Senior Test Engineer Consultant

Experience Requirements:

• Experience with software testing on both Windows and Linux based operating systems
  
• Experience with testing in a hybrid environment with cloud based and on-premises applications
  
• Simultaneously works on several complex assignments, some requiring collaboration with external groups
  
• Experience building test environments on cloud platforms (e.g. Microsoft Azure and Amazon EC2)
  
• Experience in developing a Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) using bidirectional traceability approach
  
• Possess strong analytical and research skills
  
• Must have at least ten years of progressively responsible experience in the Quality Assurance arena as a Test Engineer, Automation Test Engineer, QA Analyst, Test Lead, or a combination of these
  
• Possess clear, concise, and effective verbal and written communication for creating QA related documentation, such as: QA Test Strategy, RTM, Test Cases, Test Reports, and Test Automation Assessment
  
• Work independently and meet deadlines for assigned tasks
  
• Experience with test automation tools, such as: Selenium, Browserstack, Katalon, and Appium
  
• Experience with Workday or Coupa a plus, but not required
  

Essential Requirements: US Citizenship is required.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will regularly sit, walk, stand and climb stairs and steps. May require walking long distance from parking to work station. Occasionally, movement that requires twisting at the neck and/or trunk more than the average person, squatting/ stooping/kneeling, reaching above the head, and forward motion will be required. The employee will continuously be required to repeat the same hand, arm, or finger motion many times. Manual and finger dexterity are essential to this position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, depth perception and telling differences among colors. The employee must be able to communicate through speech with clients and public. Hearing requirements include conversation in both quiet and noisy environments. Lifting may require floor to waist, waist to shoulder, or shoulder to overhead movement of up to 20 pounds. This position demands tolerance for various levels of mental stress

Job Duties:

• Research and develop test procedures and standards to meet TS needs, then update the QACOE Test Strategy accordingly
  
• Assist in developing test strategies to meet TS quality goals using industry best practices
  
• Develop a test environment management process and review the current test environment set-up for TS applications
  
• Review implementation of defined processes for TS applications, record findings and make recommendations for changes to those processes, as needed.
  
• Understand each TS application architecture and functionality
  
• Review existing test cases and update them as needed
  
• Understand the process to identify automation candidates
  
• Research and document findings on available automation tools
  
• Understand the test data needs and review the current test data preparation process
  
• Develop a regression test approach that incorporates automation
  
• Review the defect trends in system testing, user acceptance testing and production environment
  
• Consolidate findings on test automation assessment and provide inputs
  
• Thoroughly assess all existing QA artifacts for TS applications. Document findings and recommendations
  
• Provide recommendations, develop action plans, and help implement capabilities to improve QA
  
• Generate an updated QACOE Test Strategy under the supervision of Sr. QA Analyst
  
• Provide detailed assessment and findings on available QA automation tools that meet TS requirements
  
• Create a regression test plan for Workday and Coupa