QA Analyst

Costco Auto Program•San Diego, CA

About The Position

SUMMARY: The QA Analyst will provide the means and measures for testing all aspects of a software solution, both financially and technically, to meet the requirements and overall quality of the intended solution. This is a hands-on position with the potential to become a leadership role in the future. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Create end-to-end test plans Executing test plans and managing all activities in the plan to ensure that all the objectives are met and that the solution works as expected Based on interpretation of functional requirements and technical specifications, design documents to plan, develop, write, and execute application functional and data validation test plans Estimate project effort, schedule and develop tasks according to agreed scope and development milestones to meet overall project timelines Execute multiple test activities spanning company business operations lines Research, introduce, and continually improve methods for application functional test and data validation With a full understanding of corporate goals, manage multiple test projects, workloads and deadlines within a fast-paced environment Collaborate with software engineers to design and implement code to increase testability of applications Works on projects of moderate to high complexity within one or more development environments Works on multiple programs/systems as a project team member May coach more junior technical staff Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from four-year College or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
Minimum of 5 years of relevant QA technical experience, Quality Management Software and Processes
5+ years testing multi-tier .NET web applications with a Microsoft SQL backend
Strong understanding of software quality assurance and software testing principles and standards
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Creative solving of technical problems
Ability to focus on deadlines and deliverables
Ability to think abstract
Strong understanding of and hands-on experience with the technical components of software applications to effectively support testing activities
Understanding of Business process
Able to work independently AND as a collaborative team member with Software engineers and business line owners
May be required to work nights/weekends as needed

Nice To Haves

Test Automation Experience preferred
Experience using testing tools within DevOps/Team Foundation Server
Experience testing in a cloud-based environment preferred
Scrum Agile Methodology Experience preferred
Knowledge of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Software preferred
Automotive Service Industry domain knowledge preferred
Call Center Operations domain knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

Create end-to-end test plans
Executing test plans and managing all activities in the plan to ensure that all the objectives are met and that the solution works as expected
Based on interpretation of functional requirements and technical specifications, design documents to plan, develop, write, and execute application functional and data validation test plans
Estimate project effort, schedule and develop tasks according to agreed scope and development milestones to meet overall project timelines
Execute multiple test activities spanning company business operations lines
Research, introduce, and continually improve methods for application functional test and data validation
With a full understanding of corporate goals, manage multiple test projects, workloads and deadlines within a fast-paced environment
Collaborate with software engineers to design and implement code to increase testability of applications
Works on projects of moderate to high complexity within one or more development environments
Works on multiple programs/systems as a project team member
May coach more junior technical staff
Other duties as assigned