Quality Assurance Lead - Harrisburg, United States - iCST

Description

This position requires candidate to be onsite occasionally in Harrisburg, PA

The incumbent in this position will serve as a Senior Quality Assurance Manager supporting the Employment, Banking and Revenue Delivery Center.

Description of Work

The applications testing team lead will work with the Division Chief and the Solutions Manager and their teams to coordinate cross development groups and activities. EBR-DC's testing methodologies and experience will be utilized within this role to establish standards based on industry best practices. This position also required to have additional knowledge of the following software products:

1. Team Foundation Server

2. Microsoft Test Manager

3. Soap UI- Ready API

4. Load UI/Load testing skills

5. SQL Server

6. LDAP

7. Microsoft SQL Reporting Services

Role Description:

• technical and project leadership for all testing and quality assurance tasks.
• testing schedule and testing environment inventory.
• functional, integration, regression, load/performance, and user acceptance testing within the SURE Test environment for all software and hardware to be released into production.
• and maintain all test cases, test data scripts, and test diagrams.
• project progress as it relates to testing by participating as a member of Applications team.
• with project management office and project leads to ensure that project requirements are stated and testable.
• and deploy quality assurance standards and processes in support of application development.
• tests on software according to test plans.
• automated load and performance tests, when applicable, according to test plans.
• automated test scripts, when applicable, including coding of complex scripts.
• in coordinating user acceptance tests and in keeping test environments active for these tests.
• reports on test results.
• completion of all assigned tasks on or before the assigned tasks due dates.
• honest, thoughtful, timely, and reasonable work and time estimates.
• honest, regular, accurate, and timely statuses for all assigned tasks and work.
• all tasks you cannot complete or meet assigned dates and clearly communicate them to the Project Manager(s) and your QA Lead. Clearly, effectively and frequently communicate with the Project Manager(s) and your Functional Manager for all assign work tasks.
• all of your Functional Manager or Lead's expectations regarding the quantity and quality of your work.
• cooperatively with all BOIS teams and team members
• participate in all assigned project and team meetings. If you cannot attend a Team Meeting, inform your Project Manager(s) and QA Lead in advance.
• at meetings on or before the scheduled start time.
• prepared for all assigned agenda items in meetings.
• materials provided in advance of meetings and be prepared to provide input, ask questions, and make recommendations.
• modify and complete all reporting and timesheets in a timely manner.
• all issues in a timely manner.
• update and maintain a desk manual to facilitate detailed transition of work.
• knowledge transfer to designated Commonwealth staff or other contracted staff.
• mentoring and training to other staff as assigned.
• additional duties as assigned.
• and understands the Test Team work plan.
• in managing and directing Test Team processes.
• identifies, tracks, and resolves issues and risks affecting own work and work of the Test and/or Application Teams.
• contingency plans as necessary.
• problems before approaching the Team Lead or Test Team Lead for assistance.
• or guides Testers as needed.
• and utilizes entry / exit criteria for testing.