Job Description
Project / Program:
Multiple Program Areas (UI DEWS Labor Standards)
DOL requires assistance from a skilled consultant to work within a serviceoriented architecture (SOA) to support DOL critical SOA applications and services. This individual will help to maintain current applications that could cross over multiple program areas. The individual will be responsible for conducting all aspects of quality assurance work of Department of Labor (DOL) applications and services.
Day to Day Tasks:
Design and develop the following test artifacts:
Test Strategy document detailing how quality will be infused throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process
Test Scenarios (business entities/objects and their relationships)
Traceability matrix outlining the correlation between business rules use cases and corresponding test scenarios
Functional Test Plan describing the who what where how and why each business function will be tested
User Acceptance Test plan detailing entrance and exit criteria; including users in the process of decisionmaking re. testing specific business scenarios
Specific activities include:
1. Create SQL queries to verify tables are correctly populated
2. Participates in meetings with Business Analysts Developers and Architects in understanding requirements
3. Analyze Business and Technical requirements identifying test scenarios based on business process
4. Execute functional test cases
5. Work with data management to acquire test data
6. Review Release Notes with each build for accuracy and completeness
7. Analyze test case failures; clearly and concisely report defects using QMC designated testing tool set which includes HP ALM/QC QTP/UFT Katalon Studio Selenium and SoapUI. Knowledge of HP Load Runner and IBM Rational tools is a PLUS.
8. Create test execution summary report and communicate results to manager and project team
9. Coordinate all test artifacts in common test location in QMC designated testing tool set for version control
10. Create using QMC designated testing tool set defect/enhancement queries
11. Design using QMC designated testing tool set reports to communicate quality progress to management and project teams
12. Retest defects as assigned following defect management process
13. Validate each screen with web accessibility compliance tool for American Disabilities Act compliance
14. Creating automated test scripts using java script within the Rational Functional Tester tool
15. Train user population on tool used to execute and report outcome of User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
16. Conduct automation testing and leading automation team members in the automation of test cases using QMC designated testing tool set.
17. Creating and troubleshooting automation testing script which could be using knowledge of JAVA/VB script C/C Selenium language.
Mandatory Qualifications:
IT Specialist Works in the field of Information Technology experienced in the usage and support of a collection of development platforms technical architectures or business applications and products that run on those platforms beyond that of a Programmer.
Senior 60 84 months: Candidate is able to work independently without assistance and provides guidance to others. May have an advanced education.
Requested Qualifications:
80 months experience working with industry leading test tools from the following list of vendors: IBM HP Mercury or Microsoft
80 months experience Creating SQL queries to validate correct backend processing
80 months experience in JAVA script/VB script Selenium knowledge of C/C
80 months experience in Micro Focus toolset (ALM UFT Load Runner); or IBM Rational toolset (ClearCase FunctionalTester ClearQuest Manual Tester); Microsoft testing tool BrowseEmAll SoapUI Tricentis Tosca and qTest
80 months experience testing web services in a SOA environment including functional and performance testing.
80 months experience working as a tester supporting Agile development
Bachelors Degree or greater in computer science/Engineering Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority