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Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Sr. QA Specialist- Automation- REMOTE for a Contract assignment with one of our premier Healthcare Services clients in Jacksonville, FL. Responsibilities :
- Create test deliverables and perform hands-on testing for internally developed or externally purchased products.
- Types of testing may include system, integration, regression or end-to-end testing.
- Deploy or execute job streams for creating test beds, design test scenarios, author test scripts, execute tests and track defects to certify that applications meet the approved system requirements.
- Working collaboratively with other IT staff to review and understand system requirements, and to design and review test strategies identifying resolutions for defects.
- Creates a test approach, identifying scope of testing with risk-based approach for each feature or scope of work in a project effort identifying test environments, dependencies, constraints, prioritizing test cases and scheduling time for the testing.
- Responsible for ensuring end to end testing methodology including all appropriate documentation and requirements.
- Sets up software and hardware in the test lab, per specs.
- Ensures test results are accurate, thorough and appropriately documented.
- Communicates results and coordinates logistics to the Systems Analysts, Developers, and other key IT staff and leadership as appropriate.
- Documents problems or results inconsistent with expected results.
- Performs quality assurance tests on all work and performs detailed analysis on test results.
- Certifies application for release to the next testing stage or to the production environment. Generates and distributes periodic status reports for testing.
- Sets up and executes complex scripts independently.
- Sets up test data beds based on data matching specific test conditions.
- Creates and executes moderately complex SQL queries.
- Executes automated test scripts.
- Writes/coordinates resolution of system defects. Ensures appropriate hand-offs and re-testing
- May provide technical guidance to other IT Testing Specialists.
- Participates in requirements gathering sessions or solicits information on incomplete requirements.
- Participates in facilitation and coordination of user acceptance testing.
- Design tests to aid learning and mitigate risks.
- Work with developers to create automated tests.
- Work with business analysts and business stakeholders to undertake exploratory testing.
- Ensures stories contain specific acceptance test conditions which communicate objectives to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Knowledge of performance and security vulnerability testing is a plus.
- Assist product owner in coming up with the acceptance criteria for user stories.
- Bachelor's Degree in a Computer related field or relevant work experience
- 5-8 years of Professional experience in an IT related field preferably in a development or testing environment (Development experience required; this is not a standard testing role)
- Development experience required; this is not a standard testing role
- Strong technical ability who has previously done development work in the past (setting up automation framework required)
- Strong technical ability who has previously done development work in the past (setting up automation framework required)
- Build and configure (new or customize existing) automation framework utilizing React/Java required
- Demonstrated experience building automation framework UI and API required
- Experience in leading testing coordination for corporate efforts also required
- Various Domain experience; Health Care, Financial, etc
- Experience using Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid methodology
- Specific tools, languages and specialty skills may vary
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