Quality Assurance Engineer (Hybrid)

Serigor • Raleigh, NC

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

The client seeks a contractor Quality Assurance Engineer to drive the development and implementation of quality assurance activities. The role calls for a self-driven person who takes initiative and ownership of testing, proactively manages tasks to meet deadlines, works independently with minimal supervision, communicates identified issues accurately, and delivers high-quality QA results. The position is hybrid in Raleigh, North Carolina, for 11 months, with a possible extension.

The engineer analyzes requirements for testability and completeness; collaborates with business and technical team members to clarify expectations and resolve issues; develops test conditions, scenarios, and scripts; and coordinates and performs testing across functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end areas. The role also includes using qTest and Tosca for automated testing, maintaining test documentation and defect traceability, diagnosing and tracking problems, and communicating risks and potential solutions. The engineer participates in Agile ceremonies and supports testing activities according to project plans and standard practices.

Requirements

• Five years of experience testing web, GUI, client/server, and database applications.
• Five years of experience with requirements analysis and automated test case and script development.
• Five years of experience with manual or automated testing, testing tools, writing test plans, and reviewing test cases.
• Five years of strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Five years of oral and written communication skills for daily interaction with system developers, business analysts, and others.
• Five years of ability to prioritize project tasks and work with minimal supervision or guidance.
• Two years of experience executing SQL to validate or test.
• Five years of ability to work in a rapidly changing environment.
• Five years of experience with Agile development, such as Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe.
• Ability to lead testing activities and make informed decisions.
• Ability to manage complex work efforts.
• Self-motivation and ability to manage tasks independently.
• Ownership and accountability for assigned work.

Nice To Haves

• Experience and proficiency with Tricentis tools, including qTest and Tosca.
• Experience testing Curam products.
• Experience testing for a health and human services project.
• Experience developing and executing Tosca automation test scripts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements for testability and completeness using Functional Specification Documents, Business Requirements Documents, and Technical Design Documents.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, scrum masters, and other team members to clarify requirements and expectations and resolve issues.
• Develop requirements into test conditions, test case scenarios, and test scripts, and drive them to completion.
• Orchestrate the development and execution of automated scripts using qTest and Tosca to test software operation and identify defects.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive test documentation, defect records, and traceability.
• Drive quality assurance activities across functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Evaluate test cases and other testing artifacts for accuracy and completeness.
• Coordinate testing and report and track testing problems by providing reproducible test cases.
• Work with product team members to diagnose and recreate problems, prioritize and implement solutions, and close problem reports.
• Oversee scripting, data collection, and analysis according to the project plan schedule and ensure adherence to standard practices and procedures.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and daily stand-ups.
• Identify and communicate risks to the team and provide solutions before issues impact project delivery.

What This Job Offers

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