ISeries QA Lead

Job Description

XX $60hr - $63hr

• Designs, develops, and executes software test strategies, test plans, and test scripts.
• Confirms accuracy and completeness of functional, integration, system, end-to-end, and acceptance test plans.
• Designs, creates, and approves (or oversees the creation and approval of) project test cases, scripts, and conditions, as well as QA‑related documentation.
• Develops and ensures adherence to standardized software quality assurance best practices, policies, processes, and controls as it pertains to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develops and communicates accurate project estimates based on testing dependency analysis as requested by the project/management team.
• Analyzes and determines test dependencies including QA environment, QA tools, training, build and deployment plans, and communication processes.
• Analyzes relevant business content and participates in requirement gathering sessions, providing input on requirement and design documents, assessing requirements for testability, clarity, purpose, inherent ambiguity, contradictory functions, and implementation.
• Develops, documents, and leads the Defect Management process.
• Ensures test cases are traceable to originating story/requirement and those tests fully test feature requirements and/or user story acceptance criteria.
• Manages defects appropriately by assigning, monitoring, and providing timely communication through the defect lifecycle.
• Conducts QA risk management process throughout the test plan phase, defining and differentiating between risk, defect, and issue.
• Assists teammates in growing and developing the skills necessary to grasp application concepts and tool suite.
• Identifies and resolves problems, often anticipating issues before they occur or before they grow, develops and evaluates options, and implements solutions.
• Participates in requirements, use cases, and user story reviews.
• Provides accurate estimates for QA resources and testing schedules.
• Creates and gains project approval on project test plans.
• Creates and/or oversees the creation and approval of project test cases.
• Oversees or generates all QA‑related documentation.
• Assists with requirement tracing through the test cycle process.
• Initiates and is responsible for developing and updating new or existing documentation and processing service tickets.
• Collaborates with Development to resolve defects uncovered during testing cycles.
• Finds better systems and procedures to automate or improve QA processes.
• Assists with standardized reporting and QA metrics.
• Assists with defect and requirement traceability and tracking resolution.
• Attends team and project meetings as necessary.
• Regular and reliable workplace attendance at the assigned location.

• Minimum 3 years of software quality assurance experience required.
• Experience testing in an iSeries (RPG) environment.
• Strong knowledge of Client ALM and similar QA test tools.
• Strong knowledge of a typical SDLC, as well as experience testing on Agile or Dev Ops teams.
• Experience working on QA teams as part of Agile processes and methodologies.
• Must be a self‑starter with the ability to work independently and with different groups and teams, utilizing solid communication skills.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent testing resource planning and test scheduling skills.
• Ability to produce effective software test plans and test cases.
• Ability to produce verifiable and consistent test evidence and results.
• Solid understanding of build tools and software configuration management standards.
• Experience testing in one or more of the following environments: cloud‑based testing, UI testing, functional testing, n‑tier client/server, and RDBMS.
• Hands‑on experience using Client, IBM, or other industry‑standard SQA tools.
• Experience with Oracle, MS SQL Server, or DB2 and the ability to write SQL queries using table joins.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, SDLC, and SQA methodology.
• Ability to mentor others in the creation of effective software test plans and test cases.
• Ability to write quality defects and work directly with developers to resolve defects.
• Ability to communicate and work closely with other teams, including system administration and database administration.