Job ID :
6459
Company :
Virginia Information Technology Agency
Location :
RICHMOND, VA
Type :
Contract
Duration :
6 Months
Status :
Active
Openings :
1
Posted :
16 Feb 2015
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Complete Description:

QA analyst to design test cases and test complex JAVA based system. The most successful candidates will have some development background.

 

Virginia State Police (VSP) has completed the requirements for replacement of one its large statewide software applications.  Development and implementation activities are currently underway. 

 

An EXPERIENCED QA Analyst is needed to design test scenarios, identify test data, create test cases, execute test cases, identify/report defects, verify defects and participate in the overall testing of the highly complex JAVA based system.  The QA Analyst will develop test cases  that will be spawned across multiple applications/systems .  They will perform testing of web services, Web UI and batch jobs.   QA Analyst will participate in validation of data migration and must have good hands on experience with SQL queries. QA analyst will also help in automation, load, performance and stress testing.  The QA analyst will write both manual and automated test cases. They will monitor active issues and verify bug fixes. They will be responsible for the overall quality of the product. They will also participate in testing the integration between more than two applications / systems.  They will also participate in User Acceptance Testing as needed.

 

This position requires a MINIMUM of 2 years  QA Analyst experience on a Large Development Project and some software development experience is preferred. It is expected that this resource will have the experience and knowledge to write SQL queries to support backend testing and be able to support the installation and use of automated testing tools.

 

Skills:

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Proficiency and experience in automated testing tools (Rational Functional Tester, Mercury (HP) QTP, or Borland Silk)

Required

4

Years

System integration and back-end (database, etc.) testing experience

Required

3

Years

Hands on experience with performance and load testing automated tools

Nice to have

3

Years

Experience with defect tracking systems (implementation, support, etc.)

Required

3

Years

Strong knowledge of software testing best practices and methodologies

Required

2

Years

Experience with test effort estimation and tracking

Required

1

Years

SQL experience

Required

4

Years

Relational database experience

Required

3

Years

Experience and knowledge of UML/Rational Unified Process (RUP)

Highly desired

2

Years

Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Highly desired

2

Years

XML/Schema knowledge

Required

2

Years

SOAP UI testing for Web Services experience

Required

2

Years

Hermes or IBM MQ testing experience

Required

2

Years

Web Services load testing experience

Required

2

Years

Data migration testing experience

Required

2

Years

Excellent Oral and written communications

Required

 

 

Any emulation testing experience

Desired

 

 

 

What is the largest project in terms of cost and length that the candidate has been on?

What automated testing tools has the candidate used - include the length of time?

What load or performance testing tools has the candidate used?