Senior Consultant- Quality Assurance Analyst

New_Nystec • Albany, NY

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About The Position

As a quality assurance analyst in the Technology Procurement & Implementation Services practice area, you will collaborate with business analysts, developers, and QA counterparts to support the implementation of an enterprise system. Serving as a quality assurance analyst, your day-to-day role as a NYSTEC consultant will include ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of software applications through comprehensive testing and collaboration with cross-functional teams. This role supports the full software development lifecycle by developing testing strategies, executing test plans, identifying defects, and promoting quality standards and best practices.

Requirements

• Experience in software quality assurance, application testing, or systems analysis within enterprise technology environments.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, including Agile/Scrum practices.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, and testing strategies for software applications and system enhancements.
• Demonstrated experience performing functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.
• Experience writing and testing to acceptance criteria.
• Clear understanding of user stories.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and technical staff.
• Execute SQL queries or work with databases to validate data integrity (as needed).
• Show attention to detail when reviewing requirements and test results.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities and work in fast-paced environments.
• Collaborate effectively within team settings while also working independently.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in an independent verification and validation (IV&V) environment.
• Experience using artificial intelligence tools.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and executing automated test cases for web applications using Mabl or (any other automation testing tool).
• Demonstrated experience using natural language tools such as Gherkin for Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases to validate software applications, system enhancements, and end-to-end business workflows.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, smoke, API, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing across multiple platforms and environments to ensure application quality and system reliability.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution while validating fixes and ensuring implemented solutions meet business and quality requirements.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to review requirements, communicate testing progress and risks, and support successful deployments and post-release validation activities.
• Maintain testing documentation and traceability matrices, participate in Agile development activities, and recommend continuous improvements to QA methodologies, standards, tools, and compliance practices.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all individuals, regardless of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, military service and veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws and ordinances.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior