Risk UAT - Jersey City, United States - Sharp Decisions

    Sharp Decisions
    Sharp Decisions Jersey City, United States

    3 weeks ago

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    A client of Sharp Decisions Inc. is looking for a Risk UAT / Manual Test Engineer to be based in Jersey City, NJ. This position is HYBRID (3 times a week onsite). The contracts duration is 6 months with possible extension and/or conversion. *W2 and local only.

    JOB DESCRIPTION:

    Prepare, maintain, and execute test cases based on epics and releases; present results and supervise defects to closure

    Prepare, maintain, and execute scripts for manual testing

    Review test cases / manual testing approach with team members to ensure comprehensive coverage and acquire feedback

    Track test execution breakthroughs, report on issues and risks with the potential to affect project timelines

    Construct appropriate end-to-end business scenarios through the application of a broad understanding of business objectives and goals

    Collaborate with delivery pipeline teams to drive adoption and resolve open issues.

    Identify dependencies for environmental and data requirements; lead and maintain environment and data.

    Provide mentorship to colleagues related to test coverage and test cases

    Develop a detailed understanding of the product being delivered

    Responsible for process compliance & associated documentation

    Aligns risk and control processes into day-to-day responsibilities to supervise and mitigate risk; calls out appropriately

    NOTE: The Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. *

    Qualifications:

    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent experience.

    Minimum of 6+ years of related IT experience.

    Minimum of 2 years experience leading large scale testing efforts or program management

    Intermediate Excel (V-Look ups, Pivot Tables)

    Talents Needed for Success:

    Experience with Manual testing/User Acceptance testing and Test Engineering methodologies

    Experience with test data management is a plus

    Detailed understanding of smoke testing, as well as regression testing

    Experience in estimating, prioritizing, and planning testing activities

    In depth knowledge of the SDLC and STLC lifecycles

    Preferably from the Capital Market domain with proven understanding of trade lifecycles

    Eye for business with knowledge of Financial Risk Management or strong desire to learn

    Experienced in Agile/Waterfall, onsite/offshore work model and coordination

    Experience presenting to business users/stakeholders

    PMP, CSM ,CSPO, or PMI-ACP a plus