Quality Assurance Analyst

As a BrainJocks Quality Assurance Analyst, you will be working with a fast paced development team testing web sites and web based applications. Using Agile techniques, you will be responsible for insuring a high level product quality that ultimately delights our customers. You will be a valuable member of a team of testers and interns, all with the same goal: to provide the level of quality our customers expect and deserve. You will aid in strategic test plans to ensure the completeness of quality assurance.

• Prepare Test Estimates

• Identify and communicate risks and issues

• Create and review test plans and test cases ensuring alignment with standards

• Prepare and manage QA Project Plan

• Verify the availability of the QA environment for testing

• Prepare metrics and report QA findings

• Ensure that all system tests are successfully completed and documented and all problems are resolved

• Support all quality initiatives that are implemented during each phase of the development life cycle

• Support in the development of quality assurance and testing policies, standards and procedures
  Initiate Risk management and escalation

• Lead and coordinate defect triage meetings

• Where appropriate, advise on User Acceptance Testing for a given Portfolio of projects

• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with other IT Services, IT Solutions functions and customers to expedite delivery of IT solution

• Work everyday with an Agile team

• Stay current and relevant in your field

• Ability to work independently as well as on a team and manage multiple task assignments

• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgments.

• Collaboration with internal and external team members, onshore and offshore

Team Responsibilities:

• Ensure Manager is aware of all important issues, good and bad happening with yourself or team.

• Collaborate with team in skill and professional development

• Resolve or escalate team solve conflicts, accumulate all required materials and tools

• Participate in 360 reviews during retrospectives and annual performance evaluations

• Develop professional skills for yourself as follows:

• Participate in collaboration sessions to resolve bugs, errors, etc.

• Motivate team members to continually learn new skills

• Suggest Lunch and Learns topics

• Actively contribute and participate in your skill development documentation spaces

• Contribute to collaboration channels between offices

• Maintain team morale
  
  

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a QA environment

• Experience with Content Management Systems

• Ability to work in a independently and in a team environment to develop and implement design

• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, agile environment

• Attention to detail

• Strong ability to troubleshoot software problems

• Ability to identify and solve problems creatively and effectively

• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written

• Excellent organizational skills

• Excellent teamwork skills

• Up-to-date with latest QA trends, techniques, and technologies

• Ethical Conduct

• Willingness to support BrainJocks Mission Statement and Core Values

• Previous experience with Sitecore CMS is considered a plus

• Previous experience working in an Agile environment is also considered a plus

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.