Sr. Software Quality Assurance Analyst in GA (LOCALS ONLY)

Job Title: Senior QA Analyst Location: Atlanta, GA (LOCALS ONLY) (Initially Remote) Duration: Long Term Contract The Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible for analyzing, testing, and resolving technical issues to ensure that developed products meet the design specifications.
This position is responsible for leading and guiding QA for DOE Apps NOTE: Do not submit any candidates that were submitted against DOE Sr.
Software Quality Assurance Analyst (676818).
RESPONSIBILITIES Participates fully in sprint planning review meetings, ensure acceptance criteria is clear, precise and testable.
Review and executes manual and automated test cases, as well as performs back-end data validation where it is applicable.
Leads, plans, schedules and implements testing for projects, defines test objectives, writes scripts (manual and automated).
Formulates test plans including systems analysis, risk analysis, dependency analysis, writing and plotting test strategies, Understands and executes accessibility tests, cross browser and mobile specific tests; and determines how to report defects (pre/post- production).
Understanding of CI/CD approach and QE effort needed to support it.
Understands the concepts behind and when and why to do automation.
Has demonstrated lead capabilities: lead a team(s) successfully, works well with other departments Dev/PM/PdM, etc.
Has demonstrated planning and resource scheduling skills.
Facilitates troubleshooting and solves problems.
Subject matter expert on testing RESTful APIs and automation of backend services using Dotnet framework.
Guides the planning, creation and execution of automated tests using a test automation tool.
Review entrance and exit criteria for appropriate testing cycles.
Analyze and ensure requirements/User Story acceptance criteria are acceptable for test case creation.
Tracks test progress and results in test management.
Ensures highly complex testing on projects utilizing Practice Area guidelines.
Such as, understanding API/Web Services testing and understanding when to write test harnesses using web services technologies and is able to disseminate this information to team members.
Investigates and reports project issues by communicating and working with various departments including: Development, Product, Project Management, Systems and Application support groups, as well as other project teams.
Provides coaching, training and mentoring to Software Quality Engineers Identifies opportunities, then leads the roll out of inventive tech ideas and implements solutions with other projects teams, the SQE department, as well as other departments.
Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE Bachelor's degree in Computer related field preferred with five (5) to eight (8) years' experience and/or equivalent work experience.
Experience leading and mentoring multiple teams and projects required; or equivalent education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
Required/Desired Skills Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience Senior QA Automated Testing Experience (Selenium, etc.
) Required 5 Years Agile/Scrum Testing Experience using Azure DevOps Required 3 Years Visual Studio Team Services Required 3 Years Accounting or Financial Testing Required 3 Years Basic Knowledge in SQL Server Queries and Procs Required 3 Years Load Testing Desired 3 Years Load Balance Testing Desired 3 Years Previous App Development Experience in .
Net, C#, and SQL Desired 3 Years Experience in SQE process, SQE documentation, Agile development methodology, and testing Required 5 Years Proficient with any automated testing tool.
Required 3 Years Organize, implement, and execute defined testing processes within the test team Required 5 Years