Senior Test Analyst

WHO WE ARE:

At HHS Tech Group (HTG), our work matters, and each of us makes a difference in the lives of people every day.

HTG is a leader in the development and delivery of innovative, purpose-built modular software and technology solutions to clients in the commercial and government sectors.

WHAT WE DO:

HHS Tech Group creates innovative, purpose-built technology products and solutions, resulting in value and positive, quantifiable impact for our clients and the people they serve.

Our people bring our software to life through collaborative relationships with our clients, working as a team, helping to solve complex problems that create positive personal and community impact for the people our clients serve.

Each day, our software products and our people are making a difference.

OUR PEOPLE MATTER MOST:

Improving the lives of others and making an impact daily is no simple task. We are dedicated to our team's professional and personal growth and well-being. Some key rewards and benefits include:

• Generously sponsored Medical Insurance
• Fully paid premiums on dental, vision, life and disability insurance.
• Generous 401k matching program (100% match up to 6%)
• Tuition and Certification reimbursement
• Open PTO policy

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WHO WE ARE HIRING: Senior Test Analyst

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

We are seeking full-time experienced Senior Test Analysts to partner with our client CalSTRS on a new project. The Senior Test Analysts will have stong knowledge and experience of, User Acceptance Testing, including testing methodologies and test management for a pension, financial or similar system. The Senior Test Analysts will perform various test activities related to the current Pension Solution project to implement a new pension administration system.

CalSTRS is in the process of replacing multiple outdated legacy systems with a new pension administration system, a project known as Pension Solution. Pension Solution functionality will include, but will not be limited to, contribution reporting and collections, crediting service, member demographic information maintenance, service credit purchases, benefit application processing, benefit calculation, benefit payroll, third party deductions and disbursements, tax reporting, receivables and collections, correspondence and statement generation, and event tracking. Over 200 CalSTRS staff members are involved in the effort. CalSTRS' approach for this project has been to have CalSTRS' technical resources work closely with the implementation contractor early and on-going through-out the project.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Test Analysts will be responsible for supporting the Pension Solution project testing team with:

• Effective partnering with key IT/Technology Services and business communities to assist with test case development and ensure effective use of methodologies and communicate test strategies, test results and performance
• Management of test planning, test scheduling, end-to-end testing, date-shifting coordination and expertise in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and supporting end user testing
• Participation in defect management including monitoring and reporting on defect status and resolution
• Metrics compilation and reporting
• Development and documentation of processes and staffing requirements for defect triage/business analysis
• Partner with peers and management team to continuously improve testing methods, processes, techniques and use of manual testing tools

Minimum Technical Qualifications :

1. At least seven (7) years of experience within the last ten (10) years working as a Test Analyst with large organizations, leading or participating in the technical implementation of software/systems/applications automating complex business processes, performing the following:
2. Assessment of analysis scope and tasks
3. Planning business analysis tasks
4. Elicitation, definitions and documentation of various business, user, and system requirements
5. Leading and working within cross-functional teams that include business subject matter
6. experts, application architects, developers, and testers
7. Experience preparing test plans, test cases and documenting test results
8. Experience regression testing and adjusting test plans for periodic maintenance releases
9. At least seven (7) years of experience within the last ten (10) years producing business analysis and testing deliverables such as: (CalSTRS may request deliverable related work samples during the Interview phase).
10. Business requirements and business rules
11. Functional requirements and/or functional specifications
12. Non-functional requirements
13. Stakeholder requests
14. Test strategies
15. Test plans
16. Test cases
17. Transition plans
18. Traceability matrices
    
19. At least three (3) years of experience using Test Application Lifecycle Management tools such as HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Rational Requisite Pro, or Jama to document functional and non-functional requirements, design specifications, test cases and defects, and provide full traceability for projects.

Desirable Technical Qualifications :

• Experience as a Test Analyst at a State or Federal agency.
• Experience as a Test Analyst leading or participating in the technical implementation of pension/retirement-related software development projects.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or related fields from an accredited or government-sanctioned college/university.
• Pension knowledge.
• The proposed project person will be able to adhere to the hybrid working model by working on-site 2-3 days per week at CalSTRS Headquarters, West Sacramento, CA.

Experience should include:

• Leading a large group of testers, ideally user acceptance testers
• Working with a comprehensive test management tool
• Business focus while possessing an understanding of testing from multiple perspectives such as System test, role-based security, technical environments, and performance
• Preparation/review of testing reports
• Proficiency at managing multiple efforts simultaneously, in an environment with ambiguity
• High degree of initiative and autonomy with the ability to function successfully as part of a team

References Required:

• Three professional references where you have performed and of the Minimum Technical requirements.