Senior Test Analyst

Senior Test Analyst

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS)

West Sacramento, CA (Hybrid – onsite 2–3 days/week)

24 months + possible 12-month extension

June 2026 (Estimated)

Contract (CMAS)

Key Responsibilities

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Review business and system requirements to define testing scope
• Develop and execute:
• Test plans and strategies
• Test cases, scripts, and scenarios
• Perform testing across:
• System, integration, regression, performance, and UAT
• Analyze test results, identify defects, and support resolution
• Maintain all testing artifacts including documentation and reports

Test Data & Environment Management

• Prepare, manipulate, and validate test data sets
• Support test environment setup and maintenance
• Develop scripts to modify and validate data
• Assist business users with testing data and reporting needs

Enterprise QA & Framework Support

• Contribute to development of enterprise testing strategies and standards
• Align QA practices to SDLC and enterprise architecture
• Recommend tools, methodologies, and process improvements

Stakeholder Collaboration & Reporting

• Partner with business SMEs and IT teams
• Provide:
• Weekly status reports
• Monthly engagement updates
• Communicate risks, issues, and progress to leadership

Knowledge Transfer

• Provide training, documentation, and knowledge transfer to CalSTRS staff
• Support long-term sustainability of QA practices

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT with a strong focus on software testing and QA
• 5+ years developing test plans, strategies, and technical documentation
• 5+ years preparing test data, environments, and test cases
• 5+ years using defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, HP ALM, Bugzilla, JAMA)
• 5+ years analyzing test results and managing defect resolution
• 3+ years performing data quality activities
• 3+ years validating data conversion from legacy systems
• Strong SQL experience including:
• T-SQL queries, stored procedures, triggers, views

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting business-led testing activities and reporting
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, analysis)
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Experience supporting large-scale government or pension systems

Work Environment & Logistics

• Hybrid: 2–3 days onsite in West Sacramento required
• Work performed during standard business hours
• Schedules require prior client approval
• Contractor responsible for travel costs

Deliverables

• Test plans, scripts, and test data
• Defect reports and test results
• Weekly status reports
• Data manipulation outputs
• Final project report with recommendations and lessons learned