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Engagement Type: Contract
Complete Description:
**Local candidates always preferred.
**Manager will agree to an initial phone interview should the candidate be outside of VA. However, if the manager is interested in a candidate, a follow up personal interview will be required.
Years of Experience:
7-10 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Must have a minimum of thirty-six (36) months cumulative experience within the past seven (7) years performing the duties of a software test manager or software tester.
Job Description:
The project is entitled UI Modernization. It is a total re-write and update of the automated systems that support the Commonwealth's Unemployment Insurance system.
The UAT Analyst will:
• Mentor the testing team in best practices for testing, participate in, and train the test team(s) on the development of complete test cases and test scenarios.
• Participate in the User Acceptance Testing exercises for each release of the software (3 major releases anticipated).
• Be Responsible for ensuring all test cases are valid and accurate, providing feedback on test status, and ensuring the PM is kept up to date regarding any issues related to testing. The requirement is confined to User Acceptance testing. Unit, functional, integration, and system testing are being performed by the developers.
• Contribute input to the development of test plans. Also writes, implements, and reports status for system test cases for testing.
• Analyze test cases and provides regular progress reports.
• Participate in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software.
• Evaluate and test new or modified software programs and software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines.
• Write, revises, and verifies quality standards and test procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently.
• Review new or modified program, including documentation, use cases, story boards, and flow charts, to determine if program will perform according to user request and conform to guidelines.
• Recommend program improvements or corrections to programmers. Review computer operating log to identify program processing errors. Enters instructions into computer to test program for validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and conformance to establishment standards.
• Observe computer monitor screen during program test to detect error codes or interruption of program. Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications and suggests modifications to conform to standards.
• Assist user in setting up tests to locate and correct program operating error following installation of program.
• Conducts compatibility tests with vendor-provided programs.
• Record program defects and document status of defects after re-test.
• Write documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction. May evaluate proposed software or software enhancement for feasibility.
• May develop utility program to test, track, and verify defects in software program.
Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience
Developed and implemented test plans for a project of high complexity Required 5 Years
Experience with HP QuickTest Pro or equivalent Required 2 Years
Exp as a software test manager or software tester in last 7 yrs Required 3 Years
UAT experience on a software project valued in excess of $5M Highly desired 5 Years
Certified Software Test Professional Certification Highly desired 2 Years
Testing software to meet Fed. or State administrative and technical regs. Highly desired 2 Years
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