IT Quality Assurance Analyst

VGroup Inc

Job Location:

Montpelier, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 1 hour ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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End Client: Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB)
Job Title: IT Quality Assurance Analyst
Duration: Long Term Contract
Location: (Montpelier VT) Remote
Position Type: Contract
Hours Per Week: 40
Interview Type: Virtual
Ceipal ID: SVTQA01KV
Department: Cannabis Control Board (CCB)

Background

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board (CCB) is responsible for administering the adult-use and medical cannabis programs within the State of Vermont. The CCB utilizes an application developed in the State of Vermonts Salesforce platform to accomplish business processes related to the licensing and oversight of the cannabis industry in Vermont.

The CCB is currently utilizing IT support for the system from a combination of Agency of Digital Services and vendor provided resources. The CCB is seeking consulting services for a vendor to provide the role of an IT Quality Assurance Analyst (QA).

The CCBs Salesforce application was implemented in 2022. The original project plan proposed implementing the system in two phases:

Phase I - Licensing & Inventory tracking activities
Phase II Inspections Enforcement & Compliance activities

The CCB is seeking a vendor to provide consultant services in the role of an IT Quality Assurance Analyst to increase the capacity of the Business & development teams. The IT Quality Assurance Analyst will work with State and Vendor resources to ensure that critical testing activities are performed to ensure the reliability usability and performance of the CCB Salesforce Application. Demonstrated experience with the planning design and execution of testing methodologies and strategies as part of an Agile/Scrum Team is required. Knowledge of general business and functional requirements of development and establishing criteria for testing completeness and coverage is essential. Knowledge of business practices involved in licensing inventory tracking and handling regulation enforcement and particularly the Cannabis Control Industry is highly preferred.

Scope of Work

IT Quality Assurance Analyst Major Job Duties/Performance Expectations:

Plan and Assure Completion of QA functional testing of solutions.

As the IT Quality Assurance analyst for the CCBs Salesforce Application the QA is responsible for product monitoring and tracking creation of test processes and implementation of standard procedures to ensure the developed solutions meet the desired specifications. This includes assuring testing is completed prior to release of any product or feature. At times quality assurance activities may be delegated to other members of the team. Expected activities include:

Review functional and design specifications of the system to acquire the knowledge necessary to ensure software solutions meet established standards before release.
Identify requirements that need additional clarification prior to testing.
Determine the appropriate level of analysis and whether formal or informal plans are required.
Develop test plans scenarios scripts and procedures based upon the requirements and documentation for the solutions being tested to ensure requirements are met.
Collaboration with the business and development teams to establish the scope and timeline for testing plans.
Management of testers and assignment of testing activities according to established plans.
Facilitation and participation in testing activities for both new implementation and support to ensure that testing plans and procedures are followed and documented.
Communication of defects with adequate detail.
Documentation of test results and reporting on quality metrics.

Communication & Team Collaboration Responsibilities

Maintain professionalism and respect while interacting with coworkers and stakeholders.
Ensure that all communication both written and verbal is presented to coworkers and stakeholders is clear logical and has been reviewed to assure it is error free and grammatically correct.
Share knowledge of incurred problems and resolution with team members.
Communicate any problems and/or issues with the team in a timely manner to ensure prompt attention and resolution.
Communicate recommendations and ideas for improving the testing processes procedures and policies of the Team.
Ensure that delays in scheduled QA tasks are communicated to the team and leadership in a timely manner.
Inform Project Manager/Scrum Master of any missing QA activities that are needed to ensure that all aspects of the project are included.
Facilitate one-on-one and group meetings with a clear agenda and follow-up documentation of decisions and action steps. Whenever possible ensures that meeting participants are presented with background materials with enough time to review and actively participate in conversations.
Promote excellent teamwork in all aspects of daily work.

Required Skills

The selected IT Quality Assurance Analyst must be proficient in the following areas:

Development of detailed test plans and strategies based on project requirements and specifications.
Creation of comprehensive test cases and scenarios to cover application functionality performance and security.
Manual and automated testing methods to identify defects and ensure the software functions as intended.
The ability to identify document and report bugs and issues providing detailed information to developers for resolution.
Regression testing to ensure that new code changes do not adversely affect existing functionality.
The ability to work closely with developers product owners testers and other stakeholders to understand requirements and provide feedback on potential improvements.
The ability to analyze test results and quality metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement.
Facilitating User Acceptance Testing with end-users to validate that the software meets their needs.
Implementing improvements to testing processes and tools.
Maintaining detailed documentation of test procedures results and quality assurance activities.

V Group Inc. is a NJ-based IT Services and Products Company with its business strategically categorized in various Business Units including Public Sector Enterprise Solutions Professional Services Ecommerce Projects and Products. Within Public Sector business unit we cater IT Professional Services to Federal State and Local. We have multiple awards/ contracts with 30 states including but not limited to NY CA FL GA MD MI NC OH OR CO CT TN PA TX VA NM VT and WA.
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