Brown and Caldwell
Quality Assurance Analyst
Brown and Caldwell, Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598
Description
Overview:
The Quality Assurance Analyst will work on an agile team conducting testing (manual and automated), of ETL processes, data migration, and end to end scenarios. This individual will work in a rapid, iterative environment with short feedback loops, and a focus on testing efficiencies and ensuring that software developed will address the organization's business need or problem as defined in user stories and in adherence to the defined acceptance criteria.Quality Assurance:Contribute to the team's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, designing, documenting, and executing tests in support of the agile development process.Develop robust test strategies for ETL processes and data migrations.Partner with developers to improve and automate test processes.Work closely with business partners to identify and execute end to end test scenarios.Participates in code reviews to clarify requirements, validate test cases, and provide feedback to the development team.Conduct exploratory testing and other manual testing as neededIdentify and track defects; work with developers and business analysts to identify, isolate and resolve issues.Ensures test environments are properly configured and available for each release as scheduled.Promotes necessary level of communication among the product team(s) to ensure QA efforts are appropriate, visible, and well understood.Advocate for maintaining a high-quality bar, making sure quality, and testing is an integral part of development.Contribute to the team's effectiveness and efficiency by educating, supporting, and setting an example of software development best practices as related to testing.
Qualifications:3 - 8+ years of experience as a Quality Assurance Specialist, Business Analyst or a combined Business Analyst/QA Analyst role in a high performance and dynamic team environment.
Required Skills/Experience:Experience with control testing and transactional testingExperience developing and documenting the test scripts for control and transactional testsExperience with Agile Scrum User StoriesExperience with Azure DevOpsStrong proficiency with Microsoft D365/Power PlatformProficiency with ETL conceptsExperience with .NET or .NET Core using C#
Soft Skills:Excellent analytical ability and communication skills, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with business personnel and IS management and staff.Strong communication skills and the ability to successfully deploy new processes across the IS organization.
Benefits and Other Compensation:
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click
here
to see our full list of benefits.Salary:Location A: $85.000- $116,000Location B: $94.000- $128,000Location C: $102,000- $140,000About Brown and CaldwellHeadquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 52 offices and 1,900 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.comThis position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Overview:
The Quality Assurance Analyst will work on an agile team conducting testing (manual and automated), of ETL processes, data migration, and end to end scenarios. This individual will work in a rapid, iterative environment with short feedback loops, and a focus on testing efficiencies and ensuring that software developed will address the organization's business need or problem as defined in user stories and in adherence to the defined acceptance criteria.Quality Assurance:Contribute to the team's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, designing, documenting, and executing tests in support of the agile development process.Develop robust test strategies for ETL processes and data migrations.Partner with developers to improve and automate test processes.Work closely with business partners to identify and execute end to end test scenarios.Participates in code reviews to clarify requirements, validate test cases, and provide feedback to the development team.Conduct exploratory testing and other manual testing as neededIdentify and track defects; work with developers and business analysts to identify, isolate and resolve issues.Ensures test environments are properly configured and available for each release as scheduled.Promotes necessary level of communication among the product team(s) to ensure QA efforts are appropriate, visible, and well understood.Advocate for maintaining a high-quality bar, making sure quality, and testing is an integral part of development.Contribute to the team's effectiveness and efficiency by educating, supporting, and setting an example of software development best practices as related to testing.
Qualifications:3 - 8+ years of experience as a Quality Assurance Specialist, Business Analyst or a combined Business Analyst/QA Analyst role in a high performance and dynamic team environment.
Required Skills/Experience:Experience with control testing and transactional testingExperience developing and documenting the test scripts for control and transactional testsExperience with Agile Scrum User StoriesExperience with Azure DevOpsStrong proficiency with Microsoft D365/Power PlatformProficiency with ETL conceptsExperience with .NET or .NET Core using C#
Soft Skills:Excellent analytical ability and communication skills, strong judgment, and the ability to work effectively with business personnel and IS management and staff.Strong communication skills and the ability to successfully deploy new processes across the IS organization.
Benefits and Other Compensation:
We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee health, performance, and success which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time off and parental leave, paid holidays, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, performance-based bonus eligibility, employee referral bonuses, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance and long-term care insurance. Click
here
to see our full list of benefits.Salary:Location A: $85.000- $116,000Location B: $94.000- $128,000Location C: $102,000- $140,000About Brown and CaldwellHeadquartered in Walnut Creek, California, Brown and Caldwell is a full-service environmental engineering and construction firm with 52 offices and 1,900 professionals across North America and the Pacific. For 75 years, we have created leading-edge environmental solutions for municipalities, private industry, and government agencies. We strive to be the company of choice-to our clients, who benefit from our passion for delivering exceptional quality, and to our employees, present and future, who share our commitment to client service, collaboration, and innovation. Join us, and you will find a home where you can do your best work, reach new levels of expertise, and enjoy exceptional development opportunities. For more information, visit www.brownandcaldwell.comThis position is subject to a pre-employment background check and a pre-employment drug test.Notice to Third Party Agencies: Brown and Caldwell does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and approved engagement request with Brown and Caldwell, Brown and Caldwell reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency.Brown and Caldwell is proud to be an EEO/AAP Employer. Minorities/Women/Disabled and Protected Veterans are encouraged to apply. Brown and Caldwell ensures nondiscrimination in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)