Software Test Analyst 5

Required Qualifications:

• Testing & Quality Assurance Skills
• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases. (5 years)
• Ability to analyze requirements user stories (in Azure DevOps) and acceptance criteria to design effective reusable test cases (including positive negative and boundary testing). (5 years)
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies. (5 years)
• API testing and tools like Postman Rest Client and others. (5 years)
• Demonstrable experience automating web applications using frameworks such as Playwright Selenium Cypress or similar.
• Bachelors degree or higher in an IT related field

Highly Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience automating web applications using the Playwright for Java library.
• A background in Selenium WebDriver which provides a strong foundation for understanding the strategies and nuances of browser automation.
• Experience in financial and government domains

Other Desired Qualification:

• Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes (Quality Assurance User Acceptance System Integration Accessibility Performance Regression Post Deployment Validation Data Conversion).
• Generating testing reports and metrics.
• Generating and acquiring test data.
• ADA Compliance testing tools such as AccVerify JAWS etc.
• Build environments DEV UAT QAT PRE-PROD specific test suites with integrated application life cycle management.
• Experience in identifying documenting and tracking bugs clearly and concisely in a tool like Azure DevOps.
• Senior-level (35 years) hands-on experience performing performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner including scripting executing test scenarios analyzing results and identifying system bottlenecks.
• Automation & Technical Skills
  • Proven experience writing clean maintainable and object-oriented Java code for test automation.
  • Writing clear and effective Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then).
  • Implementing Step Definitions in Java.
  • Writing SQL and P-SQL queries.
  • Ability to write and execute SQL queries (SELECTs JOINs) for test data setup and validation against Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.
  • Proficiency in using Git for version control (merging pull requests) as part of a team.
• Agile & Collaboration
  • Experience working as an active participant in an Agile/Scrum team and its ceremonies.
  • Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design test cases.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced agile development environment.
  • Strong skills in communicating test results bugs and risks to developers BAs and other stakeholders.
• Security & Compliance
  • Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle (SADLC).

Soft Skills & Other Requirements:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week.
• Experience using Azure DevOps Testing Module.
• Experience with Mobile App testing of iOS and Android applications.
• Experience using Eclipse as a primary development environment.
• Experience with the TestNG framework. (This remains valuable since your framework uses it for test running and its skipping logic).
• Additional experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner including advanced workload modeling or CI/CD-based performance automation.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman RESTAssured or APIRequestContext.