Tester-10828

Company: Optimal Solutions and Technologies
Location: Albany
Posted on: October 15, 2020

Job Description:

POSITION: Tester-10828

LOCATION: Albany, NY

JOB ID: 4778-RCAT-4

# OF OPENINGS: 1

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Optimal Solutions & Technologies (OST, Inc.) is focused on excellence. We specialize in providing Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Research Development and Engineering services. OST is one of an elite set of companies worldwide to be externally appraised CMMI Level 5.

The fundamental distinction of the OST team is its business knowledge in both the public and private sectors. We serve the aerospace & transportation, association & nonprofit, defense, education, energy, financial, healthcare, and technology & telecommunications industries. OST is successful because we listen to our clients, we learn from our clients, and we know our clients.

ENGAGEMENT LENGTH IN MONTHS:

24 Months

WHAT ARE THE DAILY WORK HOURS*

08:00am 5:00pm

WHERE IS THE PHYSICAL WORK OFFICE LOCATED*

State Offices Harriman Campus Building 12, Room 313 Albany, NY 12240

DESCRIPTION OF SPECIFIC DUTIES IN A TYPICAL WORKDAY FOR THIS POSITION:
Design and develop the following test artifacts:
Test Strategy document detailing how quality will be infused throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process
Test Scenarios (business entities/objects and their relationships)
Traceability matrix outlining the correlation between business rules, use cases, and corresponding test scenarios
Functional Test Plan describing the who, what, where, how, and why each business function will be tested
User Acceptance Test plan detailing entrance and exit criteria; including users in the process of decision-making re. testing specific business scenarios
Specific activities include:
Create SQL queries to verify tables are correctly populated
Participates in meetings with Business Analysts, Developers, and Architects in understanding requirements
Analyze Business and Technical requirements, identifying test scenarios based on business process
Execute functional test cases
Work with data management to acquire test data
Review Release Notes with each build for accuracy and completeness
Analyze test case failures; clearly and concisely report defects using QMC designated testing tool set, which includes HP ALM/QC, QTP/UFT, Katalon Studio, Selenium and SoapUI. Knowledge of HP Load Runner and IBM Rational tools is a PLUS.
Create test execution summary report and communicate results to manager and project team
Coordinate all test artifacts in common test location in QMC designated testing tool set for version control
Create using QMC designated testing tool set defect/enhancement queries
Design using QMC designated testing tool set reports to communicate quality progress to management and project teams
Re-test defects as assigned, following defect management process
Validate each screen with web accessibility compliance tool for American Disabilities Act compliance
Creating automated test scripts using java script within the Rational Functional Tester tool
Train user population on tool used to execute and report outcome of User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Conduct automation testing and guiding automation team members in the automation of test cases using QMC designated testing tool set.
Creating and troubleshooting automation testing script, which could be using knowledge of JAVA/VB script, C/C++, Selenium language.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
1.6 years of experience working on a single contract as a lead or senior tester
5 years of experience working with industry leading test tools from the following list of vendors: IBM, Client, Mercury or Microsoft
5 years of experience creating SQL queries to validate correct back-end processing
5 years of experience working on JAVA script/VB script, Selenium, or C/C++
5 years of experience working on Katalon, Client/Micro Focus toolset (ALM/QC, QTP/UFT, Load Runner); or Rational toolset (ClearCase, FunctionalTester, ClearQuest, Manual Tester); or Microsoft testing tool. Knowledge in Katalon Studio, Plutoria, qTest is a Plus.
5 years of experience testing web services in a SOA environment including functional and performance testing.
5 years of experience working as a tester supporting Agile development
Bachelor's Degree or greater in computer science

OST is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, religion, gender, native origin, age, disability, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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