The IT Quality Analyst is responsible for quality assurance activities for multiple projects, software releases, and product defects throughout the development life cycle. This position will evaluate and test new or modified software applications to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines. The Quality Analyst will design, create, and maintain test strategies, plans, and cases in order to attain high quality of software programs. The Quality Analyst will work in an agile environment. This includes participating in Iteration planning, stand-ups and retrospective meetings. This position will be responsible for story review, test case creation/execution, estimation, result demonstration and defect reporting.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Review Story requirements to create test cases and review with business
· Work with business to create the acceptance criteria, create test data, manual/ automation test cases
· Execute and evaluate manual and automated test cases and report test results
· Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements
· Identify, replicate, and report defects to the Team
· Verify defect fixes
· Participate in impact analysis based on change requirements and plan the test case execution
· Perform backend database testing in Oracle and Microsoft SQL environments including validating stored procedures, jobs and triggers
· Working in Agile team environment with responsibility of Iteration planning, Story acceptance review, Test case creation/execution and result demonstration
· Identify any potential quality issues and escalate potential quality issues to ITL
· Participate in development stand ups and software demonstrations
· Participate in the development of policies and procedures for testing best practices
· Grow in areas of expertise as dictated by the evolving needs and goals of the company
· Report on the status of projects and tasks either orally or in writing as required
· Demonstrate regular and consistent attendance and punctuality
· Perform other work-related duties as assigned
· Four-year college degree or equivalent experience.
· 5+ years of test case planning, development, quality reviews and test case execution
· 3+ years of experience working in agile environment
· Experience working with test management tools (ALM/Quality Center)
· Experience working with Agile Management tools and Defecting reporting tools
· Experience in database testing in Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server environments including designing and manipulating test data, validating stored procs, jobs, triggers and replication
· Experience in Functional and Integration testing with impact analysis skills.
· Ability to understand and create detailed test scenarios from story requirement documents and meeting with business
· Ability to communicate in an effective manner with other technical team members and interface directly with system users
· Ability to work effectively and independently in a team environment
· Business Analysis skills are a plus
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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The Data Analyst plays a key role in the supporting client implementations, expansions, and/or change requests. This is a contract to hire (CTH) role and we are looking for only candidates to IL. Responsibilities: • Work with various teams to recommend automation of manual process and performance enhancements. • Design & develop applications using UNIX scripting, SQL and Control-M. • Act as liaison between business area and technical team to ensure all parties have complete understanding of project scope and requirements. • Provide analytical and problem solving skills when addressing and resolving issues, assessing possible systems impacts, and recommending technical solutions. • Provide technical support to developers and consultants to ensure all company standards and procedures are met. • Conduct code walk-thru of systems solutions to ensure design quality and consistency, as well as cross-reference to the business requirements. • Utilize technical skills to design develop and test technical solutions to business. • Improve, automate, maintain and support existing batch processes. Qualified candidates will have: • BS in Computer Science or related discipline. • 2+ years IT experience, which includes SQL development with relational database (Sybase / Oracle / SQL Server) • Hands on experience with Sybase, UNIX, shell scripting is a plus • Experience with database consolidation, integration and migration projects. • Expertise in relational database design. • Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and authoring skills. • Solid experience in data analysis, data modeling and performance tuning. • Strong analytical and problem solving skills. • Solid interpersonal and relationship building skills that enable cross functional partnerships. • Knowledge of IT industry trends and technologies. • Healthcare experience a plus • Experience with Real-time B2B, EDI, MQ Series, HIPAA transaction set is a plus. • ETL tools & process, including IBM InfoSphere experience is a plus. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.