Quality Assurance Analyst

• Develop, execute and implement test plans, test cases and test scripts for applications built upon a .NET application platform
• Analyze test cases and understand business requirement documents to become an SME
• Write, publish and maintain test plans, test cases and test scripts
• Think critically to evaluate applications for potential scenarios where testing could
• Publish and communicate test results and test plan statuses using established processes
• Work closely/collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Dev, PM, Ops)
• Participate in all aspects of functional, regression, user acceptance and load testing
• Provide resource estimates, analysis and planning for test efforts
• Coordinate with Network Services team to ensure required test platforms are available
• Review processes for compliance
• Design and maintain test data for projects
• Participate in software design discussions, reviews and test strategy sessions
• Integrate test specifications into design specifications
• Establish test metrics as required by the QA Standards
• Ensure builds in the various environments meet documented and apparent business needs and user requirements
• Install, configure and use tools to automate functional testing
• Other duties as described in summary, as assigned, or apparent.
• BS Degree CS or MIS or equivalent experience in related roles
• Five (5) years software testing experience with regression testing, integration testing, load and performance testing
• Experience writing black box and GUI test cases, designing tests to mitigate risks and helping business experts define requirements
• Experience in context-based, exploratory, or scenario testing
• Experience with testing of web services
• Extensive backend testing, understands data mapping, ETL and write complex SQL/Procs is crucial due to the quantity of data involved in all ADE projects
• Experience with Enterprise and knowledge of the education system
• At least one year of experience with scripting languages (JavaScript), and/or open source test tools (such as Fit, FitNesse, Canoo WebTest, HtmlUnit or others) and/or commercial test tool scripting languages and/or programming in any language
• Knowledge of and experience with TFS, MS Test and test automation is preferred
• Ability to effectively collaborate with programmers and business experts required
• Ability to work as part of a self-directed team, in which tasks are determined on a daily basis in coordination with co-workers, rather than being assigned
• Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions
• Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment

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