QA Analysts – Cognos Reporting
Responsibilities:
- Work concurrently on several projects, each with specific instructions that may differ from project to project
- Ensure that quality processes are carried out through all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle
- Develop and implement efficient and effective testing strategy, test conditions and test scripts
- Ability to develop database testing queries using complex SQL.
- Ability to test reports built on Cognos / SSRS per business requirements.
- Work closely with the Business and Developers to test the business critical functionality of the reports.
- Partner with the Business and the Development Teams to fix defects.
- Ability to test the flow of data between the databases and the reports.
- Work with project team to identify risks if quality assurance process is not followed
- Own and manage test environments and processes.
- Reporting, tracking and resolving quality issues.
- Understand mapping specifications and to build test cases based on the business requirements.
Required skills:
Software:
- HP- Application Lifecycle Management (Quality Center)
- SQL (SQL Server And Teradata)
- Relational Database and ETL
- BI-Reporting (Cognos)
- Cubes testing
Skills:
- 6+ years of Quality Assurance/Testing experience
- 4+ years of relational database experience
- 2+ years of backend testing using complex SQL scripts
- 2+ years of testing cubes.
- Understanding of all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle
Nice To Have
- Experience with Relational Databases, MS SQL Server/Teradata
- Healthcare Industry experience
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall project management methodologies, including hybrid approaches
- Good comm skills are a big priority
- Duration: 6+ month contract
- GC's & USC's only