16298 - Software Test Analyst 5

Smith Johnson Tech•Lansing, MI

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Test Analyst 5 position will work as a contract resource for the State of Michigan - Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) supporting the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS). This resource will be a part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Accounts Receivable and Collections (MDHHS ARC) Project. The resource will act as a software test analyst, with duties including designing and executing manual and automated test cases, generating and documenting test plans and strategies, generating testing reports and metrics, API testing, and ADA Compliance testing.

Requirements

Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes (Quality Assurance, User Acceptance, System Integration, Accessibility, Performance, Regression, Post Deployment Validation, Data Conversion)
Generating and acquiring test data
Experience using Azure DevOps Testing Module
Experience with Mobile App testing of iOS and Android applications
Experience using Eclipse as a primary development environment
Experience with the TestNG framework
Designing and executing manual and automated test cases (5+ years)
Ability to analyze requirements, user stories (in Azure DevOps), and acceptance criteria to design effective, reusable test cases (including positive, negative, and boundary testing) (5+ years)
Generating and documenting test plans and strategies (5+ years)
API testing and tools like Postman, Rest Client, and others (5+ years)
Demonstrable experience automating web applications using frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar
Bachelor’s degree or higher in an IT related field
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week

Nice To Haves

Experience automating web applications using the Playwright for Java library
A background in Selenium WebDriver, which provides a strong foundation for understanding the strategies and nuances of browser automation
Experience in financial and government domains
Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner, including advanced workload modeling or CI/CD-based performance automation
Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, RESTAssured, or APIRequestContext

Responsibilities

Designing and executing manual and automated test cases
Generating testing reports and metrics
API testing
ADA Compliance testing
Building specific test suites with integrated application life cycle management
Identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs clearly and concisely in a tool like Azure DevOps
Performing performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner, including scripting, executing test scenarios, analyzing results, and identifying system bottlenecks
Writing clean, maintainable, and object-oriented Java code for test automation
Writing clear and effective Gherkin scenarios (Given/When/Then)
Implementing Step Definitions in Java
Writing SQL and P-SQL queries
Writing and executing SQL queries (SELECTs, JOINs) for test data setup and validation against Oracle and/or SQL Server databases
Using Git for version control (merging, pull requests) as part of a team
Working as an active participant in an Agile/Scrum team and its ceremonies
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design test cases
Communicating test results, bugs, and risks to developers, BAs, and other stakeholders
Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle (SADLC)