QA Tester - Senior (6-10 yrs)

QA Tester - Senior (6-10 yrs)

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Location: Jersey City, NJ
Description: Job Description:

• The primary responsibility of this position will be to ensure adequate testing of development code prior to release to production.
• The Senior QA Engineer will work with the QA Specialist and mentor other QA Engineers.
• Join QA Specialist in interfacing with EPM staff as well as CTO staff.
• The focus of the Senior QA Engineer will be to build technical expertise in our applications. The ability to build technical relationships with Application Development staff is a strong requirement for this position.
• The Senior QA engineer should focus on automation and process efficiency. Work products produced (test plans, test cases, etc.) must be of such quality that they can be used as examples for QA Engineers.

What you are good at:

• Lead the creation of test plans - including technical and business requirements and tool selection
• Identify risks and prepare mitigation plans
• Assist QA and Release Specialist in preparing implementation timelines
• Develop Test Data Strategy
• Assist QA Specialist in determining appropriate test environments
• Work with business analysts to ensure business requirements are adequate
• Create test cases according to standards - manual and automated
• Perform problem solving and root cause analysis when defects occur
• Update Quality Center according to standard
• Engage Application Development in defect resolution
• Complete defect tracking and follow through to ensure completion
• Participate on continuous improvement efforts within the QA organization
• Support and provide constructive feedback on existing processes and standards
• Research and evaluate new testing technologies and tools
• Become technically competent in the technologies used by Application Development organizations
• Evaluate and recommend process or technical changes to partner organizations
• Offer technical guidance to QA Engineers
• Play leadership role during test plan and test case reviews, providing direct feedback to Quality Engineers and offshore testing team members
• Use positive influence to engage EPM and business partners
• Provide guidance around automation strategies, working with the QA Specialist and Application Development
• Demonstrates a solid understanding of product lifecycles as well as how technical systems work and interact
• Strong analytical, organizational and problem solving/decision making skills
• Solid understanding of test repository or defect tracking systems
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, team player
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle
• Ability to resolve issues and prioritize workload in a timely and efficient manner
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team setting as well as independently with minimal error and guidance
• Sense of urgency and commitment to providing the best support possible to both internal and external clients
• Must be able to act in a SME role for various projects and initiatives
• Superior client service skills

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of software testing experience
• 2+ years of experience in JAVA, LINUX, UNIX, Windows, Web Services, SQL Server
• Should be familiar with C, HTML, XML
• 2+ years of experience managing small-to-medium sized projects
• Knowledge of financial markets/operations background
• Degree in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent work experience

Contact:

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