Quality Assurance Analyst Jobs

Are you an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst with a desire to excel? If so, then Talent Software Services may have the job for you! Our client is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to work on-site at their company in St. Paul, MN.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Accurately document all defects in the defect tracking tool in a timely manner.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
• Work with Business Analyst, Developers, and DBA's in defining detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression test cases and completing Requirements Traceability Matrix.
• Provide, in timely manner, status of assigned project when requested.
• Attend and participate in the Defect Triage and Review meetings.
• Assist the Performance Engineer in determining business flows to be scripted and utilized in Performance/Load testing.
• Provide support to the UAT team, if requested.
• Work with the appropriate resources to define and write Functional and Technical Testable Requirements (Waterfall) and/or User Stories and Acceptance Criteria (Agile).
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and written.
• Escalate all challenges to the appropriate resource(s) in a timely manner.
• Receive appropriate approval and sign-off for all testing documentation.
• Complete required QA documentation in an accurate and timely manner. Provide edits to QA documentation as necessary if the project's Requirements change, if scope changes, if testing schedule changes, etc.
• Approve Requirements if asked to perform QA project lead duties.
• Work with the QA Supervisor and/or QA Lead to create the Test Plan.
• Assist in managing the overall scope of the testing effort.
• Provide knowledge transfer.
• Execute all Test Cases according to the Test Plan or explain why risk-based / priority testing is executed.
• Have complete understanding of all functional and technical Requirements and/or Acceptance Criteria.
• 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.
• Execute manual and automation Test Cases for various test types (smoke, functional, regression, etc.).
• Provide QA leadership to assigned project, when requested.
• Write detailed and reusable Functional, System Integration, and Regression Test Cases.
• Have complete understanding of Design document to ensure the design complements the Requirements. Approve Design document if asked to perform QA project lead duties.
• Assist the Automation Engineer in determining test cases to be scripted and utilized in smoke / regression testing.

Qualifications:

• Seven (7) years' experience as a Quality Assurance Analyst

1. A B.S. or B.A. Degree (4 year) substitutes for four years of experience, or an Associate's Degree (2 year) substitutes for two years of experience.

• Five (5) engagements/projects lasting a minimum of three (3) months each in a Quality Assurance Analyst role.
• Five (5) years of experience with a State government, testing a Medicaid Provider Enrollment application
• Five (5) years of experience with integration testing with MMIS (Medicaid Management Information Systems) Systems

Preferred:

• Experience creating the following documentation:

1. Test Plan
2. Test Cases
3. Detailed defect logging
4. Test Closure/Test Summary Report

• Experience with Data Conversion testing
• Experience writing and executing complex SQL query commands
• Experience with User Interface testing
• Experience with API/Web Service testing
• Experience with in-depth requirement analysis and with breaking down requirements into testable requirements