Software Testing Specialist (X2)

Job Title: Software Testing Specialist (x2)

We are looking to procure the services of up to two (2) consulting Software Testing Specialists to help test the upgrade of our client's Intergraph Computer Aided Dispatch (I/CAD) application.

Responsibilities

• Communicate assignment status in a timely and clear fashion to the appropriate member of the Senior Management of the IT Department and other management, staff and other contractors or consultants involved in related IT assignments, as appropriate to the specific assignment.
• The candidates will use the client's software tools and follow the client's processes in their work
• Provide weekly updates on deliverables and the impact of proposed changes to timelines.
• Provide mentoring and knowledge transfer to staff on system setup, configuration and support requirements.
• The candidates will abide by the client's internal controls for information systems security, confidentiality of data and non-disclosure policies
• Produce weekly status reports, broken down into daily number of hours worked and by tasks, using the client's time tracking system. The reports must include reporting on work accomplished during the period and work planned for the next period. These will be printed, signed as being correct, and submitted to the client by the Consultant.
• The candidate will review functional and non-functional requirements; develop test plans to ensure adequate test coverage, estimate testing efforts, develop detailed test cases, execute the test cases, document the test results; liaise with business process owners, business analysts, developers, and project management to help speedy resolution of issues; retest and regression test as necessary; provide periodic and on-demand updates on status of testing efforts
• Provide formal documentation, in accordance with the the client's PMO methodologies and documentation standards.

Qualifications And Experience

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, related field or equivalent experience. 5+ years experience in testing business applications with complex business rules and processes.

Specific skill requirements are: Must Have Skills

• Proven experience in working on medium to large software implementation projects
• Proven experience in testing at least one enterprise business application. Examples of such enterprise applications include Hexagon I/CAD, ACTIVENet, EnerGov, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle Financials, SAP, Tempest, etc.
• Proven experience in executing test cases and reporting results
• Proven experience in using software (e.g., Confluence, Jenkins, Jmeter, Jira, Ranorex, Selenium, TestRail etc.) for documenting test cases and test runs, raising and tracking issues, developing test automation scripts, managing tasks and project documents
• Proven experience in testing real-time and batch integrations between business applications
• Proven experience coordinating, leading, and facilitating end-to-end testing and user acceptance testing sessions
• Proven experience in vetting functional and non-functional requirements; creating test plans, test data and test cases; manual and automated execution of test cases; creating automation scripts; developing plans for user acceptance testing; maintaining clear, concise, and complete documentation
• Thorough understanding of software testing lifecycle – unit, functional, integration, regression, load/performance, system, end-to-end and user acceptance testing; and test automation
• Candidate must be familiar with MS Office Suite and Office 365

Highly Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of how relational databases are structured
• Knowledge of business use cases, including narratives
• Proven experience in testing incident management suites for taking 911-type calls and dispatching support personnel (e.g., firefighters, law enforcement or medical support personnel)
• Knowledge of business process modelling using Swimlane diagrams

Desirable Skills

• Ability to listen well and communicate thoughtfully to a wide range of stakeholders, from senior management in IT and business to data entry personnel
• Business analysis experience or knowledge
• Proven track record of delivering assignments within agreed-upon timeframes
• Excellent problem-solving skills, technical aptitude, and detailed oriented
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently
• Strong written communication, documentation, and presentation skills
• Demonstrated understanding of agile and waterfall implementation methodologies
• Professional certifications in software testing
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Experience with testing mobile apps and load/performance testing