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Efficus, Inc.

Software Test Analyst 3

Efficus, Inc., Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48900


Seeking a C2C candidate located in the specified area.

Quality Assurance Analyst with the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB) Agency Services supporting the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).

The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst is responsible for ensuring the developed solution meets the business requirements, is free of defects, and the quality of the product/application is achieved. The QA Analyst works independently to identify and defines the required tests as well as captures detailed testing progress, defects, and results during each testing cycle and evaluates the overall usability of the IT solution.The QA Analyst is a very hands-on role - writing test cases and scripts, working with product owners for approval of test cases, sharing the test cases with development team, documenting test cases in the Azure DevOps tool, testing interface applications, and coordinating test results with the development and QA teams. Agile testing experience is a must for this position.

Responsibilities:Participates in the requirement meetings and functional design document review meetings to understand the requirements to better author the test cases for the Project.Works closely with business analyst and business to clarify requirements.Prepares the project test plan; and test closure according to standard templates and adheres to DTMB and MDOT policies, standards, and guidelines.Learns new tools identified for use on a Project.Prepares Test Scenarios (project based).Prepares test data and ensures the QA environment is ready for test case execution, including interfaces.Prepares and executes test cases and maintains user story traceability against the user stories/requirements.Responsible for defect management including identification of QAT defects and remediation tracking by maintaining the traceability to user storyPrepares and ensures Sprint Sign off after each sprint or as required and obtains sign off from product owners.Works with UX/UI Designer of the Project to assist them adding defect(s) or raise defects in their absence.Works closely with QA Specialist on complex Projects and on unique deliverables for the Project(s)Adheres to all QA processes and procedures.Ensures all QA responsible SEM documents identified for the project are completed, reviewed, and approved in alignment with area processes.Skillsets Required:

Experience performing quality assurance and software testing with a thorough understanding of testing concepts and methods in manual and automation. Required: 7 YearsTesting experience in the implementation of Agile and Waterfall development projects. Required: 5 YearsExperience writing and documenting test cases in DevOps or other Agile tools. Required: 5 YearsExperience testing Java-based applications and Oracle database. Required: 7 yearsExperience developing Agile testing strategies and test plans for multiple related projects. Required: 7 yearsExperience with reviewing, understanding, and translating Agile User Stories to prepare test cases/scripts. Required: 5 yearsExperience working independently and in a team environment. Required: 7 yearsExperience writing test scripts with automation tools. Nice to have: 5 yearsExperience coordinating the Agile automated testing with the QA and development teams. Nice to have: 5 yearsExperience in coding with Java to write test automation scripts with Selenium. Nice to have: 2 years