Job Description
Founded 33 years ago, Allied Consultants is an Austin-based firm and premier provider of technical and business staffing solutions for the State of Texas. We are currently seeking an experienced Software Quality Assurance Tester to be a key resource on a technical services team for our client, Texas Education Agency (TEA).
**Location of job: 100% Remote**
Responsibilities
The Software Quality Assurance Tester performs advanced analysis and application testing work involving the daily operations and activities of testing teams within the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) section of IT-SEDS (Information Technology – Statewide Education Data System).
This position will work with the Information Technology CRM Testing team to provide the following Software Testing Services:
- Analyze user requirements, design documents and other documentation to develop test plan and detailed test cases.
- Execute automated functional and regression test cases, report and document all issues, test cases ran, test results, and testing summaries in detail
- Perform manual testing and data validation
- Perform advanced SQL queries to analyze and manipulate data
- Work with development team and customers to clearly understand the functionality under test to help determine test cases and clearly communicate issues found
- Review user requirements, procedures, and problems to automate applications or to improve existing systems.
- Collaborate with the project team for sprint/release work on tasks such as providing testing effort estimates, resolving defects or issues and providing status on work assignments or issues.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
- 7 years of testing complex Web Applications
- 7 years of testing all phases of Software Development Life Cycle
- 3 years of Database/SQL Language
- 3 years of creating Automation test cases
- 2 years of Automation Testing experience
Preferred:
- 4 years of Test automation experience using open source technologies and/or in-house frameworks
- 4 years experience with test frameworks such TestNG, JUnit, BDD
- 4 years WAPT Pro or other performance testing tools
- 1 year previous experience testing CRM applications
- 1 year previous experience with Zephyr Scale preferred
- 1 year previous experience with JIRA preferred
Overview
Allied Consultants offers its family of consultants excellent rates, a local support staff, and an attractive benefits package which includes medical insurance (Allied shares a percentage of the cost), life insurance, a matching 401(k) plan and a cafeteria plan. Candidates selected for interview will be required to undergo criminal background checks and may be required to complete a drug screen in accordance with Federal and State Law. Offers of Employment are contingent on a successful background check. Allied Consultants is an equal opportunities employer.