Testing Specialist

Position: Testing Specialist

Client: Maryland State Highway Administration

Location: 707 N. Calvert St. Baltimore MD. For the first two weeks the resource must work 100% onsite. After two weeks the candidate will be able to work a hybrid schedule (three days onsite two days remote)

Interview mode: In person at the above location.

Duration: One year

DK Consulting Overview: Founded in May 2003 DK Consulting LLC a woman-owned small business was formed to provide management and technology solutions based on industry best practices. DK Consulting LLC works with multiple State Federal and Commercial customers and our services range from providing customers with that one critical resource to assuming responsibility for an entire IT project. We maintain exceptional past performance and provide a personal touch to account management that is rarely seen in the industry today.

Duties:

• Work with project team members to lead IT testing efforts on assigned projects to rigorously test product functionality and investigate all potential product test failures. Leadership includes but is not limited to:
  • Developing and executing manual test plans test cases and test scripts
  • Creating test data
  • Reviewing business requirements documentation; analyzing formal test results to discover and report any defects bugs errors configuration issues and interoperability flaws
  • Communicating test progress test results and other relevant information to project stakeholders and project team
• Apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives.
• Conduct internal reviews to measure and assure adherence to established QA standards for software development application integration and information system performance with corresponding documentation. This includes making reports and possibly presentations with recommendations and alternatives.

Note: Testing efforts include but are not limited to system unit regression load and acceptance testing methods.

General Experience: Must have four (4) years of experience in computer software development.

Specialized Experience: At least two (2) years of software testing experience (integration and acceptance).

Education: A Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering Business or other related scientific or technical discipline or three (3) years of equivalent experience in a related field. A Masters Degree is preferred.