QA- Policy Administration Team

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Livonia, MI

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Quality Assurance Test Analyst II position at Collins Consulting involves working within a cross-functional Agile development team to ensure the quality of transactional websites integrated with complex back-office applications. The role requires expertise in various testing methodologies and tools, focusing on delivering high-quality software through effective testing strategies and collaboration with business partners.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a cross-functional team of Agile testers, developers, and business users.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of the software development process and all aspects of Agile Quality Assurance.
• Deliver effective & comprehensive testing to ensure the highest quality software within the timeframe of Agile sprints.
• Familiar with automation frameworks and routinely edit and execute automated test scripts using automated testing tools.
• Manage defect tracking and defect maintenance and perform defect root cause analysis.
• Design tests that clearly convey the business rules and code they are checking.
• Develop and execute test strategy, test plans, test cases, acceptance testing and test scripts.
• Analyze and review data, test results and documents for consistency and accuracy.
• Assist QA team members with ensuring all test resources are utilized effectively.
• Ensure that the appropriate level of testing has been identified through a Risk Based Testing approach for all test initiatives.
• Work with Business partners on UAT and create UAT plans.
• Proactively work with all roles on the project team to provide support as needed.

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in system-level QA Testing.
• Expert-level understanding of Web application testing and/or Webservice testing.
• Familiar with all stages of the SDLC and Software Quality Assurance testing including System, Integration, Regression, Performance, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience with Agile Methodology.
• Ability to write and understand basic SQL queries for data verification and test data setup.
• Experience with API tools like SOAPUI, Postman, or similar.
• Experience with testing tools such as QA Symphony, qTest, Borland Micro Focus Silk Central, HP Quality Center, Test Director, or similar.
• Experience with Defect Management tools such as Jira or Bugzilla.
• Experienced with test automation frameworks like Cucumber, FitNesse, TestNG, or Selenium.
• Familiar with the concepts of TDD (test-driven development) and its application in Agile testing.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in manufacturing environments.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance