Quality Assurance Analyst

• Develop, execute and implement test plans, test cases and test scripts for applications built upon a .NET application platform

• Analyze test cases and understand business requirement documents to become an SME

• Write, publish and maintain test plans, test cases and test scripts

• Think critically to evaluate applications for potential scenarios where testing could

• Publish and communicate test results and test plan statuses using established processes

• Work closely/collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Dev, PM, Ops)

• Participate in all aspects of functional, regression, user acceptance and load testing

• Provide resource estimates, analysis and planning for test efforts

• Coordinate with Network Services team to ensure required test platforms are available

• Review processes for compliance

• Design and maintain test data for projects

• Participate in software design discussions, reviews and test strategy sessions

• Integrate test specifications into design specifications

• Establish test metrics as required by the QA Standards

• Ensure builds in the various environments meet documented and apparent business needs and user requirements

• Install, configure and use tools to automate functional testing

• Other duties as described in summary, as assigned, or apparent.

• BS Degree CS or MIS or equivalent experience in related roles

• Five (5) years software testing experience with regression testing, integration testing, load and performance testing

• Experience writing black box and GUI test cases, designing tests to mitigate risks and helping business experts define requirements

• Experience in context-based, exploratory, or scenario testing

• Experience with testing of web services

• Extensive backend testing, understands data mapping, ETL and write complex SQL/Procs is crucial due to the quantity of data involved in all ADE projects

• Experience with Enterprise and knowledge of the education system

• At least one year of experience with scripting languages (JavaScript), and/or open source test tools (such as Fit, FitNesse, Canoo WebTest, HtmlUnit or others) and/or commercial test tool scripting languages and/or programming in any language

• Knowledge of and experience with TFS, MS Test and test automation is preferred

• Ability to effectively collaborate with programmers and business experts required

• Ability to work as part of a self-directed team, in which tasks are determined on a daily basis in coordination with co-workers, rather than being assigned

• Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions

• Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment

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