Quality Assurance Analyst

QA Associate/Analyst IIIAustin TX 78744 (TX Remote...if in Austin must go to office 2 days/week)12 months Contract with possibility to extensionClient requires the services of a QA Analyst who meets the general qualification of QA Associate / Analyst 3 and the specifications outlined below.Duties will include:Utilizing templates to create testing-related documentation (e.g., Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Summary Memos, etc.).Executing the Test Plans and Test Cases through all phases of the testing process, if required. Responsible for using Xray, or other Test Management tools, to manage test case execution.Managing the Defect Management Process, to include defect identification, resolution, and tracking. Responsible for working with the vendor to ensure defects are resolved in a timely fashion.Serving as the testing point of contact for vendors on various projects to co-ordinate testing activities.Managing defects using Jira or other Defect Management tools.Providing support (coordination) for UAT efforts, utilizing division staff (users) for test execution.Providing testing guidance for various projects.Facilitating Daily Defect Triage Meetings (i.e., monitoring UAT defects, entering/reviewing defects, replicating defects and communicating defects to vendors)Required Skills and Qualifications:Years Skills/Experience8 Manual testing Experience (e.g., System Testing, System Integration Testing, UAT, etc.)5 Proficient in writing test plans, test cases, and other testing-related documentation5 Facilitating/coordinating User Acceptance Testing5 Using Jira, or other Defect Management tools (e.g., Octane)5 Xray, or other Test Management tools (e.g., Zephyr, TestRail)Preferred Skills and Qualifications:Years Skills/Experience1 Writing automated test scripts