QA Test Analyst V

Kforce - Boca Raton, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Boca Raton, FL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

Kforce is seeking a QA Test Analyst V to join our client in Boca Raton, FL. In this role, you will collaborate closely with both business and technical teams to address complex problems, focusing on developing effective test and validation strategies. Your expertise will be crucial in identifying areas for improvement within the testing and development processes, and you will be responsible for building the necessary automated tools to meet these needs. As a QA Test Analyst V, you will also play a key role in promoting behavior/test-driven development across various levels of the software development lifecycle by working in tandem with code developers and product owners. Your responsibilities will include writing and implementing acceptance criteria, as well as creating automation test cases that verify both functional and non-functional requirements of features. This position requires a strong technical background and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment, ensuring that high-quality testing solutions are designed and implemented for functional, regression, and performance testing within a continuous integration framework. You will also be expected to engage in performance and load testing methods and techniques, contributing to the overall quality assurance efforts of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technical teams to solve complex problems including test and validation strategies.
• Identify improvements in the test and development processes; build the necessary automated tools to address needs.
• Create and promote the use of behavior/test-driven development at multiple levels within the software by pairing with code developers and product owners.
• Write and implement acceptance criteria.
• Write automation test cases that verify functional and non-functional requirements of a feature.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience is required.
• Extensive experience in White Box Testing, Core Java, and XML.
• Experience with build tools like Maven, Git, and Jenkins.
• Experience on multi-threaded enterprise class Java/J2EE application, Code Driven Test Automation Framework.
• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.
• Excellent experience in SQL or XQuery.
• Experience writing good quality object-oriented code for testing purposes using Java.
• Experience in software testing, including experience in the Agile/Scrum development lifecycle.
• Solid experience with scripting languages.
• Strong knowledge of Java and related technologies.
• Strong knowledge of testing frameworks like Postman, Cucumber & Gherkin, SOAP, and REST API testing.
• Strong knowledge in QA, including generation of test cases and test plans, QA planning, execution, defect reporting, tracking, analyzing stack traces, code, log files, and other artifacts.
• Knowledge of HTTP, Java, and JSON/XML; JavaScript, AJAX, HTML, and CSS are a plus.
• Working knowledge of version control systems to ensure version control of test/development artifacts.
• Understanding of databases and services including the ability to programmatically interact with data formats that may include XML and JSON.
• Must be thoroughly familiar with SQL Databases, SQL structures and writing complex queries; willingness to speak up.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Driven to be extremely technical.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to design and implement robust, scalable, and high-quality test automation solutions for functional, regression and performance testing within a continuous integration environment.
• Experience with Performance and Load testing methods and techniques is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects