Quality Assurance Senior Engineer- Sangamon; Information Systems Analyst II Option

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as the Quality Assurance Senior Engineer
- Sangamon for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT). You will lead a team of engineers and analysts in developing and enforcing QA policies aligned with ITIL and industry best practices, ensuring high quality software delivery throughout SDLC. You will collaborate closely with development teams, providing mentorship in QA methodologies, data-driven analysis, and modern test frameworks that elevate product quality and operational performance.

By leveraging advanced analytics, you will identify root causes, drive continuous improvement, and deliver meaningful insights to leadership. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite you to apply for this position to join the DoIT Team!

As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position).
• 10
  -25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment).
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carry over year to year.
• 3 paid personal business days per year.
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System.
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan.
• Optional pre-tax programs
  -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP).
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility.

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www
2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

• Under administrative direction, serves as the Quality Assurance Senior Engineer
  - Sangamon County for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) performing complex professional and advisory functions in Application Services for the Quality Assurance Unit, including designing, implementing, and enforcing Department standards and polices to maintain alignment with State of Illinois quality assurance requirements and Information Technology Library (ITIL) frameworks, reflecting industry best practices.
• Provides coordination and conducts quality assurance services for systems supported by the division, including designing, delivering, and executing manual and automated tests test cases, and test suites, that maintain functional accuracy, system stability, and long-term maintainability.
• Mentors and provides training and guidance of quality assurance standards to various units within the Department on QA best practices, including testing design, defect management, testing tools, quality standards, test documents and analytics.
• Serves as a designated lead worker.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the information technology field by continuing education through online training platforms, meetings, training sessions, seminars, and conferences to increase familiarity with and remain current on products, vendors, techniques, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college with coursework in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience in Application Services, management information systems environment, computer application development, or a related Information Technology field.

• Requires three (3) years professional experience designing, implementing, and maintaining software quality assurance processes, including creating and executing test cases and test suites, overseeing the defect lifecycle, validating software releases, monitoring production release processes, and developing quality assurance documentation such as reports, operational manuals, or user guides.
• Requires three (3) years professional experience with data processing operations and relational databases and test frameworks and reporting tools, including delivering quality metrics and generating and analyzing data to evaluate performance against established standards.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience working with Salesforce, Service Now, or other similar Software as a Service (SaaS) platform through activities to include designing and executing test strategies, leveraging automation frameworks, optimizing test coverage, and coordinating quality assurance services for multiple enterprise systems.
• Requires three (3) years of professional experience applying…