Software Tester

System Analysis & Testing

• Designs and performs system analysis, recommends application solutions, tests and corrects programs and assists IT staff with documentation.
• Assists in supporting user acceptance testing.
• Assists with development, implementation and monitoring IT quality assurance standards and testing.
• Assists in the development and documentation of appropriate standards and criteria for acceptable programming and systems development life cycle activities.
• Develops software testing and automation procedures and performs analysis and design.
• 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.
• Assist IT staff in performance testing and benchmarking of software application response times, analysis and reporting on performance measures.

Software Implementation & Deployment

• Performs software implementation tasks, including source control and deployment activities.
• Reads, writes, extracts and/or reports from compounded files.

Requirements Gathering & Problem Solving

• Works with business personnel to identify and document system software requirements.
• Defines problems and develops potential solutions.
• Gathers, interprets and applies information from a variety of sources to aid in software development duties, activities and events.
• Assists IT staff in identifying alternate courses of action, the review and evaluation of software development methodologies and completing software security scans and reporting on vulnerabilities.

Communication & Collaboration

• 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 discussions involving database, infrastructure and/or application information.
• Leads discussions 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.
• Answers questions and presents informal mentorship opportunities to peers and/or lower-level staff via conversation, observation or technical documentation., 2. Stay abreast of current technologies in assigned IT area. 3. Deal with problems involving several variables in familiar context. 4. Understand practical field of study (e.g., Computer Science). 5. Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. 6. Deal with many variables and determine specific action. 7. Understand manuals and verbal instructions of a technical nature. 8. Gather, collate and classify information about data, people or things.

Teamwork & Leadership

1. Cooperate with co-workers on group projects.
2. Establish a friendly atmosphere as supervisor of work unit.

Organizational Knowledge

1. State and agency policy, procedures, and applicable laws.
2. Vision, mission, and goals of agency.

• Understanding and experience in the use of Azure DevOps for documentation and iterative development collaboration, task management and other functions related to system testing and reporting.

SDLC Knowledge

• Basic understanding of Agile, Iterative and Traditional Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices and standards as they relate to testing activities.

General Knowledge & Skills Requirements

Technical Knowledge

1. Computer and electronics.
2. Software development principles and methods for design, development, testing, and implementation of new or modified software.
3. Commonly used query language.
4. Mathematics principles related to assigned area in IT.
5. Electronic Data Processing technologies including: + C# .NET + VB .NET + JMeter + JavaScript + HTML + Visual Studio + Oracle Database + MS SQL Databases + Microsoft Azure Cloud Technologies + Salesforce + Azure DevOps + Stored Procedures + Triggers + Web Development

Communication & Service

1. Oral and written communication tools and techniques.
2. Customer support and personal service.
3. Reading comprehension.
4. Speaking.
5. Service orientation.

Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills, Required Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a Software Tester specifically for .NET and Cloud-Native Applications.

• Demonstrated ability and experience independently developing:

• Testing strategy
• Test plans
• Test cases
• Proper system testing documentation
• Testing for new .NET applications

Required Skills

• Experience as a Software Tester specifically for .NET and Cloud-Native Applications - 3+ years
• Independent development of testing strategy, test plans, test cases, and testing documentation
• Azure DevOps experience
• Knowledge of Agile, Iterative, and Traditional SDLC methodologies