Junior QA Analyst (Hybrid)

$83,200 - $83,200/Yr

Gsk Solutions - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Entry Level

Atlanta, GA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Junior QA Analyst will support the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) by driving overall QA planning, tracking, and reporting for projects. This role involves executing test lifecycle deliverables, ensuring successful implementation of test strategies, and maintaining system integrity through thorough testing of applications and components. The position is hybrid and requires collaboration with various teams to meet testing needs while adhering to QA standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot computers, servers, peripherals, and applications under direct supervision.
• Drive overall QA planning, tracking, and reporting for project(s).
• Create and document test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Execute tests, analyze results, and report problems and anomalies.
• Operate in an Agile approach to support testing needs.
• Ensure test cases are properly formulated and follow QA standards.
• Collaborate with business partners, PMO, and vendor technical delivery teams to understand business requirements.
• Ensure timely software testing and notify management about bottlenecks and issues.
• Assist in the development of UAT test scenarios leveraging test cases.
• Participate in defect triage meetings and demos.
• Report weekly status to the Quality Assurance Testing Lead.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, or similar.
• At least three (3) years of experience with testing in software development projects.
• Experience in mid-scale or large-scale system development projects.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to review and analyze system specifications.
• Experience in manual and/or automated testing using supported tools.
• Experience in documenting Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTM).
• Ability to prepare sample data for testing.
• Experience with GitHub, ServiceNow, TFS, JIRA.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with mobile device testing is a plus.
• Preferred experience in the public sector.
• Preferred training or software testing certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, or CAST.

Benefits

• Competitive hourly rate of $40/hr.
• Opportunity for contract renewal after initial term.