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Short Description:

The Quality Assurance Specialist (QAS) is responsible for building test scenarios, suites, case and scripts for system test, integration test, & data validation tests of the conversion processes associated with the extract & transformation of source data

Complete Description:

This position is for the BWC Core Direction project. BWC is currently operating in an environment with limited to moderate automated functionality and data access.  Many business processes have manual or system (e.g., Excel, Access, etc.) workarounds.  Multiple applications are used to support single processes.  Lack of data, when and where needed, lack of integration between existing legacy applications and implementation of business process change regardless of application support drive many of the workarounds.  A portion of correspondence is manually generated and custom letter databases exist throughout BWC.  Multiple processes utilize the same workarounds.  Claims processes are the most mature, followed by billing processes with policy processes being the least mature.

QA Analyst/ Tester to work on Core System Data Conversion project, managed by a QA team Lead, in the developing and deployment of testing strategies required to accurately load legacy system data into a new information system via defined data conversion strategy. 

Assignment Responsibilities

•Build test scenarios, suites, case and scripts for system test, integration test, & data validation tests of the conversion processes associated with the extract & transformation of source data to the Power Suite data base

•Execute system integration and data validation tests to verify conversion processes

•Build and execute test scenarios, suites, cases & scripts for PowerSuite application, interfaces, and batch processes with converted data.

•Provide daily status updates to conversion QA Team Lead of testing activities progress

Skills and Experience – 5 years working in a software development, testing and project management environment which includes:

•Experience in building manual testing components, executing the associated test scripts and documenting invalid conditions in a defect tracking system (2 years)

•Experience in creating and running automated test scripts using products such as Quick Test Pro and QTP or Microsoft Test Manager (2 years)

•Proficiency in building and executing SQL queries in support of testing needs to find and validate certain data ( 2+ years)

•Background and Experience in use of test case and defect  management and automated testing tools

•Working knowledge of Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Microsoft Test Manager

•Familiarity with PowerSuite

•Desktop skill proficiency including Microsoft Word; Microsoft Excel

•Experience in using SharePoint

•Experience in using Clarity

•Software Development LifeCycle (2+ years experience)

•Understanding of Agile principles and processes

•Basic Insurance industry knowledge

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