and manual test cases

• Execution of the test cases and test scripts

• Defect management and reporting

• Providing input or creating testing artifacts to include but not be limited to: Test Plans, Test Results, Metrics and Defect Reports

• Providing weekly status reports to Management

20% Planning/Organization

• Collaborate with SQA Test Leaders to assist by developing and executing test plans to meet NCDOT-T business needs for all software testing disciplines on the NCCRIS Project

• Research and maintain a current understanding of available and evolving software testing tools, processes and techniques related to technology trends.

• Assist SQA Leaders and IT Management with collecting, organizing and communicating testing services and test results-related information needed on reporting for the NCCRIS Project