QA Analyst

QA Analyst

We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented People Soft Campus Solutions (CS) QA Analyst to join our team on a contract basis. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the thorough testing and quality assurance of the People Soft Campus Solutions modules. This position requires a deep understanding of People Soft Campus Solutions functionalities, excellent communication skills, and a strong ability to collaborate with functional and technical teams.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with business analysts, functional leads, developers, and end-users to gather requirements and ensure comprehensive testing coverage.
• Conduct detailed functional, integration, and regression testing across People Soft Campus Solutions modules, including Student Records, Admissions, Financial Aid, Campus Community, Student Financials, and Academic Advising to support ongoing operations.
• Develop detailed test plans for People Soft Update Manager (PUM) and People Soft Regulatory Patch (PRP) testing, ensuring that all test scenarios are aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Execute and support testing efforts for PUM/PRP updates, HighPoint Upgrades, and other module testing in collaboration with functional leads. Identify and prioritize key areas to ensure smooth deployment of system updates.
• Identify, document, and track defects. Collaborate with developers and clients to resolve issues and ensure that all defects are addressed before production deployment.
• Conduct functional walkthroughs with clients, ensuring they understand the changes and test outcomes. Facilitate client sign-off for production deployments.
• Provide support for User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring that the appropriate test data is available, accurate, and aligned with the testing requirements.

Required Skills:

• 3-5 years of experience in testing People Soft Campus Solutions modules.
• Strong understanding of People Soft Campus Solutions including key modules such as Admissions, Student Records, Financial Aid, Student Financials, and Academic Advisement.
• Familiarity with SQL for data validation and test preparation.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with both functional and technical teams.
• Experience with People Soft Campus Solutions upgrade projects or implementation.
• Familiarity with People Soft integrations with third-party systems.
• Familiarity with ITIL, Agile, and Dev Ops practices is advantageous.
• Preferable experience with ALM or any other Test Management tool.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.
• Capability to discuss both technical and non-technical concepts with clients and IS&T peers.
• 6+ Years of QA Experience.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience MUST HAVE - People Soft Campus Solutions experience.
• Can be fully remote, prefer that candidate is on East Coast.