QA Specialist

Overview:

Engagement Type

Contract Short Description

AM: Ashley Hetman

Hybrid - in office 3x week

In person interviews

Local candidates preffered Complete Description

Software

Tester (Salesforce) - QAS2

Duties/Responsibilities

Assures requirements are defined and approved, performs code

reviews and ensures agency application development standards are met.

Analysis and Design; works with business area personnel to

assure requirement(s) are thoroughly defined and approved; performs impacts

analyses to identify interdependencies; assists with design reviews.

Development; performs code review(s); serves as technical

lead, as assigned.

Testing and Implementation; creates detailed test designs

and test plans; creates and reviews test data for performing test scenarios;

Coordinates and conducts execution of unit and system test

scripts;

Coordinates and conducts debugging efforts and defect

tracking;

Coordinates and supports user acceptance testing;

Coordinates, conducts and supports software implementation

and deployment tasks;

Leads and performs the development, implementation, and monitoring

of IT quality assurance standards and testing;

Performs performance, regression and load testing.

Documentation; writes, reviews, and coordinates development

of application-related training materials and software user guides, program

and/or application source code documentation (e.g., use cases, in-line code

comments); departmental standards; appropriate standards and criteria for

acceptable programming; documentation and systems development lifecycle

activities;

Reviews development lifecycle activities;

Assists higher-level IT staff with estimating workload

requirements and other project planning activities.

Designs and performs system analysis, recommends application

solutions, tests and corrects programs and assists IT staff with documentation;

Assists in supporting user acceptance testing;

Performs software implementation tasks, including source

control and deployment activities;

Develops, implements and monitors IT quality assurance

standards and testing;

Develops and documents appropriate standards and criteria

for acceptable programming and systems development lifecycle activities;

Develops software testing and automation procedures and

performs analysis and design;

Reads, writes, extracts and/or reports from compounded

files;

Works with business personnel to identify and document

system software requirements;

Defines problems and develops potential solutions;

Performs post-production support for business applications

which may include routine maintenance, enhancements and the need to perform

research to aid in troubleshooting software production errors;

Identifies alternate courses of action, the review and

evaluation of software development methodologies and completing software

security scans and reporting on vulnerabilities;

Conducts performance testing and benchmarking of software

application response times, analysis and reporting on performance measures.

Communicates with peers and others. Collaborates

proactively.

Guides performance of software development tasks per verbal

instructions;

Answers questions on technical topics to assist other

technical staff in software development;

Obtains or imparts information from/to other technical staff

and business personnel through discussion(s) involving database, infrastructure

and/or application information;

Leads discussion(s) or formal meetings with technical and/or

nontechnical personnel on simple to moderate technical topics in support of

software development;

Summarizes, in writing, information on one or more related

topics involving database, infrastructure and/or application information in

support of software development;

Conveys, in writing, recommendations or conclusions to

another for decision making purposes in support of software development.

Gathers, interprets and applies information from a variety

of sources to aid in software development duties, activities and events;

Answers questions and presents informal mentorship

opportunities to peers and/or lower-level staff via conversation, observation

or technical documentation.

Understanding and experience in the use of Azure Dev Ops for

documentation and iterative development collaboration, task management and

other functions related to system testing and reporting.

Solid understanding of Agile, Iterative and Traditional

Software development (SDLC) practices, standards as it relates to testing

activities.

Provides training, coaching and mentoring of testing team

members.

General

Knowledge and Skills Requirements:

1.

Computer and electronics

2.

Oral and written communication tools and

techniques

3.

Customer support and personal service

4.

State and agency policy, procedures, and

applicable laws

5.

Vision, mission, and goals of agency

6.

Software development principles and methods for

design, development, testing, and implementation of new or modified software

7.

Commonly used query language

8.

Mathematic principles relative to assigned area

in IT

9.

IT principles, methods, and practices in

assigned specialty area

10. Standard

software validation tools, software distribution tools, and mechanisms

11. Technical

writing and documentation practices

12. Systems

performance management

13. Requirements

analysis principles and methods

14. Back-up

and recovery procedures

15. Interrelationships

of multiple IT specialties

16. Reading

comprehension

17. Speaking

18. Service

orientation

19. Troubleshooting

20. Critical

thinking

21. Complex

problem solving

22. Lead

work

23. Programming

software analysis and evaluation

24. Using

data recovery tools and techniques

25. Judgment

and decision making

26. Assuring

quality

27. Identifying

and specifying business requirements

28. Stay

abreast of current technologies in area of IT assigned

29. Deal

with problems involving several variables in familiar context

30. Define

problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

31. Prepare

meaningful, accurate, and concise reports

Qualifications

•

3+ years of experience as a Software Tester specifically

for Salesforce Applications

•

Ability to independently develop testing

strategy, test plans, test cases and proper system testing documentation for a

new Salesforce application. Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience experience as a Software Tester specifically for Salesforce Applications Required 3.0 Years Ability to independently develop testing strategy, test plans, test cases and proper system testing documentation for a new Salesforce application. Required Solid understanding of Agile, Iterative and Traditional Software development (SDLC) practices, standards as it relates to testing activities. Required Understanding and experience in the use of Azure Dev Ops for documentation and iterative development collaboration, task management and other function Required

Skills:

experience as a Software Tester specifically for Salesforce Applications,Ability to independently develop testing strategy,test plans,test cases and proper system testing documentation for a new Salesforce application.,Solid understanding of Agile,Iterative and Traditional Software development (SDLC) practices,standards as it relates to testing activities.,Understanding and experience in the use of Azure Dev Ops for documentation and iterative development collaboration,task management and other function