Quality Assurance Testing Analyst III- Remote

Quality Assurance Testing Analyst III
Remote (CST or EST)
6-month contract
Pay Rate: $45.00 - $50.00per hr.

Our client is seeking a Quality Assurance Testing Analyst to support the application development organization by independently conducting highly complex software testing activities with significant impact aimed to improve the functionality of applications systems across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Independently performs manual testing of applications and translates results into actions in collaboration with management
• Designs, scripts, configures, and runs performance tests to validate production readiness of software applications and infrastructure for stability and performance against
• Analyzes test data to determine pain points and recommend improvements or modifications to better meet customer needs
• Maintains documentation for testing activities and cases, ensuring team compliance to internal policies and procedures
• Provides summaries and assessments of the application's performance, emphasizing trends over time, conducting deep dive analysis when necessary
• Collaborates with AppDev teams during story design to ensure new applications features are developed in a performant and resilient manner
• Independently performs post-production validation
• Assists with coordinating non-functional testing activities, including performance testing, concert testing, and pen testing Leads complex testing projects as a subject matter expert
• Relies on experience and judgement to perform job duties without supervision or direction
• Collaborates with management in determining technical knowledge pain points and developing training plans
• Offers advice and guidance to junior analysts, assisting in developing business/technical knowledge, analytical skills, and case management skills

Required Skills:

• High School Diploma or GED and ten (10) years of quality or related experience Or Bachelor's degree in related field and six (6) years of quality or related experience
• Working knowledge of the banks testing standards
• Advanced knowledge of software implementation methodologies
• Advanced knowledge of test case design and strategy Advanced knowledge of test management tools such as Azure DevOps, qTest, or Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Analysis
• API Testing
• Atlassian JIRA
• Defects Management
• Postman/API testing tools
• Requirements Analysis
• Test Design
• Test Execution
• User Interface Testing

Bonus Skills:

• QA Metrics
• qTest
• Secure Payments software