Sr. Manual QA Analyst

Job Description: In an Agile environment, the Sr. Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst II is responsible for assisting the testing team with the preparation of various test plans and the testing of new and existing software, ensuring company guidelines and standards are met. This position also creates some automation scripts, performs maintenance, guide other testers and creates bug fixes where possible. Essential Functions and Basic Duties: Technical Testing & Monitoring ? 60% ? Responsible for mapping of test cases to business requirements and functional designs. ? Responsible for the creation of testing artifacts including but not limited to test cases, test scripts, test conditions, and expected test results. ? Ensures high quality and accuracy is maintained through to software release ? Executes various testing types such as regression, isolated, exploratory, functional, end to end, API and performance testing ? Execute and provide test results and summary reports for each test iteration and cycle ? Coordinate and lead cross team testing efforts Technical Maintenance and Leadership ? 20% ? Develop and maintain automated tests using test automation tools following best practices ? Identifies software defects and testing gaps; ensures bugs and defects are fixed ? Analysing business, technical, and functional needs, and requirements ? Provides guidance to QA Analyst I, and II, associates plus Senior QA Analyst I without being asked ? Document any unexpected anomalies or defects identified in testing with instruction of steps to recreate each issue ? Working collaboratively to review and understand system requirements, and to design and review test strategies identifying resolutions for defects ? Help develop and implement policies and procedures throughout the process of software development ? Experience in working with different Salesforce instances Agile Practices ? 20% ? Follows Agile best practices and effectively participates in scrum ceremonies ? Provides feedback to the development team and ensures the work is carried out in accordance with the schedule and the quality requirements ? Working with scrum teams to create and validate acceptance criteria for product backlog items ? Provides testing estimates and feedback to the QA manager and Scrum team for project scheduling purposes Supervisory/Budgetary/External Communication Responsibility ? May communicate with external vendors and service providers Qualifications ? Education, Work Experience, Certifications ? Bachelor?s degree in computer science or a related field or an equivalent combination of experience and training ? 6+ years of related experience with 2+ years or writing automation scripts required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities ? Troubleshooting and creative thinking to present viable solutions as problems arise ? Solid report writing skills and command of written communication ? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work within a team environment and collaborate with other professionals ? Critical thinking and analysis skills to determine security risks to data, hardware, and software ? Strong attention to detail to identify, record, and prioritize issues as they arise Apply Job!