Kforce is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst for a contact opportunity with a large financial organization in downtown Kansas City, MO.
The QA Analyst will be responsible for the following:
Write test plans and test cases in compliance with relevant organizational standards
Creates clearly documented defects that enable a developer to recreate the issue
Maintains and updates test cases, test designs, service ware, and support documentation to ensure testing and support of applications is accurate
Understands the business needs the product is trying to meet and applies this understanding to guide testing; Applies a comprehensive understanding of the product functions and the marketplace in which it is sold effectively test assigned applications
Skill set enables automation of at least 75% of test cases for existing functionality and 25% of regression testing for new functionality; This includes the execution of existing automation test scripts as well as personally writing and executing automated test scripts
Identifies opportunities to utilize existing test cases versus creating new test cases, identifies and shares opportunities to streamline test plans, and optimize regression testing
Demonstrates transferrable business analyst skills that can be utilized across the shared services organization; Not limited to one specific application or area of expertise; Able to handle BA functions such as writing functional and system requirements, working with users to define and document system requirements for new implementations and enhancements, facilitate requirements gathering and design sessions, review design documentation with users and developers, prepare process and data models, prioritize system functionality based on requirements, and designing screens and reports; Work with developer upon failure of system and apply patches and fixes to current system(s)
REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum of 5 years of Quality Assurance, Business Analysis, Software Testing or Technical Support experience
Experience writing and executing test plans for highly integrated projects; Including customer-facing tests as well as backend systems
Strong understanding of QA's and BA's BDM lifecycle requirements; Able to read and interpret all requirements and design documentation; Building corresponding test cases that support a quality delivery; Provides input to the production design, ensuring that it satisfies all customer requirements. Identifies and develops the best test strategy based on the needs of the project and ensures all deliverables are aligned to meet that strategy
Thoroughly understands the application from the customer business process point of view; Is able to build and execute positive and negative test cases based on business scenarios and/or use cases
Communicates effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences
Strong written and verbal communication skills with an external and internal customer focus in all interactions; Influences others to ensure quality deliverables are received from dependent stakeholders
Understands the relationships between "owned" components and those with which they interface; Capable of assisting with cross-component dependency analysis
Manages data accuracy for all deliverables within the QA test repository
Assesses the impact of all production changes, whether full project deployments or defect fixes; Appropriately communicates risks and outlines mitigation plans
Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.