RQ10701 Systems TestingQA Specialist Senior

Deliverables:

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
  
• Analyze business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements.
  
• Contribute to the testing strategy and create systems test plan and test suites (including test cases).
  
• Analyze test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
  
• Execute system and user acceptance tests adhering to HSC Test Methodology.
  
• Verify actual results meet expected results. Examine test databases using SQL. Analyze and log test results. Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system.
  
• Provide recommendations to the Project Manager as to the acceptance or rejection of any changed system components.
  
• Weekly reporting on status progress and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
  
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
  
• The resource may be required to do similar work related to the role for other initiatives within PRS as directed by the manager
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Skill Set Requirements:

Public Sector Experience:

• Experience working in the public sector on a mainframe/legacy system.
  

Testing Experience:

• Recent (within last year) experience in systems testing
  
• Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology execute system and user acceptance tests
  
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements and systems response documents to design and execute test plans to ensure the system functions and meets the business requirements
  
• Verify actual results meet expected results. Examine test databases using SQL and JCL. Analyze and log test results. Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system (e.g. Azure DevOps).
  
• Ability to write test plans and test cases that are well-structured easy to maintain and easily understood by both developers and business analysts and clients
  

Technology Experience:

• Continuous significant experience as a tester in an MVS/COBOL/DB2 environment
  
• Significant experience with SQL and JCL
  
• Experience with and understanding of relational databases
  

Analytical Skills:

• Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience
  
• Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
  
• Experience analyzing business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements
  
• Experience analyzing test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy
  
• Provide knowledge transfer to OPS staff.
  

Communications:

• Strong verbal and written communications skills
  
• Strong Interpersonal and negotiation skills
  
• Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders
  
• A demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadline
  
• Demonstrated success in working productively with business clients developers and technical specialists such as DBAs