Senior QA Analyst

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Job Description This Senior Analyst will be responsible for assisting the QA Reporting Team. They will lead in coordinating test activities throughout thefull software development life cycle.This Senior Analyst will be responsible for assisting the QA Reporting Team. They will also lead in coordinating test activitiesthroughout the full software development life cycle, including gathering of requirements, resource allocation, development andimplementation of test plans and test cases, bug tracking, integration testing, and regression testing.Must Haves Must have advanced working knowledge of quality assurance methodologies including Agile/Scrum. Experience in testing Data Warehouse applications (ETL and Report) Experience in writing complex SQL queries (Oracle & Netezza) Ability to understand data models (both Logical and Physical), structures and technical documents necessary to perform QAactivities. Ability to understand business / transformation rules which are involved in developing the source to target mappings. Should be able to write test scripts (SQL queries) to reflect those rules and be able to validate the mappings by running these testscripts and checking if the data in target table populates correctly. Data analysis and problem solving skills Able to plan and setup Data Warehouse and Reporting test environment. Experience with testing tools such as QTP and QC (Mercury) and SOATest Able to plan and setup Data Warehouse and Reporting test environment. Experience with testing tools such as QTP and QC (Mercury) and SOATest (.net services) Advanced working knowledge of Windows and Unix operating systemsDesired Skills Advanced working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and other scripting languages. Knowledge of Data Warehousing concepts.Working knowledge of ETL tools such as Data Integrator, Ab Initio Working knowledge of reporting tools such as Business Objects XI, Xcelsius Should be able to deploy ETL / Reports code from DEV to QA environment. Addl Job Info Essential Duties and Responsibilities Develop and execute detail oriented test cases based on requirements (and creativity). Produce Status Reports on projects Produce detailed daily bug reports/updates Ability to engage multiple testing projects simultaneously Assist in testing and deployment of products and features Perform other activities and duties as requestedDesired Characteristics Must demonstrate a strong work ethic including attendance and productivity above average Work well with project team members Ability to effectively work in a team environment while being selfmotivated Works under general supervision; typically reports to a manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required. Ability to communicate clearly with technical and nontechnical audiences, both verbally and written Demonstrated ability to quickly produce clearly written, wellorganized documentation and communications Ability to prioritize tasks among many competing requests Ability to effectively work in a fastpaced, highgrowth environment Ability to learn new applications and processes quickly are also necessary for this positionExperience in testing Data Warehouse applications (ETL and Report)RequiredExperience in writing complex SQL queries (Oracle & Netezza)RequiredAbility to understand data models (both Logical and Physical), structures RequiredExperience with testing tools such as QTP and QC (Mercury) and SOATest (.neRequiredAdvanced working knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and other scripting language highly desiredWorking knowledge of ETL tools such as Data Integrator, Ab InitioDesiredExcellent organizational and interpersonal skillsRequiredStrong written and verbal communication skillsRequiredAdvanced working knowledge of Windows and Unix operating systems required