Quality Assurance Job Posting

Job Title:	Lead ? Quality Assurance
Company:	Innovative Development, LLC
Position Type:	Contract
Pay Rate:	Excellent
Skills:	Sybase, Oracle, SQL, Quality Assurance
Date Posted:	Oct-16-08

Basic Functions:

Defines, develops, maintains, and executes test scripts for IT projects and/or maintenance items. Strives to ensure that system requirements are satisfied for internal and external application users. Ensures project testing is complete and testing risks are identified prior to implementation. Manages defects from identification to closure through the Software Life Cycle.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities
· Drives the delivery and support of QA services through adherence to the SLC and QA process methodology
· Develops test plans and project testing approach. Develops project and release Test Plan documents. Prepares test estimates and project schedules. Tracks and reports on progress against schedule. Drives the execution of the test schedule.
· Mentors less experienced Team Players on QA best practices and methodology.
· Reviews test scripts and provides feedback to less experienced team players. Is able to and may be required to define, develop and maintain test scripts.
· May be required to execute test plans and test scripts.
· Manages project issues and alerts the project team on potential impact to test schedule.
· Reviews requirements and specifications and provides input during requirements and specification walkthroughs.
· Facilitates test case design and leads test script walkthroughs. Understands testing to be accomplished and implements changes for efficiencies within or between projects.
· Responsible for the project defect management (Defect Status, Root Cause, Daily Triage Meeting).
· Reports individual and project status: dashboard information, open issues, risk analysis.
· May participates on Testing Production Support though rotating on-call responsibilities.
· Provides consistent and uninterrupted testing service to the organization and minimizes risk of systems down time.
· Adheres to established standards and methodologies. Utilizes tools and methodologies to improve individual effectiveness and to increase efficiencies in the QA process.
· Develops and sustains appropriate relationship with peers and other project team members.

Qualifications
Required:
Proven leadership and mentoring capabilities. Good judgment and the ability to work effectively with a diverse workforce.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, problem solving and planning ability. Detailed oriented. Observational.
Ability to multi-task to accomplish workload efficiently. Excellent time management.
Good work ethic and general business acumen.
Experience with system development lifecycle. Extensive knowledge of test engineering methodologies.
Working knowledge of testing concepts, verification and validation techniques, defect management, quantitative methods, risk management and measurement programs.
Working knowledge of defect tracking, quality principles and testing tools.
Understanding of relational database principles, client/server infrastructure, and n-tier architecture concepts.
Knowledge of Risk Management. Statistical Analysis. Quality Assurance and Quality Control practices.
Proficient on Microsoft Office suite.
Proficient in developing and executing SQL queries.
Knowledge of Sybase, Oracle, Web and Middle tier testing.
Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
3-5 years experience in Quality Assurance.
1+ years experience in leading test projects. Training on project management or equivalent knowledge.
Preferred:
Certified Software Testing Engineer (CSTE) designation Basic programming knowledge.

Location: [rss]	US-PA-King of Prussia
Telecommute:	No (Onsite Position)
Contact Name:	Debra
Contact Phone:
Contact Email:	ITjobs@id-llc.com
URL:	http://www.id-llc.com

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