Senior QA Automation Analyst

Our client is seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst to develop and execute formal test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applications. This will involve test planning, writing test cases and scripts, test execution, and facilitating user acceptance testing (UAT) sessions with staff. The candidate will provide quality assurance efforts for business processes performed by the department or that are expected to result from new business needs and legislative changes. The Quality Assurance Analyst will complete a series of tasks needed for the modernization project and the maintenance of applications. The candidate will work full-time with department staff to understand the intended business needs and technical requirements of tasks necessary to ensure deliverables are met and conform to department standards. Reviews will occur through participation in Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions, design, development, and testing meetings, technical documentation reviews, and testing. Preferences:

• Preference will be given to candidates with intimate knowledge of the organization’s business processes.
• Preference will be given to candidates with intimate knowledge of the organization’s Direct Certification Application.
• Preference will be given to candidates with intimate knowledge of the organization’s Automated Nutrition System Application.
• Preference will be given to candidates with intimate knowledge of the Admin Review Application (AR).

• Bachelor of Science degree in an Information Technology related field is preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance and/or Business Analysis.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Agile Software Development.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in manual testing, validating system functionality by authoring test scenarios and executing manual checks against business requirements.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in automation testing, including designing, writing, and executing test scripts.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Azure DevOps and/or Team Foundation Server (TFS).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in conducting meetings with individuals and groups of people to discuss business processes.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with Joint Application Development (JAD) techniques.
• Minimum 7 years of experience with User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in designing, maintaining, and scaling custom automated testing frameworks from scratch (e.g., using Page Object Model).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in automation testing, including designing, writing, and executing automation test scripts using a variety of tools (Selenium or similar) to verify system functionality and find software bugs.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in generating automation scripts and updating existing scripts to align with ongoing UI shifts and new feature deployments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in REST API and Microservices testing, executing endpoint validation, contract checks, and payload verification using Insomnia or similar API tools.
• Proficiency in testing and validating REST APIs using tools like Postman, Insomnia, or other API testing tools.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in translating functional specifications into technical specifications from which programmers can construct the solution.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in translating the information from meetings and written materials into process models and/or process flow models.
• Minimum 7 years of experience working with various stakeholders and team members to understand requirements, understand data needs, and resolve issues.
• Minimum 7 years of experience creating technical documentation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to develop and present complex material effectively to a variety of audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and able to establish and maintain good working relationships with team members, agency representatives, external representatives, and vendor staff.
• Able to work independently, work against a plan, meet deadlines, follow procedures, and produce deliverables.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Problem solving and root cause identification skills.
• Able to work effectively at all levels in an organization.