Senior QA Manager - Onsite( Harrisburg, PA)

L&I-Software Process Engineer

Location:

Must be local to Harrisburg, PA. Client:
State of PA

The incumbent in this position will serve as a Senior Quality Assurance Manager supporting the Employment, Banking and Revenue Delivery Center. This position will require onsite work; must be local to Harrisburg, PA.

Description of Work:

• The applications testing team lead will work with the Division Chief and the Solutions Manager and their teams to coordinate cross development groups and activities.
• E
  -DC’s testing methodologies and experience will be utilized within this role to establish standards based on industry best practices.
• This position also requires additional knowledge of the following software products:
• Team Foundation Server
• Microsoft Test Manager
• Soap UI
  - Ready API
• Load UI/Load testing skills
• SQL Server
• LDAP
• Microsoft SQL Reporting Services

Role

Description:

• Provide technical and project leadership for all testing and quality assurance tasks.
• Maintain testing schedule and testing environment inventory.
• Coordinate functional, integration, regression, load/performance, and user acceptance testing within the SURE Test environment for all software and hardware to be released into production.
• Construct and maintain all test cases, test data scripts, and test diagrams.
• Monitor project progress as it relates to testing by participating as a member of Applications team.
• Work with project management office and project leads to ensure that project requirements are stated and testable.
• Develop and deploy quality assurance standards and processes in support of application development.
• Perform tests on software according to test plans.
• Perform automated load and performance tests, when applicable, according to test plans.
• Develop automated test scripts, when applicable, including coding of complex scripts.
• Assist in coordinating user acceptance tests and in keeping test environments active for these tests.
• Prepare reports on test results.
• Ensure completion of all assigned tasks on or before the assigned tasks due dates.
• Provide honest, thoughtful, timely, and reasonable work and time estimates.
• Provide honest, regular, accurate, and timely statuses for all assigned tasks and work.
• Identify all tasks you cannot complete or meet assigned dates and clearly communicate them to the Project Manager(s) and your QA Lead.
• Meet all of your Functional Manager or Lead’s expectations regarding the quantity and quality of your work.
• Work cooperatively with all BOIS teams and team members.
• Actively participate in all assigned project and team meetings.
• Resolve all issues in a timely manner.
• Develop, update and maintain a desk manual to facilitate detailed transition of work.
• Provide knowledge transfer to designated Commonwealth staff or other contracted staff.
• Provide mentoring and training to other staff as assigned.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.
• Reviews and understands the Test Team work plan.
• Assists in managing and directing Test Team processes.
• Anticipates, identifies, tracks, and resolves issues and risks affecting own work and work of the Test and/or Application Teams.
• Develops contingency plans as necessary.
• Researches problems before approaching the Team Lead or Test Team Lead for assistance.
• Assists or guides Testers as needed. Defines and utilizes entry / exit criteria for testing.

Experience using application development testing

Required:

• 10 Years Creating test scripts and use case scenarios for user acceptance
• 10 Years Microsoft Test Manager Suite or similar tool
• 7 Years Experience developing Training and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) materials
• 7 Years Experience working to facilitate collaboration across the full range of executive, business, and technical resources.
• 7 Years Experience with testing efforts to include test plan, test scenarios for SIT and UAT and organizing users to facilitate effective tests.
• 7 Years Experience working on state government projects/assignments.