Software Tester (Salesforce)

• Assures requirements are defined and approved, performs code reviews and ensures agency application development standards are met.
• Analysis and Design; works with business area personnel to assure requirement(s) are thoroughly defined and approved; performs impacts analyses to identify interdependencies; assists with design reviews.
• Development; performs code review(s); serves as technical lead, as assigned.
• Testing and Implementation; creates detailed test designs and test plans; creates and reviews test data for performing test scenarios;
• Coordinates and conducts execution of unit and system test scripts;
• Coordinates and conducts debugging efforts and defect tracking;
• Coordinates and supports user acceptance testing;
• Coordinates, conducts and supports software implementation and deployment tasks;
• Leads and performs the development, implementation, and monitoring of IT quality assurance standards and testing;
• Performs performance, regression and load testing.
• Documentation; writes, reviews, and coordinates development of application-related training materials and software user guides, program and/or application source code documentation (e.g., use cases, in-line code comments); departmental standards; appropriate standards and criteria for acceptable programming; documentation and systems development lifecycle activities;
• Reviews development lifecycle activities;
• Assists higher-level IT staff with estimating workload requirements and other project planning activities.
• Designs and performs system analysis, recommends application solutions, tests and corrects programs and assists IT staff with documentation;
• Assists in supporting user acceptance testing;
• Performs software implementation tasks, including source control and deployment activities;
• Develops, implements and monitors IT quality assurance standards and testing;
• Develops and documents appropriate standards and criteria for acceptable programming and systems development lifecycle activities;
• Develops software testing and automation procedures and performs analysis and design;
• Reads, writes, extracts and/or reports from compounded files;
• Works with business personnel to identify and document system software requirements;
• Defines problems and develops potential solutions;
• Performs post-production support for business applications which may include routine maintenance, enhancements and the need to perform research to aid in troubleshooting software production errors;
• Identifies alternate courses of action, the review and evaluation of software development methodologies and completing software security scans and reporting on vulnerabilities;
• Conducts performance testing and benchmarking of software application response times, analysis and reporting on performance measures.
• Communicates with peers and others. Collaborates proactively.
• Guides performance of software development tasks per verbal instructions;
• Answers questions on technical topics to assist other technical staff in software development;
• Obtains or imparts information from/to other technical staff and business personnel through discussion(s) involving database, infrastructure and/or application information;
• Leads discussion(s) or formal meetings with technical and/or nontechnical personnel on simple to moderate technical topics in support of software development;
• Summarizes, in writing, information on one or more related topics involving database, infrastructure and/or application information in support of software development;
• Conveys, in writing, recommendations or conclusions to another for decision making purposes in support of software development.
• Gathers, interprets and applies information from a variety of sources to aid in software development duties, activities and events;
• Answers questions and presents informal mentorship opportunities to peers and/or lower-level staff via conversation, observation or technical documentation.
• Understanding and experience in the use of Azure Dev Ops for documentation and iterative development collaboration, task management and other functions related to system testing and reporting.
• Solid understanding of Agile, Iterative and Traditional Software development (SDLC) practices, standards as it relates to testing activities.
• Provides training, coaching and mentoring of testing team members.

• Computer and electronics
• Oral and written communication tools and techniques
• Customer support and personal service
• State and agency policy, procedures, and applicable laws
• Vision, mission, and goals of agency
• Software development principles and methods for design, development, testing, and implementation of new or modified software
• Commonly used query language
• Mathematic principles relative to assigned area in IT
• IT principles, methods, and practices in assigned specialty area
• Standard software validation tools, software distribution tools, and mechanisms
• Technical writing and documentation practices
• Systems performance management
• Requirements analysis principles and methods
• Back-up and recovery procedures
• Interrelationships of multiple IT specialties
• Reading comprehension
• Speaking
• Service orientation
• Troubleshooting
• Critical thinking
• Complex problem solving
• Lead work
• Programming software analysis and evaluation
• Using data recovery tools and techniques
• Judgment and decision making assuring quality
• Identifying and specifying business requirements
• Stay abreast of current technologies in area of IT assigned
• Deal with problems involving several variables in familiar context
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Prepare meaningful, accurate, and concise reports

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Software Tester specifically for Salesforce Applications
• Ability to independently develop testing strategy, test plans, test cases and proper system testing documentation for a new Salesforce application.

Requirements

• Experience as a Software Tester specifically for Salesforce Applications - Required 3 Years
• Ability to independently develop testing strategy, test plans, test cases and proper system testing documentation for a new Salesforce application. - Required
• Solid understanding of Agile, Iterative and Traditional Software development (SDLC) practices, standards as it relates to testing activities. - Require
• Understanding and experience in the use of Azure Dev Ops for documentation and iterative development collaboration, task management and other function. - Required