Quality Assurance Analyst

Quality Assurance Analyst

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Title for this position: Quality Assurance Analyst
Onsite: Yes, Remote to start
This position is located in Boston, MA
Longterm contract The Senior Quality Analyst provides technical expertise in test automation to assist the software development team in improving development velocity with defect free code. This Engineer must be able to perform test execution, defect management, reporting defect remediation, Test Planning, and test cases/script writing for Intranet, web and mobile (android & iOS) based applications. JOB DUTIES (Detailed Statement of Duties and Responsibilities):

• Design detailed and comprehensive test plans, test artifacts and documenting all phases of SQA process by analyzing System Design Document (SRD) and Business Requirement Document (BRD) for new functionality of software applications.
• Prepare test documentation and maintain the standards to meet PMO, quality assurance, security, operations, compliance and control requirements.
• Perform defect analysis (Root Cause Analysis) and escalate issues as required to ensure further actions and work with developers in all aspects of resolution & verification.
• Conduct Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions with key business users and stakeholders as needed to plan on requirement analysis.
• Feasibility study to select automation tool & required add-ons by analyzing technical challenges and create POC to estimate, prioritize automation activities to script functional & regression test cases.
• Develop hybrid and data driven automation frameworks with selenium webdriver using Java, TestNG using Page Object Model (POM) by setting up with Continuous Integration (CI) model.
• Continuously develop and enhance automated test suites to improve efficiency.
• Participate in Agile Scrum teams as required to assists with the design, development and implementation of new features.
• Factor lessons learned into processes, templates, behavior management & improvement initiative.
• Adhere to Security and Privacy controls including HIPAA, NIST 800-53.
• Participate in testing and release management activities in UAT and Production environments.
• Capable of working in multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing the daily work efforts.
• Provide required guidance to the quality assurance team and track the deliverables by driving the team effectively.

REQUIRED SKILLS (Special Skill Set, Abilities, Knowledge):

• Expertise in software development life cycle (SDLC), software testing life cycle (STLC) and QA methodologies.
• Requires strong experience in black-box, white-box, functional, smoke and regression testing.
• Proficient knowledge in Bugzilla, JIRA, Test Rail, Confluence and Client ALM Management and Bug Tracking Tools
• Strong knowledge of Java, Java Script, CSS, HTML and DOM.
• Proficient in automation tools selenium webdriver, testNG, Maven, Jenkins for web and API (REST & SOAP) automation.
• Perform nonfunctional testing using JMeter automation tool.
• Experience testing applications on mobile devices with android & iOS using Appium.
• Sound knowledge of database and SQL in an oracle environment is a must.

• Strong judgement, decision making, problem solving and analytical skills.

• Work independently with minimal supervision to deliver business outcome.

QUALIFICATIONS (Education, Years Experience, Certificates):

• BS in Computer Science, related degree, or equivalent experience

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.