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IT Quality Assurance Analyst

Information Technology Project Services

Bethesda, MD

Currently looking for an IT Quality Assurance Analyst to serve as a technical consultant in the design and implementation of software test and release cycles for complex solutions development. This resource is responsible for the technical QA process on both internal and external software projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Review business requirements, functional specifications, use cases, design and architecture documents in order to produce a test strategy and test cases
• Create test strategy, test plans, test cases, test data, and test results memo
• Perform smoke, system, integration, functional, performance, load and regression testing to ensure the final implementation through the successful execution of the QA process and procedures
• Report, track defects, and create bugs report using defect tracking system, JIRA
• Update and maintain test plan and test result documentation
• Communication and reporting of the QA process and status through NORC's test management tools
• Work effectively and collaboratively with the QA team, development teams, project managers, business analysis team, and business users
• Participates in peer reviews of project deliverables
• Assist in the development and improvement of QA processes and methodology
• Assist in the development, evolution, execution and continuous improvement of our QA capabilities, competencies, efficiencies and delivery quality

Required Experience:

• B.S. in Computer Science or other equivalent degree or experience
• 4+ years of related experience or extensive quality assurance/testing experience required
• Knowledge of the quality assurance methodologies for software development, including tools, methods, planning, design, and implementation
• Experience developing, writing, and executing written test plans
• Ability to see the high level picture in testing a product and find loop holes where the product has not been tested and provide timely inputs to the IT manager
• Experience creating automated testing in places where it previously did not exist
• Experience in the development and implementation of applications for web and client-server based environments
• Understanding of key business applications involving large scale data collection and information management
• Working knowledge of object oriented, database and rapid development techniques
• Experience working in an environment that uses the Agile project management methodology
• Understanding of multiple IT technical platforms, and application development methodologies
• Strong in Excel and SQL query
• Experience with HP QTP automated testing tools a plus
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced team environment
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Very strong attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills