Senior QA Analyst with POS

Point of Sale experience required: Seeking hands-on experience working in Point-of-Sale lab environments; must have experience testing sales, returns, coupons, promotions and interaction with scanners, pin pads and receipt printers. Experience needed in testing backend systems such as merchandising and other SAAS environments that support sales audit and inventory. The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst reports to Senior QA Manager as part of the IT-Solution Delivery team, to develop well-defined test cases, lead and perform rigorous manual functional testing of software functionality, investigate defects, and thoroughly document all results. This role works closely and collaboratively with users from all departments and is involved with all aspects of the corporate systems lifecycle including design, development, testing and support of the deployed solutions. Key Roles & Responsibilities:•Work closely with IT Management, Software developers, and business users to identify testing requirements for new systems and modifications to existing systems.•Collaborate with leadership, business stakeholders, internal and external partners, and QA team to drive strategic deliveries.•Understand and advocate Agile best practices for all disciplines.•Hands-on design and execution of manual test plans and scripts to ensure solution works as expected.•Maintain traceability between test documentation and requirements.•Define and utilize standards, methods, or metrics to determine product quality for the release.•Develop testing programs/scripts that address areas such as database impacts, functionality, performance, reliability, regression testing, negative testing, error or bug retests, or usability.•Develop, document, and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, tools, harness, and security scripts.•Document and track software defects and work closely with software developers for resolutions.•Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, or integration to determine breakdown source.•Provide status report and testing feedback to leadership team and partners.•Lead and coordinate test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.•Manage test environment for integration and functional testing activities.•Collaborate and coordinate testing efforts with various solution provider partners.•Lead and conduct User Acceptance with business users and obtain signoff.•Provide post-implementation validation and support for all deliverables. Qualifications & Competencies:•7 or more years of experience designing and creating Test Case scenarios, testing software, and validating data.•3 or more years of experience with SQL and stored procedures in various databases (SQL Server, Sybase, DB2). •Hands-on experience working in Point-of-Sale lab environments, hardware, and other peripherals such as Pin Pads, scanners, and receipt printers.•Expert understanding of the effects of enhancements to downstream systems and processes.•Proficient, end-to-end understanding and experience with knowledge of system development life cycles.•Strong understanding and hands on experience with Waterfall, Iterative, and Agile/SCRUM Methodology